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See the Texas A&M University College of Engineering's stories from May 2022.

Dr. Stratos Pistikopoulos

Dr. Stratos Pistikopoulos recently received the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award for his research efforts. Pistikopoulos was presented the award for his significant impact at the Texas A&M Energy Institute and his extensive work with doctoral and post-doctoral students.

3D rendering of a circuit board with brain on chip to represent smart technology

Dr. Jiang Hu is working alongside three faculty members from two universities to integrate machine-learning techniques into electronic design automation for integrated circuits.

Charlie Stegemoeller headshot

Charlie Stegemoeller ’85 recounts how his time in industrial and systems engineering helped kickstart his career and how he now aims to give back to the department.

Blake Ropers smiling while standing outdoors on Texas A&M University campus

Undergraduate petroleum engineering student Blake Ropers is succeeding in his studies thanks to a thirst for knowledge, a strong work ethic, and an attention to people skills.

Photo from the spring 2022 mechanical engineering department faculty and staff awards banquet.

Twelve members of the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering were honored at the department's 2022 Awards and Recognition Banquet.

Students sitting at desks in the he Control Room Lab at the Smart Grid Center

Dr. Katherine Davis and her team are working on a solution to help utility providers respond against multi-stage, cyber-physical threats. The U.S. Department of Energy project will develop a physics-informed, artificial intelligence-enabled intrusion response solution for energy management systems in support of power resiliency.

Julie and David Hart posing for a photo at an Aggie football game in Kyle Field.

Julie and David Hart recently established the Julie and David Hart ’82 Endowed Scholarship. Distributions from this endowment will be used to provide scholarships to first-generation college students pursuing an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering.

Dr. Chanan Singh

Dr. Chanan Singh has been recognized with an award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society for his contributions to the education, research and industrial adoption of reliability theory and practice in large power systems.

David Rice headshot

David Rice has established the David N. Rice '92 First-Generation Endowed Scholarship for first-generation college students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Five undergraduate students dressed in costume

A team of undergraduate students from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University won the first-place award for the Best Project Video in the Steel Founders’ Society of America annual Cast in Steel 2022 competition.

Helicoid structure

In some human-interactive electronics, such as temperature gauges or health sensors, polymers are used that are capable of changing color depending on stimuli. A team of researchers recently discovered a helicoidal-shaped defect in layered polymers, uncovering how solvents can diffuse through these layers and produce these color changes.

Dr. John E. Hurtado, Chancellor John Sharp, Isabel Garcia and Ed Bassett.

Texas A&M University and Tarrant County College recently announced the launch of the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Tarrant County College, which will enroll the first cohort of students in fall 2022.

Man talking to students at a table.

Phillips 66 CEO Greg Garland ‘80 recently visited Texas A&M University to speak to students about his journey from being a first-generation Aggie engineer to becoming the CEO of a multinational energy company.

Paper microfluidics device

使用纸质微流体,研究人员重击oped a novel way to fabricate diagnostic devices that can be rapidly prototyped and scaled for manufacturing at a fraction of the cost. These devices could have various applications, such as studying the elasticity of red blood cells or concentrating DNA.

A series of connecting squares that contain a blue capital B in the middle of each of them.

A team led by Dr. Juan Garay has identified the properties needed to prove that bitcoin and other related cryptographic protocols are secure and safe to use.

Four workers wearing hard hats on a drilling platform as seen from high above in the rig scaffolding

Results from a Department of Energy-funded project led by Texas A&M University researchers to reduce costs and improve geothermal drilling methods have led to advancements that could significantly enhance oil and gas drilling practices.

Two staff award trophies on a table

Chosen from a pool of 75 nominations, 13 staff members were named recipients of this year’s Texas A&M University Engineering Staff Awards for their outstanding service to the College of Engineering and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

Jessica Zamarripa

Jessica Zamarripa ‘20 has received two prestigious awards, the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and the National GEM Consortium Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellowship, in recognition of her academic excellence and achievements.

Martha Bellens-Martin's headshot. Next to the image is a maroon bar with the words Texas A&M University Engineering

Martha Bellens-Martin ’85 was recently recognized by the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering with the 2022 Distinguished Former Student Award, honoring her career achievements and impact on the department.

