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Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, first became interested in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) while attending the American Society for Engineering Education conference in June.

Dr. Wei Zhan, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, recently completed the book, Lean Six Sigma and Statistical Tools for Engineers and Engineering Managers.

The Master of Science in safety engineering degree, conferred by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC), has been recognized by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as satisfying the requirements to register as a professional process safety engineer.

The Crisman Institute for Petroleum Research, a well-established research program within the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, is partnering with another research center at Texas A&M to further new research directions needed by the petroleum industry.

Dehydration is the second leading cause of death in infants, but what if a simple pacifier could prevent it? Student team DeHydraTect has developed a dehydration-detecting pacifier for just this cause through Aggies Invent: Pediatric Medical Applications.

The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University hosted 33 high school counselors at the fall Engineering High School Counselor’s Retreat on Nov. 18 and 19.

Gordon England, former secretary of the Navy, spoke to students in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University on the importance of ethics in engineering and business.

A graduate level, distance education course in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University has achieved a Quality Matters certification, becoming the first engineering course at Texas A&M to receive this recognition.

Extreme weather conditions, increased demand and changing technologies are fueling researchers to search for near-term solutions to modernize and secure the United States’ aging power grid.

Dr. Jyhwen Wang, professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University, was one of seven elected into the 2015 SME College of Fellows.

Dr. Luca Quadrifoglio, associate professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant.

Dr. M. Sam Mannan and researchers in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University were featured on the cover of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal.

Elon Musk, the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, first challenged the engineering community with his 2013 white paper, to develop Hyperloop, a way to safely move people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes, at speeds of up to 760 mph.

Trudging through trails, carrying buckets laden with something so vital you dare not spill a drop.

Ernesto Valbuena, a graduate of the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, won first place in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International Student Paper Contest doctoral division at the 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Houston.

Payman Dehghanian, Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was the recipient of the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industry Applications Society (IAS) Electrical Safety Prevention through Design Student Engineering Education Initiative Award.

A new synthetic material that’s strong enough to fill gaps in bone while stimulating new bone growth could advance the grafting treatments needed by people suffering from bone cancer and other bone defects, says a biomedical engineer at Texas A&M University who is developing the technology.

Dr. Sarbajit Banerjee, an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the Rosenhain Medal and Prize by the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3) for his research in new materials design.

Dr. Lewis Ntaimo, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University, was a member of the team that won the INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) annual award for the best group of related papers dealing with the operations research/computer science interface.

The Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of North Carolina’s Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) will co-direct a new, national effort to develop a Big Data Regional Innovation Hub serving 16 Southern states and the District of Columbia.

Saurav Agarwal, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2015 Roberto Padovani Scholarship from Qualcomm in recognition of his exemplary contributions toward Qualcomm’s research efforts in robotics while participating as an intern.

Robyn Woollands, Ph.D. student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the John V. Breakwell award for travel to the 2015 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference in Vail, Colorado.

A group of undergraduate students from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University won the Consortium for the Advancement of Shape Memory Alloy Research and Technology (CASMART) Student Design Challenge.

Dr. Karan Watson, provost and executive vice president of Texas A&M University, has been appointed an ABET Fellow for her significant contributions to the organization.

The first cohort of students admitted into the Zachry Leadership Program was honored with a reception Nov. 9 at Kyle Field.

Dr. Jun Zou, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been elected Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

Dr. Francisco Olivera, associate professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, was appointed Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

The Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University recently recognized the 2015 recipients of its Distinguished Graduate Award.

Four Texas A&M University engineering students have been named University Innovation Fellows by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), a program to empower students to help their peers gain an entrepreneurial mindset and creative confidence.

The 100 fastest-growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world were recognized recently at the 11th Annual Aggie 100 program, and several businesses owned by graduates of the Dwight Look College of Engineering were among the winners.

Sydney Williams, an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, will be the first student to receive a minor degree in materials science and engineering.

Steven Parks, a graduate student in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently promoted to lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.

Graduate students from the Master of Industrial Distribution (MID) program at Texas A&M University recently visited Singapore and Malaysia.

Exosent Engineering was ranked 17th in the 2015 Aggie 100 which identifies, recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world.

Dr. Hae-Kwon Jeong, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, and his team’s research was spotlighted in the October issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

This past summer, students from the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University journeyed to Spain, marking the 10th consecutive year the department has been involved in the study abroad trip.

Dr. Jerald A. Caton, Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, recently completed the book, “An Introduction to Thermodynamic Cycle Simulations for Internal Combustion Engines.”

Dr. Pushkar Lele, assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, had his paper in the area of biofluid dynamics published in the 11th volume of Nature Physics.

A new study by researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University and Los Alamos National Laboratory has led to a new principle to control macroscopic thermal expansion response of bulk materials, including obtaining zero thermal expansion metals.

Payman Dehghanian, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, won prizes at two Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) events.

A noninvasive device that enables doctors to quickly and accurately identify cancerous tissue in a person’s mouth could result in more effective diagnosis and treatment of the disease, says a biomedical engineer at Texas A&M University who is developing the instrument.

The competition included 54 teams made up of family members, independent racers and a group from Georgia Tech University.

Dr. J.N. Reddy, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been elected a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Texas A&M University was recently recognized with three awards at the national conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bryson Keal first stepped foot on the Texas A&M University campus the summer before his junior year when he attended an ENGAGE Summer Camp with Carver High School, an ENGAGE partner school in Houston.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University hosted Dr. Joseph J. Beaman, the Earnest F. Gloyna Regents Chair at The University of Texas at Austin, for its 2015 Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series.