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See all of the Texas A&M University College of Engineering's stories from January 2024.

Former student Carla Bassil received a 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This award will help spearhead her research interests and fund her future endeavors. Now a doctoral student at the University of California, Berkeley, Bassil is exploring wearable biosensors to help those battling chronic illnesses.

The Gordy brothers, Larry Gordy ’72 and Craig Gordy ’75, honor their parents by establishing the Betty J. and Earl R. Gordy '50 Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Engineering to support aspiring mechanical engineers from the state of Texas.

Inspired by fire ant survival behavior, Texas A&M researchers developed a method that allows synthetic materials to assemble into a structure and disassemble autonomously in response to an environmental change.

Dr. Mario Medina brings his rich educational and professional experience to the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering as a faculty member and the new director of the Architectural Engineering program.

Sai Kapalayam is a full-time energy analyst and a part-time student in the Doctor of Engineering program, a practice-oriented professional degree designed for individuals seeking leadership roles in industry. She shares how her career and a break between degrees have shaped her graduate school experience.

Dr. Ali Erdemir and his collaborators recently developed an improved powder coating using selenium nanopowders, which turn into lubricious molybdenum and tungsten selenides that dramatically reduce friction and wear by solid-state reactions under sliding conditions.

The U.S. Space Force awarded $37.6 million for the five-year project that will infuse new technologies into space research and operations.

Graduate student Connor McLaren is committed to a career in cybersecurity, both in his academic pursuits and as a senior triage analyst in The Texas A&M University System Office of Cybersecurity, where he actively contributes to incident response.

The American Institute of Chemical Engineering recognized chemical engineering advisory board member Dr. Bruce Hook with the 2023 Ansys Particle Technology Forum Service Award for his decades-long career in the field.

Researchers have developed a technique that employs nanoscopic molecular jackhammers capable of cracking a cell’s membrane and causing enough decomposition to destroy cancer cells.

Student researchers in Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar’s lab have developed a 3D-printed electronic skin that can flex, stretch and sense like human skin, opening the door for new advances in human-machine interaction.

Leading a two-fold research project, Dr. Hamidreza Samouei is working to extract critical minerals unclaimed in produced water, often considered an oil and gas operations waste product, while also purifying the water for agricultural use.

Chemical engineering former student Dr. Jennifer Carvajal has received the Patent Recognition Award from the Society of Women Engineers for her work within the chemical engineering industry and for shining a light on upcoming female engineers.

High school students, K-12 teachers assist with cutting-edge biomedical engineering research through the innovative PATHS-UP Engineering Research Center.

Graduate student Jim Tronolone’s new system for standardizing the production of organs-on-a-chip allows for reproduction in research across different labs.

Petroleum engineering researchers at Texas A&M University achieve fast, low-error subsurface reservoir production forecasts by combining machine learning with geomodel compression and a neural network.

After winning the 2020 National Physique Committee overall champion in women's bodybuilding, Jennifer Childress chose to pursue a degree in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University College of Engineering through the Texas A&M Engineering Academies program.

Dr. Jaime Grunlan was selected as an American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Fellow.

Dr. Robert Ambrose, Dr. Mladen Kezunovic and Dr. Frances Ligler have been honored as University Distinguished Professors for their groundbreaking contributions in cutting-edge fields of space systems, automated power systems and smart grids, and optical biosensors.

Research reveals at-home blood pressure self-monitoring offers a more cost-effective approach compared to traditional clinic-based monitoring.

Dr. Mustafa Akbulut and Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos have created a coating for galvanized steel containers for safer food transportation and storage.

Dr. Minghui Zheng shares insights on her journey into mechanical engineering, discusses her motivations for joining the department, and explains the aims of her research.