A team of researchers at the Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations center are developing a new way to approach diet monitoring to benefit the more than 30 million Americans living with Type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Perla Balbuena has been elected an American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellow for her research contributing to an improved understanding and better design of power sources such as lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries, and fuel cells.
Dr. Michel Kinsy was presented the Computing Research Associate Widening Participation Inaugural Skip Ellis Early Career Award. This honor goes to individuals that have made significant research contributions in computer engineering and have contributed to the profession, especially in outreach to underrepresented demographics.
Collaborative research between engineers at Rice University and Texas A&M University has uncovered a 2D material that can make computers faster and more energy-efficient.
Dr. Shoufeng Lan is exploring how best to harness photons in the creation of an optical Internet of Things, which could enable a new generation of technology with vast potential.
With funding from the Governor’s University Research Initiative grant, Dr. Thomas Overbye led the installation of the first closely spaced magnetometer network in the country – the Texas Magnetometer Network – to lessen the impact of geomagnetic disturbances on the power grid.
Dr. Perla Balbuena and Dr. Jorge Seminario were awarded the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Research Impact Award for their work developing protective layers for safer and longer-life batteries.
Dr. Mirjam Furth is bringing her naval architecture and ocean engineering expertise to both the Texas A&M University College Station and Galveston campuses – utilizing the resources of each to give graduate and undergraduate students hands-on research experience.
Marvin and Laurie Morrow have established two endowments in the J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering to support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University.
Ian Cash '17, the CEO and founder of CTRL, is launching a biokinetic sleeve designed to help golfers improve their individual swing. Synced with a mobile application, the sleeve evaluates the club face, club path and rhythm of a player's swing and provides real-time insights and training recommendations.
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will lead a $20 million-per-year Department of Defense initiative for modernizing hypersonic flight capabilities. The five-year initiative will also involve many of the nation’s top research universities.
Susan and Keith MacIvor ’85, Meredith MacIvor ’19 and Alan MacIvor ‘20 have established the Tommy Walker Frank, Sr. ‘50 Endowed Scholarship to support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Can a new bridge design be evaluated for its performance during earthquakes if it is still in its research and development phase? Texas A&M University and the University of Colorado, Boulder researchers overcome this hurdle by soliciting opinions from a panel of bridge engineering experts.
In response to the face mask shortage the U.S. recently faced, a team of students bonded together to create the EASYMASK. Funded by the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Site program, it is a superior alternative to homemade masks that provides a safer user experience.
Former ocean engineering student Washington Bryan reflects on his 25-year career at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC and shares his advice to current students and his peers in industry.
The control of solids formation and their deposition are major flow assurance challenges to design and operate any deepwater production systems of hydrocarbons. Dr. Keshawa Shukla and his graduate student, Mayank Vishal Labh, addressed these issues in a chapter he wrote for the book “Paraffins.”
Dr. Mark Balas is the new holder of the Leland T. Jordan Professorship. He joined the department as a professor in January 2020 and conducts research in the area of adaptive control systems.
Dr. Michel Kinsy joins the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as associate professor. He will also serve as associate director of the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center, bringing his expertise in cybersecurity and attacking important engineering and computational problems.
Shreedevi Arun Kumar has found a passion for research and teaching. To help her pursue those paths in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Arun Kumar has received the 2020 U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship from Texas A&M University.
Researchers from Texas A&M Engineering and Los Alamos National Laboratory are improving magnesium alloys’ usability, which could mean stronger, lighter vehicles that could significantly reduce fuel consumption and carbon footprints, and enhance their maneuverability.
While the world continues to wade through the unknowns of the coronavirus, Texas A&M University doctoral student Rich Whittle and Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles provide insight into the early stages of the pandemic that could better inform future decisions and response.
Undergraduate student William Villalobos shared his thoughts on petroleum engineering and how to encourage more students to learn about this ever-changing field.
As members of the Society of Automotive Engineers at the Higher Education Center at McAllen, students will gain practical knowledge of multidisciplinary engineering by building, designing, racing and testing automotive and commercial vehicles.
A team of researchers is creating mobile robots for military applications that can determine, with or without human intervention, whether wheels or legs are more suitable to travel across terrains. The adaptable Wheel-and-Leg Transformable Robot can traverse over varying surfaces, including staircases, more efficiently.
A new student-led initiative and organization in the Department of Ocean Engineering is providing their departmental family on both the College Station and Galveston campuses with custom face masks, virtual events, industry mentorships and more.
Texas A&M University researchers are using mathematical and statistical models to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for reducing wildfire risk.
Dr. Melissa Grunlan and Dr. Le Xie were honored as 2020 Chancellor Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship fellows. The fellowship was created to honor, incentivize and boost mid-career faculty who are making significant marks in their discipline.
A student entrepreneurship team is designing tools to help clinicians in the United States more effectively diagnose diabetic retinopathy — diabetes-induced irreversible vision loss — in individuals in rural or underserved communities.
Graduate researcher Marcus Elliott is taking the guesswork out of mapping shale reservoirs by combining electromagnetics and microseismics to accurately depict shale fracture systems and fluid flow directions using cost-efficient methods.
Little attention has been focused on the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles, but Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify these health impacts systematically.
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society student group at Texas A&M University was bestowed with a silver title under the Outstanding Student Chapter Award for the 2019-20 academic year. Additionally, three Texas A&M students from industrial and systems engineering were recipients of the Student Member With Honors Award.
A new set of analytical techniques developed by Texas A&M researchers can help predict if wave-energy devices will capsize in rapidly changing ocean environments.
For two years in a row, naval architecture has been ranked the top most valuable major by Bankrate, a leader in the financial industry. So, what is naval architecture? Here are the top five things you need to know about this ocean engineering specialization.
Dr. Bimal Nepal, professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive the 2020 American Society for Engineering Management William Daughton World Headquarters Service Award.
A team from Texas A&M University has established a collaboration to explore the potential of an innovative new type of thorium-based nuclear fuel called Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life, which addresses issues including cost, safety, proliferation and waste management.
Beth Gibson Coyle '82 has established the Harry M. Coyle, Sr. & Harry M. "Michael" Coyle, Jr. '82 Endowed Scholarship. Distributions from this generous endowment support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University.
Three faculty members have joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University with research expertise in areas such as empirical software engineering practices, artificial intelligence and big data systems.
