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i also think it begins in the classroom i dont feel that ans has a proper set of visuals be it a powerpoint or an infographic that explains the different doses of radiation teachers lack suitable classroom materials to discuss things like radiation exposure thats something im hoping to change yuksel: its also a conversation that should be had with the media on a national level there was a widespread sense of fear after fukushima that some would say was linked to ineffective reporting do you ever see us getting to the point where nuclear scientists are on national news explaining whats actually happening after a disaster or crisis piercy: thats where i want us to be id like us to have a group of people with varied experience in different nuclear fields to face the public in the wake of a nuclear event and you know they cant all look like me the younger generation of scientists – they are scientists of all ethnicities all beliefs its people with tattoos and people who identify as lgbtq thats the future thats who we want to resonate with its been an historical challenge within the nuclear industry to represent what america looks like and its one that im hoping to overcome yuksel: how can we as texas a&m students in the nuclear engineering department leverage our resources to support the ans objective piercy: you guys are already doing a lot you have a very motivated student body and everyone is extremely active in supporting the university the program and the surrounding community in the short-term i would benefit from your feedback what are we doing right or wrong how can we improve and provide you with better materials and support for community outreach things like that but really keep doing what youre doing yuksel: absolutely thats great to hear thank you again for meeting with us today we hope youve enjoyed seeing texas a&m piercy: yes its been a pleasure
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who are you going to be during the covid pandemic how has covid-19 impacted the health care industry are these impacts permanent these questions and more were addressed by five members of the texas a&m university department of biomedical engineerings external advisory board as they teamed up to host a virtual panel titled covid-19 and the medical device industry outlook: what you need to know in late april conducted through zoom the panel discussed how covid-19 has impacted their jobs as well as answered pre-submitted questions from students covid-19 has forever changed the us and the world landscape said panel moderator jack richards patent attorney at trop pruner and hu no industry has been left untouched in particular the health care industry has been profoundly impacted even with new remote workspaces many of the panelists said that its business as usual for their companies firings have not happened due to covid-19 although they have heard of people being furloughed at other companies much of the industry does have a hiring freeze but most seem to be honoring (or delaying start dates) jobs already offered i think it's going to pick up really rapidly because we do have testing now said jill almaguer senior project manager in the information systems division at memorial hermann healthcare system in houston we have in-house testing for covid-19 and all of our patients will get screened coming in so if you're involved in any kind point-of-care testing devices then you're going to be very busy professional growth during covid-19 panelists offered advice on how students can continue to grow their knowledge and skills while social distancing and/or sheltering in place jeff summers senior vice president of quest medical recommended that students interested in the biomedical industry should educate themselves in three different areas: innovation technology and leadership richards suggested taking this time to learn new skills such as working with arduino boards an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software thats inexpensive and learning the programming is essentially free almaguer followed with suggestions for students to experiment with making phone apps for medical devices browsing online was also encouraged whether its learning about different types of jobs biomedical engineers can pursue or watching ted talks that may lead to future reading material with many industries now working remotely face-to-face interactions have been severely reduced panelists were asked how students should reach out to develop or maintain network contacts all panelists encouraged students to reach out either through email online or through resources like the biomedical engineering society linkedin or job posting boards for those who have had job or internship opportunities revoked almaguer encouraged students to stay in touch with that company the changing biomedical landscape summers and kevin boyle senior vice president of research and development in becton dickinson interventional said their workers are on rotating schedules of being in the office with checks being done to ensure people stay healthy and socially distant in the office and labs it was very disruptive in the beginning just trying to figure out how do we adapt boyle said now that we've adapted i'd say that we're back at 100% productivity working this way but then we're not 100% effective because we're not able to do everything that we need to be able to do in terms of going out to customers jacqueline havelka co-founder of inform ai a startup based in the texas medical center said venture capital funding cycles have become more uncertain but new government and private funding has also become available for covid-19 related projects when you have a startup you're trying to extend your runway however you can havelka said covid has provided us a lot of great potential opportunities because there is billions of dollars of covid money that has come onboard from outlets like nsf nih etc we're looking at actually modifying our current product line to meet some of those challenges as many startups have done while many changes are likely temporary panelists said they can already see how some of adaptations may turn into permanent changes some adaptions they discussed were how job training and how the delivery of medicine will happen as more industries and clinics adopt tools such as telehealth summers said he expects to see macro-economic changes as well in the 30 years after the us came out of world war ii there was an enormous amount of innovation and macro-economic changes in the us and the world summers said i think we're going to have something very similar to that because people have been forced to do things very very differently and conform to a brand new way of living with a lot of unknowns whether graduating in may or starting a new year in biomedical engineering at texas a&m panelists encouraged students to continue learning and growing havelka said the advisory board will continue to work toward making sure biomedical engineering students have job opportunities internship opportunities etc she encouraged students to stay the course and added that career paths for many take twists they did not expect but looking back those turns can make for a more enriching experience richards ended the panel encouraging students to continue to network when and where they can the medium used to network may change over the years but the need to network never changes he said so get the contact information use it and best of luck to you all
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the world may be connected by oceans but its people are connected by the airline industry with his eyes on the sky rushi patel then a sophomore in the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university signed up to compete with fellow engineering students from across the nation in the boeing innovation challenge their ultimate goal: to design solutions to real-world problems faced by the commercial airline industry through ingenuity and creativity introduced to ocean engineering by department head dr sharath girimaji and interested in pursuing a position within the naval architecture field for patel both the sky and the sea have always held a certain intrigue i really enjoy working with the architectural part of mechanics sort of like a civil engineer said patel so a previous interest in aerospace led me to see an opportunity to possibly work with structures in the boeing innovation challenge plus im pretty good at solidworks (a computer program) and that was heavily needed so it was a good way to implement my skill in the first round of the challenge patel worked with fellow texas a&m student and mechanical engineering sophomore rami ayari
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however advancing to the final round of the competition brought with it another challenge: getting reassigned to a new team comprised of students from other universities that had never met before grouped based on their interest in ideas submitted from the first round the student teams put their minds together in a hackathon-style event in mukiteo washington it was a really great experience said patel we worked with two other students from case western university and they had a lot to offer in their own right we were able to work together as a team extremely well for instance while i took care of all the 3d modeling they created models by coding in python so we combined our strengths to maximize our team's potential patel and his teammates focused their efforts on designing a delivery track for commercial flight food carts that hang from the ceiling rather than having to be pushed by airline stewards throughout the entire event the team interacted with boeing experts including a mechanical engineer in their innovation center at the end of the event they presented their ideas to a panel of boeing judges i think the main lesson that i have learned is to keep it simple said patel there were some areas in our idea where we went too in-depth and that kind of ruined our presentation when it came to clarity and conciseness in addition to gaining vital industry interdisciplinary and communication experience through the competition patel also was able to network with industry leaders and get an inside look into the company through a tour of boeings innovation center and labs returning to his studies of the sea with an aerospace competition under his belt the advice patel would offer his fellow students resonated for both national competitions like the boeing innovation challenge as well as local events like aggies invent always make sure to interact with the experts that way you can grow your connections and give yourself a better chance of landing an internship said patel also dont be afraid to think outside the box judges like ideas that are creative
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one senior design team in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university had to crawl before they could walk while designing an orthotic to help children move easier working with texas childrens hospital the team designed an orthotic device that will help children with foot-ankle malalignments some patients as young as six months old the younger children are treated for these malalignments the less risk of damage later on in life current orthotics are either generalized pieces designed for adults or customized devices that take lots of time and money to make because it involves shipping a mold of the foot to a company the team had to develop a plan and prototype that landed at the perfect intersection of timely and customizable another aspect of their project is a business plan that explains costs associated risks and anticipated profit margins its been a lot of trial and error a lot of different testing said emily burrows our sponsor is very ambitious i think that pushes us and challenges us more and gives us that drive to be successful theyve been helpful and clear on what they want the team said they had a fun time watching how their project progressed over the last two semesters as they had to take knowledge from the classroom and try to apply it to processes they had little experience in: 3d scanning software manipulation and 3d printing on a medical-grade scale on top of that the covid-19 pandemic caused the students to find novel ways to complete their project
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the roughest first draft of their design involved a gopro a stick and a shoebox although it was an intimidating challenge it meant that every moment of progress and success was a milestone to celebrate along the way from finding out that they could use an xbox kinect as a scanner to applying for a $50 000 grant with this project the scope is big and theres so many things but weve worked from bookends in a testament to our work ethic isabelle agurcia said theres multiple times that weve used our resources beyond what probably normal teams do youre not being asked to reinvent the wheel; youre just being asked to add something new to the wheel i think thats something that weve really taken into this capstone understanding that and thats what weve found with our collaborations"
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the process of outfitting a patient with an orthotic would involve a patient coming in the clinic and their foot and ankle being scanned on a stand once the scan is complete software will allow clinicians to virtually place an orthotic design over it to make sure it is customized then the orthotic can be 3d printed overall the process is expected to take just a few hours the team visited the orthopedic surgeons office in houston to learn more about the setting the office sees about 25 patients a day ryan shepherd said that day helped provide context for the impact of their project they were showing us all the different types of orthotics that they had and there was a little boy probably about three years old they brought him over and showed us his little orthotic and it was really impactful to see how important that was for his life and important our senior design project was shepherd said it put a face to what you were working on looking back over the last two semesters the team members said the project has always been about making a change not the grade in the class javier eraña said he had not experienced a group project quite like the senior design throughout college this is something where i really learned to rely on other people and know i can count on them erana said we build on one another; we help each other in everything anywhere you work in the future youre going to be working in a group essentially and this is the first real team where i feel like ive learned a lot in that aspect there are so many things you can go into so this project has allowed us to specialize a little bit more corbin petersheim said this is the standard by which ill judge future teams going forward
