Kathryn J. Sarpong has established the Junkins Family Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University to support associated expenses of an annual lecture by a prominent researcher in the field of dynamical systems and/or control systems with a focus on aerospace engineering.
Shayla Rivera was a recent recipient of the John J. Koldus III Faculty and Staff Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding service of those who have gone beyond occupational requirements to enhance students' experiences at Texas A&M and, subsequently, the rest of their lives.
Allison Godfrey ’19 was one of the first students to graduate with the newly formed Concept, Creation and Commercialization (C3) certificate presented by Engineering Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University. This certificate was modeled for students to gain skills as a self-starter and learn entrepreneurial expertise.
Three faculty and one staff member from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were recently recognized by the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Stacy Bush Lyon ’94 and Larry R. Bush have established the Bush Family Scholarship to support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University.
Edward H. Shackelford '77 has established a scholarship in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. The Edward H. Shackelford '77 Scholarship will be used to provide scholarships to students pursuing an undergraduate degree in civil engineering.
In a paper selected as editor's choice paper in the May 2020 AIChE Journal, a research team from the chemical engineering department utilizes neural networks to study cell interactions.
Dr. Amir Asadi and a team of researchers have developed a new manufacturing process for hybrid polymer composites – a vital component in the aerospace, automotive, marine and defense industries.
Texas A&M researchers discover how to use electron beam irradiation, a common medical device sterilization method, to effectively decontaminate and recycle personal protective equipment such as N95 masks, surgical masks, face shields and gowns for health care professionals.
Dr. Michael Johnson was recently recognized with two awards from the American Society for Engineering Education. He received both the Frederick J. Berger Award and the prestigious National Engineering Technology Teaching Award.
Dr. Matthew Yarnold, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the 2020 Milek Faculty Fellowship Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
Clara Cliver graduated with the novel Concept, Creation and Commercialization (C3) certificate that has allowed her and her peers to hone their entrepreneurial skills. Cliver explains how being one of the first recipients has set her apart and become a part of who she is.
The Texas A&M University student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers earned the 2020 Adair Affiliated Student Organization of the Year, in recognition of their work and contribution to the university and community.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a practical spreadsheet environment to predict the amount of shale oil and gas that can be recovered from newly drilled wells. This technique is faster than standard reservoir models and can cut significant costs for shale operators.
A team of five students collaborated with an external sponsor to find new and adaptable solutions to infant ear deformations — where all the material is there, just not in the right place.
Mechanical engineering former student Dr. Sung-Hwa Jeung has been awarded the 2020 Burt Newkirk Investigator Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Henry Bartell Zachry Jr. ‘54 was a lot of things to Texas A&M University — distinguished and outstanding alumnus, Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor member and avid supporter.
Recently, the Texas A&M University College of Engineering kicked off an online version of its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. Taking place over the summer, this fully remote program gives 58 students from around the U.S. valuable research experience in computational modeling, theory and data-driven topics in science and engineering.
Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub and his team are collaborating on a project to combine hybrid renewable energy sources such as solar and wind with different energy storage technologies with the ultimate goal to develop a control technique that can manage all components in the microgrid in harmony.
Each year, around 600,000 people in the United States experience delayed or incomplete bone healing. Researchers at Texas A&M University have used primitive stem cells to create superior grafts that can help heal bones quicker and more efficiently than other treatments.
As the COVID-19 pandemic puts demands on research, many engineers have found ways to adapt their current projects to help solve these problems. Jose Wippold, doctoral student, is using the high-throughput microfluidic sensor he has developed to expedite the process of looking for neutralizing antibodies.
Dr. Cynthia Hipwell has developed a new course called “Developing an Innovation Mindset,” and has plans for a new program to better prepare doctoral students for industry.
Doctoral petroleum engineering student Enrique Losoya has a multi-disciplined appreciation for science and math that allowed him to develop software for machine-guided drilling deep underground and assist in lunar landing simulations for NASA.
Five seniors teamed up for their final design project to develop a way to help clinical staff better serve infant patients who need kidney support in neonatal intensive care units.
Computer engineering senior Nada Kortam shares her passion for helping others and her experiences of being an international student, as well as a student who originally started her academic career at Texas A&M University at Galveston.
Mohammad Aghababaei, a structural engineering doctoral research assistant in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Scientists have observed that many nonsurviving adult patients severely ill with COVID-19 developed bacterial pneumonia caused by emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A research team led by Dr. Shuiwang Ji is participating in an open challenge aimed to help develop new antibiotics to fight the bacteria through machine learning.
Since joining the Department of Biomedical Engineering, doctoral student Michael Frassica has found numerous opportunities to collaborate and learn from research faculty.
The recipients of the College of Engineering’s 2020 Faculty and Staff Awards were recently announced and will be recognized at next year’s Faculty and Staff Awards Banquet.
Kathy and Mike Havel '76, along with Metro Custom Plastics, have established the Kathy and Mike Havel '76 Scholarship to support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in multidisciplinary engineering technology - STEM education track from the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Yuri Makogon, an esteemed researcher who retired from Texas A&M University in 2008, passed away on May 26. He is fondly remembered by department faculty.
Biomedical engineering seniors had a capstone design experience like no other this year when the second semester of their two-semester project was suddenly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the new challenges, the student teams were recognized for their accomplishments.
The Texas A&M University College of Engineering had many exceptional advisors as recipients of the recent CONNECTED Awards, President’s Award for Academic Advising, and University Advisors and Counselors Awards.
Natalie Coleman, an undergraduate student in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
The Engineering Management program at Texas A&M University prepares students for careers in leadership roles. We spoke with two current students about the program and why they chose Texas A&M and the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for their graduate degrees.
A team of engineering students from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University finished second in a virtual student design competition held in April by the Water Environment Association of Texas.
Annually, about 200,000 injuries occur to the skull. A bone repair technique is ideally one that can be tailored to a person’s skull structure. By combining 3D printing, biomedical engineering and stem cell biology, Texas A&M University researchers have created superior, personalized bone grafts.
A team of students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering recently placed fifth at the MITRE Corporation's 2020 Embedded Capture the Flag competition.
Dr. Walter Buchanan, professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive the 2020 Engineering Education Excellence Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers.