Kristina and Steve Robertson posing for a photo.

Kristina and Steve Robertson “pay it forward by paying it back” in their establishment of the Kristina S. and Steve K. Robertson '89 Endowed Scholarship for students pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering technology and are members of the Corps of Cadets.

Close-up of hands typing on keyboard with lines of computer code in the background.

Dr. Yupeng Zhang received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Award to develop efficient and scalable zero-knowledge proof schemes that enhance the security, privacy and integrity of data and computations in the digital world.

Students that are in the Student Engineers' Council posing for a group photo.

The Student Engineers’ Council has recently established the Engineering Organization Fund and the First-Generation Engineering Students Mentoring Program Fund to provide resources for student organizations and first-generation students within the College of Engineering.

“Waga-2” has a wedge-shaped, two-wheeled chassis with a vertical spinning blade on top that can reach the speed of 112 mph.

Texas A&M University will be hosting the Texas Aimbots Spring Showdown, a combat robotics competition, on May 21 at noon in the Memorial Student Center, Room 2400.

A group of people standing in front of a canoe

德州农工大学混凝土皮划艇队赢得了first place in the regional American Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Competition and will compete in the national competition against 23 teams from around the globe.

A team of mechanical engineering students demonstrating their capstone project.

一个学生团队使用高级顶点设计project to create a scaled-down mechatronic system capable of identifying a mock electric vehicle charging port and connecting itself.

Donna and Lynn Broyles posing for a photo on a balcony overlooking the mountains.

The James H. Averett ’68 Memorial Scholarship Endowed by Donna and Lynn Broyles in honor of their lifelong friend has been established to support mechanical engineering students in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Joseph Sang-II Kwon

Dr. Joseph Sang-II Kwon and Dr. Arul Jayaraman recently received the 2021 Premium Award for Best Paper from The Institution of Engineering and Technology in Systems Biology for their work on modeling signaling pathways.

Tanaya Mandal

Tanaya Mandal, doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, will receive the 2020 Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering International University Leader Experience Award at the rescheduled in-person event.

Erin Ingram

Through internship experiences and student organization involvement, Erin Ingram is paving her own way to the contribution of climate change mitigation.

Man and woman presenting their plant project.

On April 29, 2022, nearly 250 teams displayed their capstone design projects across the Zachry Engineering Education Complex, and $15,000 in awards were given across departments.

An electron micrograph of nickel-titanium powder is showcased on the left. The researchers can use this powder to fabricate 3D-printed parts, such as nickel-titanium lattices (right).

Using laser powder bed fusion, a 3D-printing technique, researchers developed a shape memory alloy with superior tensile superelasticity. These nickel-titanium shape memory alloys have the potential to be used in the biomedical and aerospace industries.

Cell tower with sunset in background

A Texas A&M University research team received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to improve the resiliency of next-generation wireless systems, leading to consistent, reliable connectivity.

Texas A&M University Engineering logo

The Texas Chapter American Traffic Safety Services Association recently established a scholarship to support students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Shauna Noonan posing for a headshot.

Shauna Noonan, a petroleum engineer from Canada, has established the Shauna Noonan Petroleum Engineering Endowed Scholarship - Honoring Women in the Petroleum Engineering Industry to help alleviate undergraduate students’ financial burden and to support women in the field.

Dr. Kiju Lee presents her adaptive Wheel-and-Leg Transformable Robot to the audience at the MARS Conference in Ojai, California.

Dr. Kiju Lee attended the 5th annual MARS Conference to present her adaptive Wheel-and-Leg Transformable Robot that can efficiently traverse over varying surfaces using wheels or legs depending on its immediate need — with or without human intervention.

Brent Vela

Brent Vela ’20 received the prestigious National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship, which recognizes and supports outstanding students in STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.

Dr. Chibueze Amanchukwu

Dr. Chibueze Amanchukwu was recognized in the 12 Under 12 Young Alumni Spotlight for his innovative research on battery technologies and carbon dioxide, significant work mentoring students and mission to provide underrepresented and minority students opportunities within science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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