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lynn and bill crane have established the lynn 84 and bill crane 83 department head chair in computer science and engineering at texas a&m university the cranes leveraged the matching opportunity from the texas a&m presidents office in order to revise their original contribution made in 2015 to create the department head chair their gift will be used to support the department heads priorities in teaching research professional development and other departmental activities both lynn and bill graduated from texas a&m with computer science degrees bill received the distinguished former student award from the computer science department in 2014 and also serves on both the college and department advisory councils this experience has given him an up-close look at whats happening within the department i continue to be encouraged by what i see in the department and in the college even still im trying to contribute to build an even better computer science department whats been most exciting for me to see in the past few years has been dr (m katherine) banks inclusion of computer programming in the general engineering curriculum that all engineers complete computer science is fundamental for modern engineering its like math its a core skill there isnt a modern engineering discipline that doesnt have a heavy use of computers bill said a departments chair position is a prestigious honor and attracts the worlds best and brightest professionals to that department it signifies to the world that the department is flourishing and benefits not only the department head but faculty and students as well establishing this chair for the department of computer science and engineering will allow the department head more options to direct funding to department needs bill said the first recipient of the lynn 84 and bill crane 83 department head chair in computer science and engineering is dr scott schaefer schaefer was named head of the department in 2019 he received a bachelor's degree in computer science/mathematics from trinity university in 2000 and his masters and doctoral degree in computer science from rice university in 2003 and 2006 respectively his research interests include graphics geometry processing curve and surface representations and barycentric coordinates schaefer received the günter enderle award in 2011 and a national science foundation career award in 2012 his research has been used by various companies including pixar nvidia microsoft and adobe im happy to see dr schaefer as the first recipient of our chair im really impressed with him bill said dr schaefers vision for the future of the department has made me excited to see whats to come ive seen personally that hes a bright and capable leader hes also very passionate about texas a&m and thats important to me
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment faculty endowments encourage and reward faculty members who embody the passion for and commitment to the education of engineering students they bring years of rich experiences from the field and add tremendous value to the college of engineering if you are interested in supporting faculty or would like more information on how you can give please contact one of our development officers
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who dr le xie professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university and assistant director of energy digitization of the texas a&m energy institute what xie and his team are collaborating on a project to release a first-of-its-kind cross-domain open-access data hub to track the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on electricity markets in the us the coronavirus disease-electricity market data aggregation (covid-emda) integrates cross domains of data including electricity sector public health covid-19 case data weather data cellular phone location data and satellite imaging data into a compact format and is updated daily to capture the evolving dynamics why it's important due to social distancing protocols and many americans working from home there has been a significant change in electricity consumption this tool allows the team to analyze the scope of this change and better assess how to move forward there is still uncertainty on how the gradual reopening of states will impact the electricity sector the goal of this research is to provide a timely open-access data resource accompanied by rigorous analysis to aid the power community in making scientifically informed decisions in this situation this data hub provides a unique opportunity for a data-driven scientific approach to tracking and measuring the short-run impacts of covid-19 on the power sector and it also supports other interdisciplinary research xie said the team the development of this data hub comprises of a team of graduate students and postdocs at texas a&m
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find detailed information on the covid-emda github
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rocc 83 and mark semmelbeck 83 have established the stephen holditch 69 endowed scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering at texas a&m university when deciding where to attend college mark visited several schools my dad graduated with degrees in engineering and geology from the university of tulsa and recommended i think about a school with a strong science and engineering curriculum he said one of the primary selling points for a&m was that my high school sweetheart had already moved to college station the semmelbecks established this scholarship in honor of marks late professor and friend dr steve holditch i had dr holditch for a class as a junior and really enjoyed the class and him mark said when i decided to stay for graduate school dr holditch offered me a research grant and helped me come up with a research topic
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i received my masters and phd degrees studying under dr holditch and i worked for 13 years for his consulting firm sa holditch and associates mark said steve and his wife ann were always opening their home to roc'c and i during our student and employee seasons of life mark said he still has close friends from his time working for dr holditch and that he owes much of his success to the time spent working for him he was a friend and mentor throughout my career and i worked to emulate his leadership style in the companies i started and ran later in my career additionally the semmelbecks wanted to support the petroleum engineering department at texas a&m texas a&m's petroleum engineering department has always been at or near the top in rankings worldwide mark said i believe the reason for this is because the school works hard to train engineers both in the basics of how the business should work and also teaches them how to identify ways in which it could work better the semmelbecks hope their gift will have a profound impact on its recipients i hope that students who benefit from this gift will find a profession they can truly be proud of and that they can make significant contributions to mark said
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact reagan chessher senior director of development
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the est inc brad l martin '88 scholarship has been established to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree from the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university the inspiration behind this gift is to honor brad martin ests director of operations in texas in addition they aim to assist outstanding civil engineering students at texas a&m with their education expenses and obtain their civil engineering degrees
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in 2016 est incs president mike vahabzadegan hired texas a&m civil engineering graduate brad martin mike decided to expand his full-service engineering company operations to texas he hired brad to be est's director of texas operations brad had recently retired from txdot after a 28-year career texas regional director kelly selman said brad was the first employee in texas and est inc wanted to honor him and the other aggies on staff through this scholarship mike is impressed with the quality of work from the nine aggie engineers currently working at est and would like to be a part of developing more selman said
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering and its departments or would like more information on how you can give please contact true brown director of development
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rocc 83 and mark semmelbeck ‘83 have established the rocc 83 and mark semmelbeck 83 excellence endowment this endowment will be used to support the engineering entrepreneurship program at texas a&m university mark and rocc said the purpose of their endowment is to advance the work of the college of engineerings development of a world-class entrepreneurship program for aggie engineers many of my aggie engineering friends started their own businesses to provide skills and products developed with aggie spirit knowledge and wisdom mark said i believe the combination of an engineering degree from texas a&m and the desire to start and grow a business is one of the most rewarding professional paths a person can embark on mark said his mentor and advisor in petroleum engineering dr steve holditch was also an entrepreneur his world-class engineering company sa holditch & associates is where i started my engineering career he said steve's motto of ‘i always reserve the right to get smarter is exactly the attitude that results in aggie engineers being leaders in their disciplines and companies all over the world mark and rocc hope that participants in the engineering entrepreneurship program will gain skills to make better products and better companies our engineering school is one of the best in the world it will also be a school that changes the world for the better mark said a part of that will come from graduates who participate in these programs
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education
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in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the department of industrial and systems engineering at texas a&m university sugar and mike barnes have established a major endowment to support the general operations of the department in recognition of their generous donations that exceed $10 million the department has been named the wm michael barnes 64 department of industrial and systems engineering an event commemorating the naming will take place in september
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with this wonderful gift mike and sugar have placed themselves among texas a&ms leading visionary philanthropists theres something very special about a naming gift by willingly lending their names to this important endowment they have demonstrated the importance of a former student giving back to students of the future said michael k young president of texas a&m were all very grateful that their extraordinary generosity will continue to elevate an already excellent department barnes was named a distinguished alumnus by texas a&m and the association of former students in 2016 for excellence in his profession and meaningful contributions to texas a&m and the community this honor has only been bestowed upon 303 aggie graduates since 1962 barnes received his bachelors and masters degrees in industrial engineering and his doctoral degree in operations research all from texas a&m he was the second doctoral graduate from the department of industrial and systems engineering in 1968 the departments doctoral program began in the mid 1960s under dr aw wortham who served as barnes doctoral advisor while a student at texas a&m barnes served as president of alpha pi mu and has been a member of tau beta pi since 1964 early in his career barnes represented texas a&m as an expert consultant to the assistant postmaster general in washington dc and was an instructor of maintainability engineering at red river army depot he began his corporate career at rockwell international where he worked for 33 years becoming senior vice president and chief financial officer during his tenure at rockwell he was awarded the leonardo da vinci annual award given to an outstanding engineer working at rockwell after his retirement in 2001 barnes began serving on the board of four new york stock exchange-listed companies barnes has been recognized as an outstanding alumni by the college of engineering and the department of industrial and systems engineering in 2009 the texas council of industrial engineering department heads awarded barnes its inaugural lifetime achievement award mike and sugar barnes care deeply about texas a&m and ensuring a top-quality engineering education for generations of students to come said dr m katherine banks college of engineering vice chancellor and dean we deeply appreciate their generous support and are proud to have barnes name affiliated with our industrial and systems engineering program the barnes family previously endowed a department head chair and professorship in the department and have funded professorships and labs at texas a&m through the rockwell foundation they have also hosted fundraising events at their homes in southern california and texas to support texas a&m and texas a&m athletics "sugar and i have been fortunate in our business careers and are honored to be recognized as supporters of texas a&m and its world-class engineering college said barnes we have benefitted from mentors and the quality education and moral compass acquired at texas a&m we are proud to join the many other benefactors who have and will continue to give back to this wonderful institution" his family includes his wife sugar son wm bradley 90 and two grandsons wm alexander and wm luke note: due to texas a&m's covid-19 guidelines the event commemorating the naming of the department will be moved to spring 2021
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john deere is well known for tractors machinery and a particular shade of green which can be seen mowing lawns and plowing fields across the world behind the scenes john deere also cultivates the minds of many students through internships including those for industrial engineering students zach reece who graduated in may interned with john deere last summer and learned how manufacturing and engineering connect reece had a previous internship in construction project management but had not worked in manufacturing before since his internship with john deere he has accepted a role in manufacturing as an industrial engineer associate at lockheed martin where he will put his his industrial engineering education to work
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while he was not always an industrial engineering student reece is glad he transferred to industrial engineering i came across isen by accident after i learned more about business and entrepreneurship i made the switch to the department and loved it ever since reece said joining isen is the best decision i made in my collegiate career i loved both my classes and my professors and i couldn't imagine what my life would be like if i wasn't in isen we spoke with reece about his experience as an intern with john deere and how his industrial engineering education has prepared him for the future
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q: what was it like working for john deere a: john deere provided me with the internship of a lifetime i lived in waterloo iowa with 120 other interns and met some truly exceptional people two of my roommates worked in the same facility with me and we all got great exposure to heavy equipment assembly like tractors and other machinery now i wont say i can build a tractor by myself after my time at john deere but i am confident enough to try to if i have some help
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q: what were you doing on the job during your internship a: i worked in the operations department which includes the first-line supervisors of the assemblers for the 8r tractors assemblers are the individuals that put the tractors together my first week there was spent walking the production line and building a mind map of the assembly process you arent expected as an intern to come for three months and command a group of workers so instead i provided support by automating data analysis i struggled with excel macros for weeks but everything finally clicked within my last days of the internship my favorite parts of the job were getting to know the operators there were 50-75 operators within my department and being able to see the different aspects of manufacturing
