Dr. Yassin Hassan from the Department of Nuclear Engineering and the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University recently received the Regents Professor Award from The Texas A&M University System.
Established in 1996, the Regents Professor Award program was created to honor individuals at the rank of professor whose distinguished performance in teaching, research, and service has been exemplary. It is the highest honor bestowed by the Texas A&M System on faculty members.
“These individuals exemplify the commitment to excellence in research and service that sets A&M System employees apart,” said Elain Mendoza, chair of the Board of Regents.
Hassan joined the nuclear engineering department at Texas A&M as an associate professor in 1986 and has since served as the associate, interim and full-time department head (from 2013-18). He is a fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Nuclear Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Hassan is a subject matter expert regarding nuclear microreactors for the Department of Defense.