April 2024 News

A total solar eclipse will make parts of Texas as dark as dusk and drop the solar generation to near zero, but other power sources will keep the grid stable.

Dr. Yuhe Tian, a former Texas A&M chemical engineering student, is being recognized for her dissertation research.

Rebecca Simon, assistant director of graduate advising for the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the 2024 President’s Meritorious Service Award.

Dr. Nitesh Saxena is teaming up with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Rutgers University to create software that could stop voice-control mischief in manufacturing settings.

Texas A&M welcomed middle school and high school students from across Texas to showcase their scientific research and engineering projects.

Science fiction author Andy Weir visited Texas A&M University to talk about his novels and the future of space exploration.

Texas A&M University hosted the National Academy of Engineering’s Regional Meeting and Symposium, where researchers explored the theme of space and time.

Dr. Sean Carroll and Dr. Michael G. Strauss deliver a joint lecture on science, philosophy, and religion as part of the Trotter Endowed Lecture Series.

Tera Davis ’94 is paying it forward by supporting future cybersecurity leaders with the Tera Davis ’94 Industrial Distribution Endowed Scholarship.

The J.T.L. McNew Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers establishes a scholarship to support future civil engineers.

Aggies Invent: Para Athlete was held simultaneously with the U.S. Paralympics Cycling Road Open, inspiring students to develop real-world solutions for enhancing para-athlete performance.

Faculty from the College of Engineering were recognized on April 2 at the Faculty Awards Banquet.

Dr. David Claridge and Dr. Eric Petersen were honored with The Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award.

The student chapter earned the Excellence in Engineering award at The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 2024 Bladesmithing Competition.

The Texas A&M University Department of Aerospace Engineering welcomes three new members to its Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board.

Texas A&M Engineering and the Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute to launch multiple programs and initiatives to bolster the semiconductor industry.

Dr. Abdoulaye Djire is improving electrochemical devices to meet the needs for renewable energy storage.

An Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant will fund work aimed at predicting the trajectory of spacecrafts between Earth and the moon decades into the future.

Aerospace engineering students win first place overall and first place for fly-off at the 2024 Vertical Flight Society Design-Build-Vertical Flight competition.

Vessel-chip technology may offer a future of more personalized pharmaceutical drug testing, leading to our improved ability to combat disease.

Researchers advance their engineered vascular graft from the lab to real-world clinical application.

Dr. Melissa Grunlan is developing synthetic plugs for patients suffering from chronic knee pain or disabilities that would avoid total knee replacements.

Dr. Gerard L. Coté has been awarded the 2024 Chancellor’s Innovation Award.

Two Texas A&M University faculty members have published a book on the science and technology of atomized metal powders for additive manufacturing.

Three teams took home grand prizes for their solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems at the sixth annual Invent for the Planet hosted in Aix-en-Provence, France.

The College of Engineering hosted an annual pitch competition centered on highlighting problems with the potential to drive future investments.

Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have partnered with NASA Langley Research Center to design reflectors that redirect solar power to the moon’s craters.

Artificial intelligence can aid us in growing plants without the need for soil, according to new doctoral research.

Students in the College of Engineering who were named 2023-24 Samsung Fellows participated in an exclusive tour of the Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility.

Dr. J.N. Reddy, a Regents and University Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received the 2024 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Leader Award from Research.com, ranking no. 5 nationally and no. 8 worldwide among mechanical engineers.

Dr. Rita Esuru Okoroafor was selected to receive $1.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to study geologic hydrogen.

The Professor Abraham Clearfield Materials Science Scholarship has empowered students to embrace the Aggie Spirit.

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a more accurate method for tracking reservoir evaporation rates that will improve water planning and management.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Sonya Loughran named recipient of Truman T. Bell Extraordinary Service Award for service to Texas Science and Engineering Fair.

Scientists show that the amino acids within disordered proteins can interact in multiple ways to form membrane-less liquid droplets.

The Intelligent Electromagnetic Sensor Laboratories are available for faculty and students to research high-frequency electronics.

Chemical engineering doctoral candidate Ifeoluwa Babalola has been honored with the the Buck Weirus Spirit Award for her work in the community.

Researchers at Texas A&M University and Carnegie Mellon University are promoting a safer future with AI by strengthening algorithms against attack.