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q: what did you learn from your internship a: since i worked so closely with the production line i learned the relationship between the operators and the supervisors in a union factory last summer john deere experienced a lot of disruption due to changes in trade regulations and product development it was amazing to learn how to react in a constantly changing environment and it prepared me for whatever happens in my next role
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q: you recently graduated congrats! what will you be doing as new graduate a: i really enjoy manufacturing dr elwany and researchers in his lab have helped me deepen my passion for additive manufacturing and 3d printing i have accepted a position with lockheed martin that exposes me to a holistic manufacturing experience and i can foresee specializing designs for additive manufacturing most importantly i have thoroughly enjoyed my time in industrial engineering the greatest decision i have made in my collegiate career was switching into industrial engineering none of this would have been possible if i hadnt made that choice while its unfortunate that commencement is postponed i appreciate the time i have to thank those that have helped me make it this far including many of my professors
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researchers in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university are working on an entirely new way to detect blood clots especially in pediatric patients unlike what a biology textbook may show blood vessels are not straight cylinders they are tortuous meaning they have complex curves spirals and bends when the blood reaches these curves it makes changes to its fluid mechanics and interactions with the vessel wall in a healthy person these changes are in harmony with the tortuous microenvironment but when diseased these environments could lead to very complex flow conditions that activate proteins and cells that eventually lead to blood clots dr abhishek jain assistant professor said a big challenge in medicine is the medical devices used to detect clots and assess anti-blood clotting drug effects are entirely chemistry-based they do not incorporate the flow through the naturally turning and twisting blood vessels which are physical regulators of blood clotting jain said therefore the readouts from these current static systems are not highly predictive and often result in false positives or false negatives to approach the problem from a new angle researchers in jains lab at texas a&m designed a microdevice that mimics tortuous blood vessels and created a diseased microenvironment in which blood may rapidly clot under flow they showed this biomimetic blood clotting device could be used to design and monitor drugs that are given to patients who suffer from clotting disorders jain said he can see several applications for the device including critical care units and military trauma care units it can be used in detection of clotting disorders and used in precision medicine where you would want to monitor pro-thrombotic or anti-thrombotic therapies and optimize the therapeutic approach jain said
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after developing the device the team took it into the field for a pilot study working with dr jun teruya chief of transfusion medicine at texas childrens hospital and baylor college of medicine the team coordinated with clinicians to test the device with pediatric patients in critical care whose heart and lungs were not working properly these patients were in need of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) machine which provides cardiac and respiratory support in exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide a common complication in ecmo is blood clotting so patients are administered anticoagulants to prevent clotting however ecmo machines are also known to eat clotting proteins and platelets which puts anticoagulated patients in further risk of bleeding anticoagulated pediatric patients on ecmo are especially prone to bleeding current chemically based blood clotting tests are expensive time-consuming can be unreliable and require a skilled technician jains teams tortuosity based microfluidic system doesnt require expensive chemicals is quick with results within 10-15 minutes uses low blood sample volume and is easy to operate the margin for error is essentially zero for these patients jain said therefore its imperative that all the tests not just clotting tests must work and provide clinicians with quick and reliable information about their patient so they can provide the best care possible by having the opportunity to test their system with real patients jain said his team was able to demonstrate that their design could detect bleeding in anticoagulated patients with low platelet counts which can help guide doctors to make better evidence-based clinical decisions for their patients the study was recently published in natures scientific reports journal for jain and his team the next stage is continued clinical studies to compare their approach to standard methods and hopefully demonstrate key performance advantages this project was funded by the national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering of the national institutes of health the texas a&m engineering experiment station and baylor college of medicine
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today the texas a&m university system announced the name of its landmark five-acre campus in houston texas at the prominent intersection of holcombe blvd and main st near the texas medical center setting a new standard for collaboration in engineering medicine research and education is the first all-new mixed-use campus for the texas a&m system in houston: texas a&m innovation plaza the texas a&m system initiated the new campus by acquiring and renovating an 18-story office building at 1020 holcombe to be the home for enmed a unique two-degree program that provides students the chance to earn a masters degree in engineering from texas a&m university and a medical degree from the texas a&m college of medicine the enmed building will open later this year complementing the academic research discovery and innovation missions of the enmed program texas a&m innovation plaza will provide a welcoming secure and vibrant experience to the campus population and visitors alike with generous green spaces and lifestyle amenities not commonly found in the texas medical center area with the groundbreaking scheduled in late 2020 the a&m systems public-private partnership (p3) developer is bringing an additional investment of $401 million to fulfill unmet needs with two complementary towers totaling an additional 19 million square feet enmed is just the first example of innovation that the texas a&m system intends to bring to the texas a&m innovation plaza said chancellor john sharp we are excited to have such a visible location in the texas medical center scheduled to be delivered in june 2022 is a 19-story 714-bed student housing tower that will overlook a scenic plaza flanked by a large garage with retail and dining as well as convenient affordable parking for 2 800 vehicles texas a&m medical students and prairie view a&m university nursing students will be given priority for housing but students from other institutions could fill open slots if available scheduled to be delivered in january 2024 is a 17-story 515 000-square-foot integrated medical building that will be built atop the 13-story parking structure with generous efficient floorplates and robust building technologies this integrated medical building will be ideally suited for medical clinical biomedical tech and office use accessible via main st holcombe blvd and fannin st texas a&m innovation plaza is also adjacent to the metro texas medical center station providing convenient connectivity via bus and light rail service to the texas medical center museum district and downtown houston the developer for the p3 projects is medistar corporation american triple i partners founded by texas a&m alum henry cisneros is part of the financing team about the texas a&m university systemthe texas a&m university system is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with a budget of $63 billion the system is a statewide network of 11 universities; a comprehensive health science center; eight state agencies including the texas division of emergency management; and the rellis campus the texas a&m system educates more than 151 000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year system-wide research and development expenditures exceeded $1 billion in fy 2019 and helped drive the states economy
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while the covid-19 pandemic continues there is a need to look ahead for innovative new ways to make public buildings safer for both visitors and employees dr zheng oneill of the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering and a team of texas a&m university researchers are seeking to develop a smart ventilation control system with grant support from the national science foundation (nsf) oneill who serves as associate professor and j mike walker '66 faculty fellow ii in the department is partnering on the project with dr qingsheng wang associate professor in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering as well as her postdoctoral research associate dr yangyang fu and her doctoral student xing lu the goal of the project is to investigate the viability of a smart ventilation control system that could operate with a normal mode and an emergency pandemic mode as needed for common public buildings such as offices classrooms and retail stores during the outbreak period of the pandemic to maintain essential activities some public buildings such as retail stores and essential government facilities have to remain operational critical employees are required to work inside these public buildings oneill said with proper measures the built environment could help minimize the potential for covid-19 infection including smart and enhanced heating ventilation and air-conditioning (hvac) design and operations higher humidity levels surface cleaning and hygiene specification spatial configuration etc she said the social-economic impact generated by covid-19 has the potential to be mitigated by the implementation of the proposed smart ventilation control system increasing the resilience of hvac systems and possibly reducing the infection risk even during times of global pandemic these buildings are designed and operated in normal conditions by default oneill said the fundamental question is with the current hvac equipment and systems in existing public buildings can we do something with a transformative and smart ventilation control by diluting the air in a space with cleaner air from outdoors to reduce the infection risk of an individual occupant
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scientists in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university are leading research in developing new biomaterials to advance the field of 3d bioprinting functional tissues dr akhilesh k gaharwar associate professor has developed a highly printable bioink as a platform to generate anatomical-scale functional tissues this study was recently published in the american chemical societys applied materials and interfaces bioprinting is an emerging additive manufacturing approach that takes biomaterials such as hydrogels and combines them with cells and growth factors which are then printed to create tissue-like structures that imitate natural tissues one application of this technology could be designing patient-specific bone grafts an area that is gaining interest from researchers and clinicians managing bone defects and injuries through traditional treatments tends to be slow and expensive gaharwar said that developing replacement bone tissues could create exciting new treatments for patients suffering from arthritis bone fractures dental infections and craniofacial defects bioprinting requires cell-laden biomaterials that can flow through a nozzle like a liquid but solidify almost as soon as they're deposited these bioinks need to act as both cell carriers and structural components requiring them to be highly printable while providing a robust and cell‐friendly microenvironment however current bioinks lack sufficient biocompatibility printability structural stability and tissue‐specific functions needed to translate this technology to preclinical and clinical applications to address this issue gaharwars research group is leading efforts in developing advanced bioinks known as nanoengineered ionic–covalent entanglement (nice) bioinks nice bioinks are a combination of two reinforcement techniques (nonreinforcement and ionic-covalent network) which together provide more effective reinforcement that results in much stronger structures
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once bioprinting is complete the cell-laden nice networks are crosslinked to form stronger scaffolds this technique has allowed the lab to produce full-scale cell-friendly reconstructions of human body parts including ears blood vessels cartilage and even bone segments soon after the bioprinting the enclosed cells start depositing new proteins rich in a cartilage-like extracellular matrix that subsequently calcifies to form a mineralized bone over a three-month period almost 5 percent of these printed scaffolds consisted of calcium which is similar to cancellous bone the network of spongy tissue typically found in vertebral bones to understand how these bioprinted structures induce stem cell differentiation a next-generation genomics technique called whole transcriptome sequencing (rna-seq) was utilized rna-seq takes a snapshot of all genetic communication inside the cell at given moment the team worked with dr irtisha singh assistant professor at the texas a&m health science center who served as a co-investigator the next milestone in 3d bioprinting is the maturation of bioprinted constructs toward the generation of functional tissues gaharwar said our study demonstrates that nice bioink developed in our lab can be used to engineer 3d-functional bone tissues in the future gaharwars team plans to demonstrate in vivo functionality of the 3d-bioprinted bone tissue gaharwars research is funded by the national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering of the national institutes of healths directors new innovator award a national science foundations award and an x-grant from texas a&m university
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jeanne m and robert p stelzer 74 have established the jeanne m and robert p stelzer 74 endowed scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university robert earned his degree in electrical engineering in 1974 robert worked for the international business machines corporation where he was an advisory programmer before retiring in 2001 robert and jeanne have two children together they are a part of the heritage a&m legacy society that honors individuals and families who have made planned gifts to benefit texas a&m
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering and its departments or would like more information on how you can give please contact true brown senior director of development
