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See the Texas A&M University College of Engineering news from February 2024 .

Bio-inspired materials lead to longer-lasting, cost-effective and sustainable products with the potential to create self-repairing materials used in various everyday items, such as protective equipment and textiles.

Dr. Emily Pentzer has been selected to join the 2024 cohort of the New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Academies.

Former student Elisan Wagner ’23 knew from a young age that she wanted to be an engineer. Now, she’s a nuclear safety engineer in training at Los Alamos National Lab.

Texas A&M University's Virtual Project Showcase witnessed engineering students presenting innovative capstone projects to a panel of 93 industry judges. This annual event showcased 114 teams, totaling 480 students, competing for a prize pool of $8,600.

In just 48 hours, 30 soldiers and 30 students participated in Phantom Invent, tackling some of the most critical issues facing the U.S. military. The event concluded with substantial rewards — $5,000 for first place, $2,500 for second place, and $1,500 for each of the two third-place teams.

Jessica Williams received the Outstanding Senior Engineer Award in recognition of her achievements in both academics and service. She is dedicated not only to building but to building with a purpose.

Researchers combine food-grade wax with essential oils to defend produce from bacteria.

Dr. Raymundo Arróyave has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Materials Letters and Materials Letters: X.

Professor’s George and Frances Ligler have taken their shared passion for teaching students about engineering and created the MTDE Endowed Excellence Fund.

Dr. P.R. Kumar and recent doctoral graduate Dr. Santosh Ganji figured out how to detect man-in-the-middle cyberattacks through a timing-based protocol called REVEAL.

Space and Time: The National Academy of Engineering’s Regional Meeting and Symposium to be held on April 2 at Texas A&M University.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Texas A&M Engineering’s online graduate degree program first in Texas, 14th in nation.

Dr. Jaime Grunlan and Dr. Emily Pentzer selected as American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry Fellows.

Pipeline corrosion and integrity have been at the forefront of Dr. Faisal Khan’s research for years. Because of the relevance of his work, his 2021 paper was honored with a Best Paper Award.

Dr. Yuxiao Zhou discusses her path to becoming a professor in the mechanical engineering department and her research regarding biomedical devices, medical imaging, and mechanical testing methods.

Leigh ’90 and David “Alan” James, Jr. ’90 establish the Elizabeth ’20 and Matthew James ’20 College of Engineering Global Programs Scholarship.

The Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Collin College will enroll the first cohort of students in fall 2024 and will allow students to pursue one of 22 majors.

Learn more about upcoming Black History Month events hosted by Texas A&M University-recognized student organizations.

Dr. Jiang Hu is the new editor-in-chief of the Association for Computing Machinery Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems journal.

Fadi Kalaouze ’91 knew from the moment he stepped onto Texas A&M University’s campus that this is where he was meant to be.

Researchers combine big data with machine learning to predict outages and help consumers prepare for loss of power.

Astrid Bjoern Doennem ’21 spent this past summer participating in the Multidisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange by the Opera House Exchange Program in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Astrid Layton improves system resilience and inspires future engineers by looking to nature.

Texas A&M University collaborated with 38 other universities to tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems in 48 hours, with winners receiving cash prizes for their innovative solutions.

United by a shared passion for enhancing engineering, the Mesenbrink and Klassen families established the Mesenbrink ’84, ’16 and Klassen ’16 Family ISEN Endowed Scholarship at Texas A&M University. They are excited to make a meaningful impact on the lives of industrial engineers.

In the past year, biomedical engineering department head Dr. Michael McShane received two fellowships, chaired a conference and received a grant for his research in biosensing.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics named Distinguished Aerospace Engineering Alumni Academy member Dr. Lesley A. Weitz ’05, ’09 a fellow for her valuable contributions to the aerospace community.

Returning to Aggieland as an adjunct professor, Evelyn Mullen ’86 has endowed a scholarship to support first-generation students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Recently named Outstanding Alumni in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tim Daugherty ’03 creates a positive impact on students through a scholarship endowment.

Biomedical engineering faculty made an impact at the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, with three faculty members serving as track chairs, two inducted as fellows, and one receiving the Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award.

An electrical and computer engineering team win first place out of 109 teams with a virtual reality capstone project.

Dr. Robert H. Bishop — an Aggie, class of ’79 — was also named the sole finalist for the director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

Texas A&M industrial and systems engineering former student, Scott Graham ’00, named Teacher of the Year in Windsor, Virginia.

Dr. Le Xie was invited to advise the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on the responsible development of artificial intelligence in clean energy transition.

Dr. Orencio Duran Vinent has been named a 2024 Sloan Research Fellow and one of 126 top researchers from the United States and Canada.