John L. Junkins is a professor of aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University specializing in spacecraft navigation, guidance, dynamics and control. He holds the Royce E. Wisenbaker Endowed Chair at Texas A&M University and also serves as the founding director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study. On November 24, 2020, Junkins was announced as the interim president of Texas A&M starting January 2021.