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beth and brian l schultz 90 have established the beth and brian schultz 90 endowed scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at texas a&m university brian earned his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from texas a&m in 1991 he currently works for wild rose foods in the portland oregon area as the vice president of operations and has been in that position for two years during his time at texas a&m brian was involved with the american society of mechanical engineers and was also a fish camp counselor
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact reagan chessher senior director of development
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education is like a game of connect the dots instructors are tasked with connecting the dots between education and application and classes and career explaining why certain information is taught and how those lessons can be applied in a future career is the key to helping many students find meaning in their academic careers
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sharing her passion for education with students dr amanda wood an instructional associate professor in the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university at galveston 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 albert einstein had a famous quote where he said ‘it's not that i'm so smart it's just that i stay with problems longer said wood i think thats the point its going to take work but you can do it and i think that a lot of times students need to hear that they need to have that someone – either a parent a friend or mentor – encouraging them and saying ‘you can do it i have confidence in you so how does one draw lines between the dots in academia by showing how they connect when i was a student the professors could be very dry and monotone said wood i was unable to see the fundamental relationship between each of my courses i want to encourage and share my knowledge with students and say ‘this is why you should love engineering"
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to accomplish this wood approaches education like research – trying new teaching strategies and integrating technology tools into her material to keep students both engaged and excited she takes the time in each of her classes to explain to students that like athletes engineers have to train their brains through practice and problem solving to prepare to perform at the highest levels and succeed throughout class she reiterates that growth comes from overcoming challenges and makes it a point to relate the lessons to the students future careers – explaining why they are learning what they are and helping them see the bigger picture created when all the dots are connected
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this is why youre learning vectors wood tells her students in class youre learning this because its needed this is what youre going to use it for not only in this class but in later classes this is how it applies to the real world i think that helps them to see it in a global context or rather in a holistic way her mentorship does not stop at lectures wood strives to relay information to students in ways that are both friendly and understanding embracing digital media as a means of supplementing the content she creates videos and textual modules for her students giving them the ability to listen fully in class and have resources that are effective for all learning types and levels as such her holistic method of teaching welcomes both students who have always dreamed of being engineers and those new to the degree again i did not understand or see the relationship between lessons until i started to go to work and when i went back to get my masters degree said wood i had to connect the dots myself and that can be the problem for students some of them may just throw up their hands and walk off and say ‘i can't do this but know that you can do it yes for some it takes more work than others but how much work you are willing to put into it is what you're going to get out of it just like an athlete so pen in hand and dots ready wood implores students to figure out how to learn while they are in college and to determine how best to teach themselves now so that they can pick up training once their careers begin learning does not stop when you get your degree said wood it continues especially if you want to grow and improve and have professional development
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miniature devices notably those that bulge out from 2d surfaces like pop-up greeting cards have seamlessly found their way into pressure-sensing and energy-harvesting technologies because of their ability to be frequently stretched compressed or twisted despite their force-bearing abilities it is still unclear if repeated physical stress can damage the working of these miniature devices particularly if there is already a defect in their construction using tiny pressure-sensing structures shaped like tables texas a&m university researchers have found that repeated pushes on the tables flat surface do not cause the structures to fall apart even when the compressive forces are extreme instead these tiny devices including those with slight defects were resilient continuing to remain functional by bending their legs in proportion to the applied force the researchers said their findings published in the february issue of the journal extreme mechanics letters have direct implications on the longevity of technologies that incorporate miniature devices like soft wearable electronics stretchable solar cells and pressure-sensing socks miniature devices like pressure sensors need to faithfully convey the strength and a change in compressions for many applications sensors need to be very small to capture changes in pressure at a high enough resolution thus miniature devices based on the japanese paper-cutting and folding technique of kirigami offer an excellent solution borrowing the principles of kirigami a design of the miniature device is first etched on a 2d surface then an inward push from the design boundary makes the structure pop up other times the 2d print is stretched or twisted to reveal a more intricate 3d design regardless of the final use kirigami-based devices must face continuous distortions to their shape a phenomenon engineers refer to as deformation part of the appeal of using kirigami structures is that they can be repeatedly deformed for extended periods of time said dr andreas a polycarpou professor and department head in the j mike walker '66 department of mechanical engineering but any kind of imperfection in these structures might impact their final performance that is their ability to be continuously deformed to investigate how defects might influence the function of kirigami devices polycarpous team led by kian bashandeh graduate student in the college of engineering and a primary author of the study designed a set of experiments using tiny pressure sensors consisting of a flat surface supported by four legs these structures buckle if pressure is applied from above
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for their study the researchers repeatedly pressed down on the table-like structures using a diamond flat punch probe their sample included structures with slight defects such as a small crack on one of the four legs or one slightly thinner leg to test the performance of these structures over time they recorded how these structures behaved under repeated compressions using an electron microscope and measured the distance by which the legs bent polycarpous team found that for both defect-free and defective kirigami structures the compression caused the structures to stiffen or resist the downward force over time however even when compressive forces were extreme the structures reached a steady-state and were able to recover from the repeated blows from the diamond punch the researchers said the results of their cyclic compression experiments suggest that systems with an assembly of kirigami devices can remain functional for a long period of time even if some of the devices within them have defects for most applications including pressure sensing its not one but multiple miniature devices working in tandem intuitively one would think that small defects in any one of the kirigami structures would be catastrophic for a system made with many of such structures said polycarpou we now have evidence to show that they do not so if one is using smart socks to measure how pressure is distributed during gait our results suggest that the miniature pressure sensors will still work remarkably well even if they are slightly defective other contributors to this research are dr mohammad humood from the texas a&m mechanical engineering department; dr jungkyu lee from bruker nano surfaces minnesota; dr mengdi han dr yonggang huang and dr john a rogers from northwestern university illinois; yulin cui and dr yan shi from nanjing university of aeronautics and astronautics china funding for this study was provided by the hagler institute for advanced study at texas a&m where rogers and huang are hagler faculty fellows
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the covid-19 pandemic has forced people to adjust their everyday lives including college students as texas a&m university adapted to an online learning environment this spring one aggie tradition for seniors was altered as well – graduation with no safe way to hold in-person ceremonies for thousands of graduating seniors the university made the decision to postpone the spring commencement however that didnt mean texas a&m wouldnt celebrate this landmark achievement of its students the university challenged the colleges to find creative ways to celebrate their spring graduates in a virtual setting until a traditional commencement could safely take place the college of engineering devised a plan to honor aggie engineers in virtual graduation recognition celebrations customized for each of the colleges 15 departments as an acknowledgment of the students years of study and status as degree candidates each of the colleges departments compiled a presentation for their individual celebrations using youtube premieres the recognition included video messages from the chancellor university president provost the student body president department heads and porter garner from the association of former students who welcomed graduates to the aggie network they also featured recognition of each graduate by degree designation personal notes of encouragement from faculty and advisors and photo scrapbooks made from student contributions documenting their experiences at texas a&m the presentations went live on friday and saturday may 8-9 with each department assigned its own time for viewing each of the college of engineerings 2 359 graduates was recognized and the live feeds were viewed more than 3 000 times over the weekend we hope our engineering students and their families and friends enjoyed seeing them individually acknowledged in our virtual recognition ceremony said dr m katherine banks vice chancellor and dean of engineering despite the pandemic prohibiting the university from holding traditional commencement exercises at this time we felt it important to publicly acknowledge our students commitment to their studies as they completed their final semester as aggie engineering students all graduates will be welcome to return to texas a&m to walk in a future commencement exercise when the university is able to return to this important tradition
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having an iv put in your arm is not a pleasant experience if it moves for some reason the fluid will leak into the tissue instead of the vein through extravasation which can be painful now imagine being an infant and not knowing how to express that pain in an effective way except for how babies do best crying a senior capstone design team in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university developed a detection system to reduce the tears shed and help the workload on nurses checking on these hospitalized infants the team worked with texas childrens hospital to design and prototype an extravasation detection system that senses changes in temperature swelling and leakage at the insertion site and alerts the attending nurses if it is able to efficiently monitor that iv site the nurses wouldnt have to constantly worry about it said daniel wang i feel like they are still going to check during rounds but this device can act as a backup system for them if something were to happen
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because the device will mainly be used on babies developing a tool without choking hazards was a challenge as the team was told anything that can fit through a toilet paper tube will cause an issue making sensors that are small enough but also spread out enough to actually diagnose the symptoms was an issue said nolan rizzo the symptoms may not be just at the insertion site they could appear somewhere else we have to design a dressing thats the proper size to not only fit on a really small babys arm but also big enough to have a range of area to diagnose the symptoms unlike previous projects in their coursework capstone projects require students to work together on the same need statement for two semesters during the first semester teams conceptualize and plan their designs while the second semester is mainly for developing a tangible prototype they present at the end of the semester emily zagrzecki said having the opportunity to gain new skills in prototyping was a highlight for her
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my favorite thing to do is hands-on projects so just getting to build it has been really exciting zagrzecki said every time something works we get so excited and its cool to see it all get pieced together even after spring break when all texas a&m courses moved to an online/distance format due to covid-19 jim machek senior design instructor said he was impressed with the students ability to adapt and still complete prototypes all seniors in the department take part in the capstone program which allows them to put their classroom skills and knowledge to the test on a real-world project the senior capstone allows students the chance to reflect on how far theyve come since starting in the engineering program for lauren kwiatkowski even finding her way to biomedical engineering was an adventure i was a little lost senior year of high school kwiatkowski said i ended up printing out information on every major and then crossing out the ones i wasn't interested in i thought biomedical engineering was the perfect intersection of biology the human body and engineering and here we are
