With his eyes on the sky, Rushi Patel, then a sophomore in the Department of Ocean Engineering, competed in the Boeing Innovation Challenge, working along students from around the nation to design solutions to real-world problems faced by the commercial airline industry.
Sharing her passion for education with students, Dr. Amanda Wood is transforming education with a holistic approach and inviting everyone to consider an ocean engineering degree. She is determined to prove that anyone with creativity and drive can become an ocean engineer.
Alejandro Morales' journey to Australia started as many seldom do – in a freshman math course. Spending a semester at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Morales researched, experienced a new country and was very suddenly recruited onto the academy's water polo team for an international tournament.
The world is connected by oceans. The world is protected by ocean engineers. Our uncompromising vision is to establish an ocean engineering program that is a pioneer in modern curriculum, an innovator of education techniques, and a leader in key established/emerging research/technology areas.
The Department of Ocean Engineering is jointly hosted on Texas A&M University's College Station and Galveston campuses, combining the world-class resources and location of each to provide students a unique educational experience.
Employment opportunities exist within private industry, defense contractors, consulting firms, and government agencies. See where an ocean engineering degree can take you.
