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On January 30, 1959, the Nuclear Science Center (NSC) was commissioned, under the capable direction of Dr. Robert G. Cochran, department head and director of the NSC.

The Texas A&M University Colleges of Engineering and Science present their sixth annual Teacher Summit on January 30-31, 2014, with registration and a welcoming reception on the 30th.

Recently, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering had an interview published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Control Systems Magazine.

Nicholas Page, a student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named to the inaugural Theta Tau All-Academic Team by the Theta Tau Educational Foundation.

Dr. Helen Reed, professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named a Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

Tim Woodbury, a graduate student working on his master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been awarded a fellowship from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Texas A&M nuclear engineering graduate students in the computational group came together January 9-10 in the second annual "Code-A-Thon."

Michael V. Pishko, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been honored with the designation of Regents Fellow by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

Discovery Channel Canada recently featured on its popular show, Daily Planet, research on Bipedal Robotic Locomotion carried out at the AMBER Lab led by Dr. Aaron Ames.

The robotics research of Dr. Aaron Ames, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, was featured on Discovery Channel Canada's Daily Planet.

For The Battalion Online (1/22/2014), City Editor Jennifer Reiley interviewed NASA Astronaut Steven Swanson about his career and his third trip into space, scheduled for March 25.

Longtime supporters of Texas A&M University Artie and Dorothy McFerrin will further contribute to their legacy at Texas A&M with a $3 million gift to the Dwight Look College of Engineering to endow a new Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and to support construction of the new Engineering Education Complex.

The Student Engineers’ Council (SEC) at Texas A&M University is hosting its 2014 Spring Career Fair on Tuesday (Jan. 28) at Reed Arena.

Two professors in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

A graduate of the Dwight Look College of Engineering has established an endowment to support sustainability at his alma mater.

Spencer A. Hawkins, a Ph.D. materials science and engineering student researching epoxy nanocomposites in the Polymer Technology Center under the direction of Dr. H.J Sue, has been awarded a fellowship through the NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Graduate Fellowship Program, a program funded by NASA's Office of Education Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for students studying STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines.

David Turner, computer engineering senior in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is a Finalist in the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards for 2014.

A new injectable material designed to deliver drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas within the human body is being developed by a Texas A&M University biomedical engineer who says the system can lock its payload in place and control how it is released.

A laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University recently was awarded a grant from the Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF) a 501 (c)(3) organization and the foundation of SMMA - The Motor and Motion Association (SMMA).

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Tenaris S.A., which has its North American headquarters in Houston signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Jan. 7 to establish a framework for increasing collaboration among the researchers and engineers associated with the two entities.

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering welcomes Dr. Satish Bukkapatnam to its faculty.

Dr. Jaime Grunlan, the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor at Texas A&M University, has been appointed an editor of the Journal of Materials Science.

Two graduate students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University have been awarded fellowships by the Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP).

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Robert Wattenbarger holder of the John E. & Deborah F. Bethancourt Professorship.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Ding Zhu holder of the L.F. Peterson ’36 Professorship.

Dr. Paul V. Gratz, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, received a High-Performance and Embedded Architectures and Compilers (HiPEAC) Paper Award from the HiPEAC Network of Excellence.

Dr. Hamid Toliyat, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been selected an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industry Applications Society (IAS) Distinguished Lecturer.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. William Schneider holder of the Zachry Professor of Engineering.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus the William & Ruth Neely Faculty Fellow in Chemical Engineering.

SuSu and Mark Fischers' contribution of $12 million marks the largest contribution to date to the Engineering Education Complex (EEC).

Dr. Douglas Allaire joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering as Assistant Professor on January 1st, 2014.