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doctors and nurses across the country are experiencing occupational burnout and fatigue from the increased stress caused by the covid-19 pandemic a team of researchers and medical professionals at texas a&m university and houston methodist hospital are working together to fight two afflictions: covid-19 and the mental strain experienced by medical professionals in an article recently published in the journal anesthesia & analgesia dr farzan sasangohar assistant professor in the department of industrial and systems engineering and colleagues at houston methodist hospital outline the effects of fatigue and burnout on intensive care unit (icu) workers and the steps that can be taken to mitigate these symptoms the covid-19 pandemic exacerbated an already existing problem within our health care systems and is exposing the pernicious implications of provider burnout sasangohar said health care workers are experiencing added stress from multiple areas many of them are working longer shifts and experiencing more loss of life the lack of personal protective equipment (ppe) and training on how to use new equipment causes many professionals to question if they have been exposed this leads to fear that they could infect their family and loved ones in addition to those fears there is anxiety surrounding job security to reduce the spread of infection many states have stopped elective procedures and consequently many health care professionals have been laid off or had their hours reduced sasangohar and the research team documented four major areas of stress with the goal of identifying mitigation strategies to reduce burnout among these life-saving workers the four areas identified by the researchers include occupational hazards national versus locally scaled responses process inefficiencies and financial instability the symptoms health care workers need effective ppe readily accessible and available to ensure their safety and that of their patients getting the necessary equipment has been challenging due to the low numbers of ppe and ventilators in the us strategic national stockpile and delays getting equipment into local areas this slow response which has caused some providers to reuse ppe past the point of safety and warranty protections can contribute to anxiety in providers minimizing occupational hazard is the most important criteria to assure that our health care workforce is fully equipped and assured to be safe in order to face the battle against this virus said dr bita kash professor of health policy and management in the texas a&m school of public health and director of the joint center for outcomes research at houston methodist hospital the process to secure assistance from federal authorities has been cumbersome and slow for providers many requests for additional ventilators and ppe are not being met these uncertainties about when assistance will arrive has resulted in widespread anxiety among providers process inefficiencies have also contributed to fatigue and burnout due to misinformation or conflicting information given between different specialties while one subspecialtys professional organization recommends a certain guideline another specialty could recommend something else which leads to confusion
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anxiety and worry about future career prospects and the overall economy can also lead to provider burnout elective surgeries have been canceled or delayed causing financial stress on some physicians others not directly affected by financial hardship may be worried about loved ones or their own family and how they will weather a coming economic recession prescription for the future while this is the first world-wide pandemic in many years there will be more working together local researchers health care professionals and government officials can prepare for future pandemics and subsequent waves of the covid-19 pandemic houston methodist hospital has already begun learning from this pandemic and making changes to be more resilient in response to the current crisis and prepared for similar crises in the future in response to the pandemic houston methodist hospital adapted their policies and focused on constant and responsive communication from leadership to their employees proactive and positive responses have allowed the hospital to adapt quickly during the pandemic and reduce employee stress overall this success has led to recommendations for future preparations the researchers recommendations to reduce provider burnout and fatigue: pandemic plans should include guidance for relevant industries to quickly transition into producing needed medical supplies national and regional disaster mitigation plans to help shorten the time needed to provide necessary equipment and testing provision of adequate numbers of test kits and ppe training on disaster management and response for medical professionals relaxing licensing restrictions for individuals licensed outside their state of residence creating a medical reserve corps of these licensed individuals using wearable sensors to monitor health care workers mental health and provide simple ways to mitigate anxiety and stress there is much to learn from the response to covid-19 said sasangohar in our approach we used a multi-disciplinary systems approach to learn not just from failures and shortcomings but also from successful adaptations and improvised interventions at the individual team and system levels to improve our resilience while icu workers in houston have weathered many storms including hurricanes ike and harvey the covid-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to already challenging work the areas identified by the researchers can help make this work safer more effective and reduce burnout in these critical roles
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dr stacey lyle whose career and work focuses on the art of smart design joined the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university as an associate professor of practice lyle holds a dual appointment between the college of engineering and college of geosciencesas a licensed professional and liberal arts social geoscientist he brings the unique perspective of protecting humans and the environment while increasing profits by creatively solving problems while addressing social issuesexperiential and transformational learning is what lyle likes best about teaching giving students real-world problems to teach complex theories and apply new technology allow students to master the knowledge and skills to be future engineers or the next generation of engineering scientist he said todays students are challenged with the applications of infinite information readily available to guide our designs we aren't just preparing students for the workforce but we are delivering students who will bring new innovative ideas to improve human lives on earth"his hope is that students will learn how their designs can be used beyond just permitting and construction"civil engineering designs are now used to create virtual worlds that ensure human safety and reduce the cost to maintenance " lyle said "we must build a foundation and inspire tomorrow's engineers to be global leaders"lyle is also currently building solutions for the texas department of transportation and for the offshore safety industry where engineering design plans automatically populate massive databases and create 3d visualization interactive gamification tools these tools help to reduce the publics burden of construction cost and potentially save lives by providing a facility management and safety simulatorhe said fusing computer-aided design geographic information systems and building information modeling helps engineers understand and model the existing environment it also quantifies all-known data to facilitate creative design and visualize the current or proposed world for collaborative thinking and sustainability"the art of 'smart design' in civil engineering is to understand and share our existing environment and create innovative designs while utilizing all available information at the 'touch of a finger' to ensure human safety and reduce our impact on the earth " he saidlyle has industry experience working in construction and management as a surveying team lead at bp american production company inc and nasa developing a locally-launched payload that returned to earth"i worked with a team of highly motivated and intelligent engineers at nasa to locally launch a rocket carrying my designed mapping payload " he said "i feel like i can encourage students to investigate innovative deep learning methods to solve complex problems as a part of a valuable team to ‘get-it-right because you only get one chance to launch that rockets payload"
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allowing users to create objects from simple toys to custom prosthetic parts plastics are a popular 3d printing material but these printed parts are mechanically weak a flaw caused by the imperfect bonding between the individual printed layers that make up the 3d part researchers at texas a&m university in collaboration with scientists in the company essentium inc have now developed the technology needed to overcome 3d printings weak spot by integrating plasma science and carbon nanotube technology into standard 3d printing the researchers welded adjacent printed layers more effectively increasing the overall reliability of the final part finding a way to remedy the inadequate bonding between printed layers has been an ongoing quest in the 3d-printing field said dr micah green associate professor in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering we have now developed a sophisticated technology that can bolster welding between these layers all while printing the 3d part there is a full description of their findings in the february issue of the journal nano letters plastics are commonly used for extrusion 3d printing known technically as fused-deposition modeling in this technique molten plastic is squeezed out of a nozzle that prints parts layer by layer as the printed layers cool they fuse to one another to create the final 3d part however studies show that these layers join imperfectly; printed parts are weaker than identical parts made by injection molding where melted plastics simply assume the shape of a preset mold upon cooling to join these interfaces more thoroughly additional heating is required but heating printed parts using something akin to an oven has a major drawback if you put something in an oven it's going to heat everything so a 3d-printed part can warp and melt losing its shape green said what we really needed was some way to heat only the interfaces between printed layers and not the whole part to promote inter-layer bonding the team turned to carbon nanotubes since these carbon particles heat in response to electrical currents the researchers coated the surface of each printed layer with these nanomaterials similar to the heating effect of microwaves on food the team found that these carbon nanotube coatings can be heated using electric currents allowing the printed layers to bond together to apply electricity as the object is being printed the currents must overcome a tiny space of air between the printhead and the 3d part one option to bridge this air gap is to use metal electrodes that directly touch the printed part but green said this contact can introduce inadvertent damage to the part hence the team collaborated with dr david staack associate professor in the j mike walker ‘66 department of mechanical engineering to generate a beam of charged air particles or plasma that could carry an electrical charge to the surface of the printed part this technique allowed electric currents to pass through the printed part heating the nanotubes and welding the layers together with the plasma technology and the carbon nanotube-coated thermoplastic material in place texas a&m and essentium researchers added both these components to conventional 3d printers when the researchers tested the strength of 3d-printed parts using their new technology they found that their strength was comparable to injection-molded parts the holy grail of 3d printing has been to get the strength of the 3d-printed part to match that of a molded part said green in this study we have successfully used localized heating to strengthen 3d-printed parts so that their mechanical properties now rival those of molded parts with our technology users can now print a custom part like an individually tailored prosthetic and this heat-treated part will be much stronger than before the primary author of this research is dr c brandon sweeney a former texas a&m materials science and engineering student in greens laboratory he is the head of research and development and co-founder at essentium other contributors to this research include dr blake r teipel ‘16 and dr bryan s zahner ‘14 from essentium; dr martin j pospisil 19 dr smit a shah 19 and muhammad anas from the texas a&m chemical engineering department; and matthew l burnette from the texas a&m mechanical engineering department this work is supported by funds from the national science foundation
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the college of engineering at texas a&m university is home to more than 20 percent first-generation undergraduate students here is a conversation with luis sanchez a sophomore in general engineering at texas a&m about his experience as a first-generation college student q: whats it like to be a first-generation college student a: i feel like my experience as a first-generation student might be a little different than most ive always really done what i have to do ive always had the mentality of ‘okay you know youre going to do this and you know you want to go to college and you know you want to have a good job that can sustain you because i come from a low-income family so its been different i know i want to have that extra step to my parents education so ive always had the mentality of ‘i know i have to do this so i have to push through this regardless of what im going through but sometimes i feel a little discouraged or a little doubtful and i remind myself ‘okay youre doing this and youre a first gen you should be proud it helps me push through – reminding myself that im a first gen and seeing that all my family is looking up to me and telling me ‘you can do this even though they dont understand exactly how it is because they didnt go through registration of classes or the struggle of studying q: what student organizations are you involved in a: i am a mentor for the century scholars program another club that i am in is the energy club for the century scholars program each section is like a class we have a section leader and there are four other mentors i am one of them what we do in the class is just show all the incoming freshmen the resources that texas a&m has and also give them guidance and tips on how to get through different situations during the first year we go out with our mentees at least once a month to get involved with them and build a bond with them and introduce them to the new lifestyle (of being a college student) since most of them are first-generation students q: why are you interested in the department of electrical and computer engineering a: i chose electrical engineering because im really passionate about the environment and sustainability i want to go into the energy industry and renewable energy sources in hopes of expanding solar and the wind turbines to more neighborhoods and cities so that we wont have to rely so much on fossil fuels q: what advice would you give to other first-generation students a: i would tell a first gen that its definitely doable regardless of your parents or everyone else who youve seen that hasnt gone to a university there are resources and people that can help you and because other people have gone through it they can help you through it as well sanchez is a member of the zachry leadership program which is a joint program between the college of engineering and the zachry group that provides students with a broader and deeper level of personal awareness and enhanced leadership skills
