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Summer 2014 marks the 11th year that the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University is offering a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.

The Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Student Association (CSEGSA) recently hosted the CSEGSA Summer Kickoff Picnic for the Texas A&M Computer Science and Engineering Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer 2014 Program.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently notified those fortunate individuals and companies who have been awarded some of the highest honors in their organization for 2014.

Four researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering were recognized for their research at the Texas A&M Technology Commercialization Patent Awards event.

Dr. Eric Petersen’s research paper titled ‘Effect of shock strength on dust entrainment behind a moving shock wave’ was awarded the Best paper Award at the Tenth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (X ISHPMIE) that took place in Bergen, Norway.

The Texas A&M Formula SAE team won 2nd Place Overall, and 1st Place in the Endurance Event in the 2014 Formula SAE Lincoln Student Design Competition, held at the Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska from June 18th to June 21st.

Three students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University under the advisement of Dr. Robert Balog, recently were honored for their research at prestigious conferences.

One Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate student at Texas A&M University had an outstanding school year, winning numerous awards and honors for his scholarly and leadership roles.

Texas A&M Engineering hosted the 2014 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Summer Camp from June 15-20. This year's cam provided a week-long fun and educational camp experience for 62 middle school girls interested in engineering.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering has created a number of spaces throughout the Harvey R. “Bum” Bright Building that will promote collaboration and learning among students and faculty.

This fall Dr. Bruce Gooch will begin his Texas A&M University career in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering as an associate professor in digital humanities.

Texas A&M Engineering had a strong presence at the 3rd annual National Innovation Summit and Showcase June 16th – 18th.

From May 16-31, 11 Texas A&M University petroleum engineering students attended a study abroad program in China.

Graduate student Reza H. Teshnizi was part of this year’s winning team of hackers at the City of Houston 2nd Annual Open Hackathon.

Texas A&M University recently recognized 62 engineering students who earned their business management certificates.

The following mechanical engineering students are recipients of the 2014 Texas A&M University Graduate Merit and Diversity Fellowships.

Pioneer Natural Resources Company recently contributed $600,000 to the Texas A&M Foundation to benefit the Dwight Look College of Engineering’s petroleum and mechanical engineering departments at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Xinghang Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently published a review article, titled “Growth twins and deformation twins” in the May issue of Annual Reviews of Materials Research (2014).

President Barack Obama recently announced that Dr. Kenneth L. Peddicord was one of four individuals nominated to serve as a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Choongho Yu holder of the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor II in Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Xinghang Zhang holder of the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor I in Mechanical Engineering.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University was ranked among the Top 10 electrical and computer engineering schools by salary according to EE Times.

Computer Science and Engineering student Coulton Vento, a Startup Aggieland student Entrepreneur-in-Residence and self-taught iOS and web developer, recently won the top student prize at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in California.

Dr. Tracy A. Hammond, associate professor and director of the Sketch Recognition Lab in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, Dr. Manoj Prasad, and Doctoral Candidate Paul Taele participated in CHI 2014.

Chevron Corporation recently announced a $1.5 million contribution to Texas A&M University through its University Partnership Program.

Liangfa Hu, a fourth-year graduate materials science and engineering student, co-authored an article in the June/July 2014 issue American Ceramic Society Bulletin analyzing results of a survey of students and recent graduates with ceramics research or interest of their impressions of their education to provide insight on successes and areas for improvement.

Judy and Glenn Smith recently endowed the Joe ’68 and Linda Fowler Scholarship through the Texas A&M Foundation to honor their longtime friends.

The Texas A&M concrete canoe team will be competing at the National Concrete Canoe Competition June 19-21 at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

The Texas A&M Formula SAE team will be competing in the 2014 Formula SAE Lincoln Student Design competition that will be held at the Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb., June 18-21.

Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, the Spencer J. Buchanan Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, has been selected as a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Society’s highest honor.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Richard Malak the Morris E. Foster Faculty Fellow I in Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his many accomplishments and future potential.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Yong-Joe Kim the Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow II in Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his many accomplishments and future potential.

Pam and David Beers ’66 recently established an endowment through the Texas A&M Foundation to benefit the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Narasimha Reddy, electrical engineering professor and TEES research engineer, has been named assistant agency director for national and global initiatives for the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of Texas A&M Engineering announced recently.

Christopher Bertagne '13, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded a NASA Space Technical Research Fellowship (NSTRF) for 2014-2015.

A Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University won the best poster award at the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) Industry Advisory Board Meeting in Urbana, IL.

Doctoral Candidate Brittany A. Duncan recently had an article published about her robotics research in the June 2014 issue of the Smithsonian online. Richard Conniff, a long-time Smithsonian contributor, authored "Why Are People So Comfortable With Small Drones?" in which he cites the AirRobot quadcopter-style robot* used to represent fairies in the Texas A&M University student production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as proof that people find small flying robots nonthreatening.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Aaron Ames the Morris E. Foster Faculty Fellow II in Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his many accomplishments and future potential.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. David Staack the Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow I in Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his many accomplishments and future potential.

Not everyone gets to meet the President of the United States. For Hudson High (right blue shirt), a Texas A&M graduate with a degree in industrial engineering, the opportunity was exhilarating and exhausting.

The Dwight Look College of Engineering hosted the second-annual Texas A&M Engineering Project Showcase April 25 in Reed Arena to demonstrate and display the diverse projects in the college and exhibit the ways in which engineers build solutions that solve real-world problems.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Stefan Hurlebaus holder of the Peter C. Forster Career Development Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering.

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger holder of the Eppright Professorship in Engineering in the Dwight Look College of Engineering.

Last year Dr. Justin Yates, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was presented the opportunity to build a team of students to partner with Citizens in Space and the United States Rocket Academy in designing and building a device that would carry experiments into space – at a very low cost.