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although the taxing effect of covid-19 on academic institutions and students has been widespread industry judges were impressed with the virtual presentation of student projects at the annual engineering project showcase at texas a&m university close to $15 000 was awarded at the 2020 engineering project showcase which featured more than 180 teams showcasing the projects of nearly 1 000 engineering students these projects included capstone design projects from engineering departments across the texas a&m college of engineering and multidisciplinary team projects such as those focused on entrepreneurship aggies against covid-19 the aggie_challenge program and student design competitions project themes ranged from water energy health space exploration and others it is amazing to see the innovative solutions our students were able to develop while working remotely due to covid-19 said magda lagoudas executive director for industry and nonprofit partnerships furthermore i cant thank our industry judges enough for dedicating their time to judge the videos and provide great feedback to teams this event would not be possible without industry engagement over 150 industry judges signed in to the project showcase virtual platform to view project videos and supporting documentation the judges comments provided students with real-world feedback on the use of engineering methodologies for the development of the solution consideration of cost and feasibility and overall presentation to a potential sponsor this is the eighth year for the showcase a signature event for the college of engineering the event is made possible by the generous support of industry silver sponsors of the event were baker hughes daikin emerson jacobs and shell bronze sponsors were viasat and national instruments the full list of 2020 winners can be found on the engineering website
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quentin a baker arrived on the texas a&m university campus in 1974 with one goal in mind; to become a mechanical engineer his experiences as an aggie have shaped his life and played a significant role in his success the lessons that texas a&m instilled in baker is why he strives to provide the same opportunities and experiences for current students in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering when you go through undergrad your blood turns maroon said baker i had the chance to speak at a seminar and reconnect with the university and i realized how much i missed it i then had the inspiration and desire to give back to the institution that helped me make my way through life
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baker who serves as president of baker engineering and risk consultants inc is heavily involved with students on campus he frequently speaks at seminars and recently funded two capstone projects companies who arent taking advantage of the opportunities to have those interactions with students are missing a great time baker said it's wonderful to sit with the students and exchange thoughts and ideas its a chance to learn how they're doing and for us to feed off their energy as a member of the department of mechanical engineerings industry advisory council (iac) baker has an avenue to ensure that students are prepared for their careers i get to have interactions with faculty learn what's being done in terms of curriculum and give feedback on what industries need from the students said baker its been a very rewarding experience and i will continue to be involved because of that
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in addition baker and his wife jana created the jana and quentin a baker faculty fellowship currently the recipient of this fellowship is dr lesley wright an associate professor my wife and i created the endowment so that there would be funding to help with the attraction and retention of high-quality faculty said baker dr wright is the first recipient i recently met with her to learn what she is doing and had the chance to see her laboratories it is great to make that connection and see how our endowment is actually being put to use in 2018 baker was awarded the outstanding alumni award by the college of engineering for his various contributions to the university and specifically the mechanical engineering department he hopes that his work inspires other alumni to contribute to texas a&m the industry advisory council is trying to get alumni and companies more connected to support the department we want to show our alumni the cutting-edge work that a&m is doing baker said the industry advisory council created a fund at the foundation that is managed by the council the councils mechanical engineering advancement fund is a great way for alumni to support the me department since 100% of the funds go to department advancement faculty support and student scholarships with oversight from the council if you would like to donate please visit the mechanical department's giving page
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in a recent article published in the february issue of the journal sensors researchers at texas a&m university have reported a technology that might help people with gout disease monitor their symptoms better they said their minimally invasive biosensor system may hold the key to future point-of-care therapies centered around personal management of gout and possibly other conditions finding more ways to help patients reduce their risks of gout attacks is an important clinical need that hasnt been looked at in detail said dr mike mcshane department head and professor in the department of biomedical engineering in the future biosensor technology such as ours can potentially help patients take preemptive steps to reduce the severity of their symptoms and lower their long-term health costs from repeated lab visits gout is a painful joint disease that affects over 8 million americans patients with gout tend to have higher levels of urate salts circulating in their bloodstream a condition called hyperuricemia these urate crystals then diffuse out of blood vessels and accumulate in the space between joints the salt deposits then cause excruciating pain and in advanced cases a deterioration of joints and bones
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for gout diagnosis physicians often use clinical criteria like the frequency of painful incidents location of pain and the severity of the inflammation but for a definitive diagnosis the fluid between the joints is examined for the presence and quantity of urate crystals these laboratory tests can be expensive and time-consuming due to factors such as equipment and labor costs also the researchers said frequent visits for laboratory testing can be difficult for elderly gout patients however levels of circulating urate can be kept in check with medications additionally avoiding or minimizing the consumption of foods rich in urates like red meat and seafood can also help in managing blood urate levels maintaining low levels of urate is critical for mitigating gout symptoms said tokunbo falohun a graduate student in the college of engineering and the primary author of the study and so we wanted to create a technology that is reliable and user-friendly so that patients can easily self-monitor their blood urate levels urate reacts with oxygen in the presence of an enzyme called uricase to form allantoin the researchers used this knowledge to develop a system where urate levels could be indirectly monitored using benzoporphyrins a known sensor for oxygen benzoporphyrins are complex molecules that have unique optical properties that are valuable in the design of optical biosensors when hit by light from an led benzoporphyrins get energized and after a short time lose their excess in stages and finally emit light but oxygen atoms can affect the amount of time or lifetimes of benzoporphyrins in an energized state through collisions oxygen atoms can take away some of the excess energy from the benzoporphyrins and so if there are fewer oxygen atoms there are lesser that bump into benzoporphyrins and the lifetimes of benzoporphyrins proportionately increase the researchers reasoned that when urate levels are high benzoporphyrins lifetimes must be higher since more oxygen is used up to make allantoin based on this rationale mcshane and falohun set up a technology to measure benzoporphyrins lifetimes their technology consisted of two main components: an optical device to both produce light and collect emitted light from benzoporphyrins; and a biocompatible hydrogel platform for encapsulating uricase and benzoporphyrins to mimic conditions within the body the researchers put the pieces of hydrogels which were thin discs millimeters in diameter in saline-filled chambers receiving a steady flow of oxygen and continually maintained at 37 degrees celsius in each chamber they then put in different levels of urate an external computer connected to the optical system calculated and reported the lifetimes of the benzoporphyrins
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the researchers found that when they switched on the led light as predicted the urate levels in each chamber directly affected the lifetimes of the benzoporphyrins that is if there was more urate there were fewer oxygen atoms available for collisions and consequently the lifetimes of the benzoporphyrins were higher although the lifetime values faithfully followed urate levels mcshane and falohun said that additional experiments need to be done to ensure long-term stability of their optical biosensor system so that the technology is suitable for future clinical use however they noted that their biosensor system demonstrates the feasibility of using the technology for personal management of gout since the hydrogels are small enough to be inserted just below the skin at a site near oxygen-carrying blood vessels furthermore they said the optical system can be easily connected to any standard computer and that their software is designed to report urate levels in a user-friendly manner thus gout patients will be able to measure their urate levels precisely and as often as they need to from a global health perspective we need to empower people to make informed decisions about their health and well-being in that regard our system is a step toward building biomedical technologies for continuous and more frequent monitoring of disease symptoms said mcshane this work is supported by the national science foundation and the texas a&m university diversity fellowship
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dr roderic i pettigrew a phd and md who is the robert a welch professor in the college of medicine and professor of biomedical engineering in the college of engineering at texas a&m university has been elected into the american academy of arts and sciences the honorific academy one of the nations oldest was founded in 1780 by john adams george washington thomas jefferson and benjamin franklin to recognize remarkable people working to advance the public good members are categorized into five classes; however pettigrew has joined under the prestigious new interclass category which identifies members recognized in more than one class i have always been drawn to the intersection and convergence of the physical sciences life sciences and engineering said pettigrew who also spent 15 years as the founding director of the national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering my ultimate research goal is to eliminate heart attacks and strokes the way to do that is by integrating a range of disciplinary techniques that is through transdisciplinary research pettigrew hopes to develop a beyond the state of the art mri system able to see the wall of the coronary artery in fine detail pushing the limits of mri physics to the maximum point that is tolerated by the human body such a scanner which could help eliminate heart attacks would be unique in the world he said pettigrew is also collaborating with dr john cooke at houston methodist hospital to study the problem of cell aging and its stimulation of atherosclerosis using a human progeria model we are studying the behavior of endothelial cells at the cellular and molecular level he explained this includes understanding the biomechanics of cells the impact of aging at the cellular level and the impact of molecular therapies such as delivering the gene that codes for telomere length we are studying the mechanogenomics of rapidly aging cells and the response to molecular therapies telomeres are protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that protect against the effects of cell aging or cell senescence every time cells divide and chromosomes get reproduced they lose some protective coating defects resulting from the protective caps wearing away over time can cause cellular dysfunction identifying how to restore that coating can return cells to a more functional state given that one of the major factors leading to heart disease is cell senescence pettigrew is interested in understanding and modulating this process through investigating progeria cells and why they behave differently pettigrew also serves as executive dean for the engineering medicine (enmed) collaboration between texas a&m and houston methodist hospital in which students study a blended engineering and medicine curriculum to earn both md and me degrees in only four years enmed has emerged from a movement that recognizes the inherent value in merging engineering and medicine with the biological and physical sciences pettigrew said traditionally weve separated these areas as individual disciplines but in life there are no boundaries enmed graduates called physicianeers will be conceptually fluent in multiple scientific languages such as engineering and medicine so that they better understand life processes and are trained to innovate and invent solutions across the whole health care landscape the goal is to transform the health care ecosystem so that we all have good health through the entirety of our lives said pettigrew since its founding 240 years ago the american academy of arts and sciences has welcomed many distinguished members that span across history and include exceptional names such as john f kennedy martin luther king jr toni morrison charles darwin albert einstein winston churchill akira kurosawa and nelson mandela pettigrew will join their ranks in cambridge massachusetts on friday oct 9
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ethan morse graduating senior in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university was presented the 2020 texas a&m student employee of the year award this prestigious award is only given to two students annually and represents hard work leadership and dedication morse works for the aggiefab nanofabrication facility which is a shared nano/microfabrication facility on campus one quote from his nomination letter reads ethan has a tremendous work ethic that is driven by his passion to learn about wafer fab processing he has become a valuable part of the aggiefab team and contributes like a full-time staff member q what was your role in the aggiefab nanofabrication facility and what were your responsibilities a i served as a student technician helping to support the labs full-time staff members upkeep and operation my main responsibilities included training and advising new lab users; maintaining repairing and installing equipment; and improving the labs facilities and documentation q has being an electrical engineering major helped you in your position at aggiefab a my electrical engineering degree has absolutely helped my position learning in the classroom about how computer chips and devices are made allowed me to better understand how the tools in the lab operate my degree was also helped by my position getting to work on high-tech mechanical and electrical systems gives hands-on experience that most students dont have the opportunity to experience q what does this award mean to you a it means a great deal to me its nice to be recognized by my full-time aggiefab co-workers/friends as it shows they thought enough of me and my contributions to nominate me for this q what are your future career goals/aspirations a i will start work for texas instruments this september as an equipment engineer in one of their chip factories i hope to stay in the semiconductor industry for a majority of my career and become a manager or technical leader at a company
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gertrude and paul campos ‘62 have established the gertrude and paul campos 62 scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m university paul was a member of the corps of cadets and graduated from texas a&m with a degree in aerospace engineering in 1962 he is now retired but worked as a senior project engineer for the aerospace corporation paul and gertrude currently reside in humble texas
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact stephanie lampe director of development
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dr william bill hyman was known to students and colleagues as a soft-spoken but intensely thought-provoking teacher and mentor during a career that reached into five different decades he served the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university in various roles from new professor to academic program director to interim department head through his consistent commitment to excellence he influenced nearly every student and gave back to the department in many important ways after his death on july 31 2019 his legacy continues to live on hyman was born on december 13 1945 and grew up in the bronx he earned his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the cooper union and his master of science and doctor of science degrees from columbia university he moved to texas with his family in 1972 to join the new bioengineering program at texas a&m where he would spend almost 40 years until his retirement in 2011
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hyman was recently called as a former faculty member during the 2020 aggie muster ceremony his research focused on medical devices addressing issues concerning design us food and drug administration (fda) regulations clinical engineering and the interaction of system safety and human factors this was a unique research direction within bioengineering which was a new subfield of engineering at the time amitabha rakshit was hymans first doctoral student at texas a&m when hyman was himself a new professor in the program in 1973 rakshit started at texas a&m in the newly-formed bioengineering program which at the time was housed in the department of industrial systems until becoming a separate department in 2002 rakshits first impression of hyman was in the classroom during a biomaterials course he was teaching in my entire life i havent had another professor who was as well organized in his notes rakshit said he would put things up on the board in a logical manner and it was a pleasure to follow his line of thinking the age difference between the two was small as hyman had just finished his doctoral degree and rakshit was beginning his rakshit approached him and said hyman was happy to act as his advisor as a guide he was excellent and toward the end of my time at texas a&m he had become a good friend rakshit said dr saurabh biswas now associate professor of practice in the department also attended hymans classes as a graduate student he recalled that hyman was practical in the classroom and used many real-world examples when he taught including world events and case studies from the fda those examples made his classes much more interesting versus sitting through material that otherwise could be considered boring biswas recalled that practical teaching style and inclusion of recent events as case examples made his courses popular because students could immediately see the relevance of the concepts some of hymans accolades included: university teaching excellence award: texas a&m university (2009 2010) lifetime achievement award american college of clinical engineering (2009) meritorious service award astm international (2005) charles c crawford service award texas a&m engineering college of engineering (2005) fellow biomedical engineering society (2005)
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hyman contributed to the foundation for current success in several important ways he was instrumental in preparing the program to be the first in the region to obtain abet accreditation which provides assurance that a college program meets the quality standards of the profession he then became the interim department head when the department first became independent in 2002 he was instrumental in making the proposals to form the new department and also in making the shift from bioengineering program – which was broader in scope – to the department of biomedical engineering which now had a more clear emphasis on medical and clinical applications dr brandis keller currently an instructional assistant professor in the department first met hyman when she transferred to texas a&m in college station from texas a&m at galveston during her undergraduate studies he was department head by then and when keller continued her education at texas a&m for her masters degree hyman also became her advisor scholarship stands on the shoulders of giants and he truly was someone who provided wisdom and inspired you to not only think about the field but also to have fun while questioning the more open-ended conversation topics swirling around contemporary topics of biomedical engineering keller said hymans engagement with students did not end when they graduated rakshit ended up in colorado after graduation and worked as an entrepreneur with several startup companies the professional relationship that had started between the two continued to grow and hyman became a consultant for some of rakshits company projects in my career he influenced me in more ways than i expected i maintained his way of being very organized about writing or presenting rakshit said you dont find that in a textbook i was able to emulate how he presented and some of things he talked about along with helping former students hymans practices and influence on curriculum have lasted well past his retirement biswas said he developed a culture of looking at medical device design beyond just technical design stressing the importance of quality and regulatory practices to be taught as well that was something he was passionate about that he was a biomechanics person he was very focused on these issues biswas said in our department the reason that we have these certificates in regulatory and all of this emphasis on quality i would say he was a primary driver of that people remember hyman as a genuine approachable person with an immense sense of humor keller said he knew how to take weighty subjects and develop assignments to make them lighter and engaging for students for a bonus activity in the biomaterials course he allowed one act of creativity that somehow related to biomedical engineering which turned out examples of art (painting watercolor marker) music poetry and acting keller said his warm nature encouraged true expression and he never left anyone out in fact prior to his departure from texas a&m i met with him and he handed over a piece of the artwork that was from my class which i keep in my office to this day even after his death hymans legacy will continue to live on in the department through the endowed dr william hyman scholarship fund outstanding current and future biomedical students will receive support in a program that hyman set up for success
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engineering students can still have a highly impactful summer experience despite the fact that covid-19 resulted in the cancellation of many internships the student engineers' council (sec) leadership took action when many of their student peers began to lose internships they developed the sec-directed internship at the beginning of april there was a poll circulated through sec members asking the status of their summer internships unfortunately around 27% of the internships sec members had were canceled at first we wanted to provide something for our members to improve the circumstance however the sec is the representative voice of students within the college of engineering said kiersten potter president of the sec for that reason it was our responsibility to provide this thinking to the rest of the college with that we expanded our efforts by coordinating with engineering entrepreneurship and the career center to get the ball rolling on this initiative the internship aims to provide students within the college of engineering a framework to develop relevant skills with defined deliverables to include in their resumes – despite the cancellation of an official internship an official internship is not necessary to have high levels of impact said potter we are simply here to provide a framework organize accountability mechanisms and highlight the incredible resources the college of engineering already has to offer registration and a recording of the informational are available on the sec website now through may 11 this opportunity is available for all undergraduate and graduate students the sec is prioritizing students who have had canceled/rescinded job offers covid-19 disrupted our normalcy and the learnings i have had in the zachry leadership program (zlp) directly played into the development of the sec-directed internship said potter zlp has equipped me to know how to properly respond to abrupt change i reflected on the situation i asked myself if there are ways i can help or use the skills and abilities to address my peers needs and how can i best utilize the incredible people and resources around me to respond then we acted "aggies are taught to lead a life of selfless service sec saw this opportunity as a way to selflessly serve the college so we took action " said potter
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for the first time in the teams history the women in engineering (we) vex-u robotics team at texas a&m university won the excellence award qualifying for the 2020 vex world championship at the regional vex robotics competition on feb 22 the excellence award is the highest award presented at the regional competition this award is presented to a team that exemplifies overall excellence which is determined by the teams design teamwork robot skills and overall program although the team advanced to the world championship the event has been canceled in response to covid-19 receiving the excellence award is a huge honor for any team and we worked extremely hard for it said maddie foster project manager it meant a lot to see all our hard work pay off and knowing we are representing women in engineering made it even more worthwhile shawna fletcher we director said that its important that students are in charge and work to make the team a success there are many first- and second-year students with little to no previous experience who get involved and hone their skills by learning from other students said fletcher melissa zhang programming team lead and computer science junior said that the team plans to continue giving students a hands-on experience to improve their technical skills and aim for the world championship again next year we planned to redesign the robot for worlds in order to make up for all the shortcomings we observed during regionals zhang said next year we hope to create a better autonomous routine for the competition and for skills
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in the months leading up to the regional competition foster said that the team spent half of their meeting time collaborating and sharing ideas between the programming and mechanical sub-teams spending time sharing ideas and giving each other feedback and support allows us to grow together and be better as a whole foster said their team is broken into two main components: a mechanical and programming team this allows the teams to effectively build a robot that meets the teams designed robot requirements and allow the robot to perform desired actions being in such a collaborative environment every team member knows that they can ask anyone for help without hesitation foster said our leaders this year really connected with the new members and it was great seeing them grow with the team"
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this years game was named vex-u robotics competition tower takeover robots were designed to stack cubes on the field into towers or score them into a teams respective goal zones the objective of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing team this competition encouraged the team to learn new things at first i was overwhelmed by the number of members i needed to teach and spent a lot of the time walking around and solving any technical problems that occurred zhang said this made me realize the importance of planning ahead especially when it comes to a large team zhang said that vex-u robotics changes the game annually to push students to create new solutions robots and strategies to conquer the new challenges given for our team this translates into giving women hands-on experience to improve their technical skills in problem-solving programming and translating ideas to reality by building the robot zhang said the team has done a terrific job improving from year to year said fletcher winning the excellence award was the icing on the cake and the college is proud of all they have accomplished even though worlds was canceled the team is moving forward and already planning for next year these students are dedicated and deserve recognition contact weoutreach@tamuedu for more information on we or the vex-u team
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nothing ventured nothing gained thats the motto that alejandro morales a junior in the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university has always lived by following the moral of his own story his most recent adventure had morales embarking on a semester-long study abroad program to the australian defence force academy to broaden his horizons as a student member of the corps of cadets and an engineer and unknowingly to join the academys water polo team it was definitely a fun experience and since i've been back i've been talking to sophomores and juniors in the corps of cadets and telling them it's a great opportunity said morales if i could do it again i probably would i made really good friends we still chat to this day which is a bit tough because i think theyre 17 hours ahead of us but it was really worth it and it definitely changed the way i am as a person
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this global journey started as many seldom do – in a freshman math course while in class morales met a couple of australian exchange students in cadet-like uniforms for the remainder of their time in texas they found time to hang out with each other and become good friends we kept in touch and in the fall semester of my sophomore year i got an email about a corps of cadets spring exchange said morales i talked to them about it and asked ‘what do you think should i go and my friend was like ‘dude you're going have a blast so i sent in the application after an interview with the commandant of the corps of cadets morales was on his way to australia morales added that without that initial friendship he probably never would have applied for the program it was with the help from his faraway friends too that he was able to get the syllabi needed to piece together transfer credits and finalize his schedule but with help from around the world and within the department he was able to step onto a nearly 20-hour flight to the academy
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soon after he took a dive into water polo having never played before and not being a strong swimmer morales was unexpectedly and suddenly recruited by his friend from the math class i joined and spent about the first month drowning before finally learning how to properly float said morales recruited once more by the water polo team he participated in a defence force tournament – playing against fellow military academy teams from malaysia singapore and more while their team did not place the new venture was enriching all the same but things were not all fun and water polo games for morales while he was abroad in addition to overcoming culture shock and language barriers he had to balance his athletics with academia
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i had i think 35 contact hours a week said morales so every week i had 35 hours in a lecture hall a lab a recitation and a study session and since it is a military academy we also got to do the parades anzac day was a really cool experience i got to go on military drills it was really interesting without an ocean engineering department to call his home morales was placed in civil engineering and oceanography while in australia but that didnt stop him from testing the waters in labs and research partaking in things such as developing unmanned vehicle technology alongside ocean engineers in the navy and sailing through jervis bay on patrol boats to test water properties and how plastic travels in surface and sub-surface currents he pushed onward in his pursuit of new horizons despite the challenges he faced morales summoned his intrinsic motivation to power through the semester – leaving australia with good grades fond memories and lifelong friends you have to trust in yourself said morales even if the going gets rough just remember that you still got some left in you and you can still pull through
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two faculty members from the texas a&m university college of engineering were selected to receive a 2020 distinguished achievement award for research from texas a&m and the association of former students they were among 24 outstanding members of the universitys faculty and staff to be honored the 2020 recipients from the college of engineering were dr yu ding professor department of industrial and systems engineering; and dr helen l reed regents professor department of aerospace engineering the university-level distinguished achievement awards were first presented in 1955 and have since been awarded to more than 1 000 professionals who have exhibited the highest standards of excellence at texas a&m in recognition of their achievements each recipient receives a cash gift an engraved watch and a commemorative plaque in lieu of an in-person ceremony honoring recipients the university is formally celebrating their accomplishments through other channels
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spoiling foods souring wine and worsening wounds have a common culprit a process called oxidation although the ill effects of these chemical reactions can be curtailed by the action of antioxidants creating a sturdy platform capable of providing prolonged antioxidant activity is an ongoing challenge researchers at texas a&m university might have solved this problem with their new antioxidant mats made from an intertwined network of ultra-fine strands of a polymer and an antioxidant found in red wine the researchers said these mats are strong stable and capable of delivering antioxidant activity for prolonged periods of time our innovation is that we have fine-tuned the steps needed to spin defect-free ultra-microscopic fibers for making high-performing antioxidant mats said adwait gaikwad a graduate student in dr svetlana sukhishvilis laboratory in the college of engineering and a primary author of the study each fiber is intermolecularly linked to several antioxidant molecules and so the final mat which is made of millions and millions of such fibers has enhanced antioxidant functionality a description of their study is in the february issue of the journal acs applied materials & interfaces although oxidation is a common natural phenomenon left unchecked this chemical reaction can be detrimental for example in alcoholic beverages too much oxidation leads to the formation of acetaldehyde from alcohol altering the drinks taste color and aroma in the body oxidative stress causes a buildup of free radicals that can harm healthy cells and body tissue however oxidative reactions can be kept in control by the action of antioxidants these compounds readily combine with ambient oxygen or donate electrons to neutralize charged radicals of the many antioxidants a molecule found in red wine called tannic acid is particularly attractive because it is also antibacterial and antiviral the researchers said these remarkable properties are due to the presence of groupings of atoms called polyphenols within tannic acids molecular structure polyphenols are natural organic compounds that are also known for their antioxidant properties said hanna hlushko also a graduate student in sukhishvilis laboratory and a primary author of the study turns out that the tannic acid is replete with these polyphenol motifs which make it an efficient binding partner to many molecules and a great scavenger of free radicals in past studies antioxidants were blended into synthetic mats put simply in this technique mats are made by first mixing a polymer and antioxidants together and then flattening them into a sheet but the researchers said these mats have lower functionality because the surface area for antioxidant activity is limited and so to increase the surface area for antioxidant activity they created an antioxidant mesh made with ultrafine fibers of polymer and tannic acid thus each strand of this mesh-like mat could contribute to antioxidant activity furthermore unlike the earlier blending technique they chose a polymer that could hold on to molecules of tannic acid by making hydrogen bonds thereby increasing the overall strength of the final mat
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to make these fibers the researchers filled a syringe with tannic acid a polymer called polyvinylpyrrolidone and a combination of solvents then as they squeezed the mixed polymer-antioxidant solution out of the syringe they applied a voltage of 16 kilovolts between the tip of the syringe and a spinning drum collector located a short distance away this extremely high voltage pulled the polymer into nanofibers as it traveled from the syringe to the collection drum at the end of the spinning process they had an interwoven nanofiber mat when the researchers examined these mats under a high-power electron microscope they found that the nanofibers were without any defect that could compromise the mats mechanical properties also they showed that these mats are stable at the ph of water and can provide sustained antioxidant activity by releasing tannic acid continuously for around 20 days they also noted that the hydrogen bonds between polyvinylpyrrolidone and tannic acid increased the strength of their mats by up to 10-fold more than mats spun from polyvinylpyrrolidone fibers alone thus the nanofiber design made the mats mechanically strong and yet gave them cloth-like flexibility to wrap around objects we have created antioxidant mats with a high surface area robust mechanical properties and the ability to provide long-term antioxidant protection said gaikwad also the release of tannic acid is on-demand the hydrogen bonds hold the antioxidants in the material until there is an external stimulus like ph these properties make our mats suitable for diverse applications from bandages for wound-healing to inner linings of containers for food storage gaikwad and hlushko contributed equally to this research other contributors include parvin karimineghlani and dr victor selin from the texas a&m department of materials science and engineering this work is supported by the national science foundation and the texas a&m engineering experiment station
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in a surgery suite its all hands on deck to give the patient the best care possible however using an endoscope a tube with a light and camera attached to it can sometimes take away some of that mobility a problem a team of seniors in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university worked to solve with their final capstone project during procedures a surgeon will use an endoscope to get better views of the surgery site currently the surgeon or a technician will hold it taking away a set of hands from the surgery itself the capstone team developed a holder that can keep the endoscope absolutely still during the process current holders are cumbersome or expensive barriers that lead to surgeons just going back to holding the tool themselves the team of five students prototype not only is easy to use but also is more accessible within a hospitals budget their sponsor was dr deepak mehta pediatric ear nose and throat surgeon with texas childrens hospital in houston throughout the process of meeting with mehta over the last two semesters the team had to take big ideas from him and develop a tangible engineering concept and design translating the doctors needs into engineering concepts was an interesting challenge said madeline franke
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it was really cool to speak both ‘languages said franke who plans to go to medical school after graduation i feel like im really prepared to be able to work with engineers and to have that more technical mindset and know what things are possible and what things are just asking too much as a doctor i want to speak to engineers with the knowledge of what they can do and whats possible after months of designing and prototyping the final product was an aluminum arm that can clamp and lock to both the surgery table and the endoscope with a ball and joint arm that can move easily to help the surgeon get the scope where they need it camille felgenhauer said she has new respect for the smaller details of a larger project this project is on the smaller scale since we are just catering to our surgeon but the bigger impact of this is its going to cut down on procedures and its going to allow him to work on more patients at the end of the day and help those kids that need it felgenhauer said its those small details that make the bigger picture worth it bailyn piecewicz said she prefers the two-semester project to previous shorter timelines you get to know each other and your strengths and weaknesses more and then you know how to delegate the tasks more efficiently she said plus because you have a longer period to work on the project you get to see it develop more the end product is hopefully a lot better than if it was in a shorter time frame a semester can make a world of difference
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the team also recognized their device will hopefully lead to easier integration and translation in the workplace as a manual device imaad vaid said the cost is much lower than some current electronic devices and does not require a specialized technician the nurses or technicians can set it up and the doctor can come in and immediately start using it vaid said sterilization will be easier as well because weve designed it so it wont need to be (steam sterilized) nearing the end of their capstone the students said they can see ways working on the project has impacted them and can be applied to their lives post-graduation quentin bartkowiak who is pursuing employment in industry said working in a productive team dynamic has prepared him for team environments in the future weve learned how to be more efficient and how to use each other for their skills and what each other brings specifically to the team bartkowiak said working as a team it will help me grow in my work experience and my career just by learning to work with people whether we have a great team like this or teams that arent so functional in addition teams have received training in remote team operations due to the covid-19 pandemic as teams finish up their projects they have risen to the challenge of remote work said jim machek professor of practice and instructor of the capstone course our designs and production are being completed as scheduled
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manqing shao a doctoral student in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university was awarded a 2020-21 texas water resources institute (twri) graduate student grant funded by the us geological survey (usgs)shaos project was one of six to be selected for the grant she will research the effects of evaporation from different future climate change scenarios on water reservoirs specifically 12 primary reservoirs in the upper trinity basin which supplies water to about a quarter of the texas population including the dallas-fort worth metroplextexas regional water planners consider projected water demand and reservoir sedimentation when evaluating future surface water availability but not the impacts of climate change on hydrologic conditions and reservoir evaporation losses shao saidin texas around 67% of the available surface water comes from reservoirs in 2011 during the worst one-year drought on record for the state the net evaporation loss from 188 major water supply reservoirs in texas was 583 million acre-feet which is greater than the states highest annual municipal water use of 497 million acre-feetthis research and framework will provide modeling tools data and information that water resources managers and regional water planners can use to evaluate future long-term trends in water availability it will also allow for the development of regional drought planning and response strategies and informed decisions on methods to conserve the storage of individual reservoirsclimate change is also projected to intensify short- and long-term drought risk across the united states according to shao understanding how climate change could impact texas surface water availability mainly through changes in reservoir evaporation is essential for developing new strategies in response to potential water shortages"it is tremendously encouraging to be awarded this fellowship many thanks to twri and usgs for noticing the potential of this proposed research " she said "i appreciate the guidance and help from dr huilin gao dr gang zhao dr nelun fernando and dr john zhu i will work hard on this research on texas water resources"
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dr siddarth misra has been recognized by both the society of exploration geophysicists (seg) and the society of petrophysicists and well log analysts (spwla) with international awards misra associate professor in the harold vance department of petroleum engineering at texas a&m university will be the honored recipient of the j clarence karcher award from the seg and the young professional technical award from the spwla the j clarence karcher award is given in recognition of significant contributions to the science and technology of exploration geophysics by a young geophysicist of outstanding abilities each year only two young geophysicists are chosen from faculty and researchers in prominent universities and companies located all over the world the young professional technical award celebrates leadership dedication and services to the petrophysics community this award is given based on international peer recognition misra is avidly involved in petrophysical research and data-driven modeling and machine learning he has been a consultant on these subjects for two major companies and has also served as a wireline field engineer much of misras work is featured in the book machine learning for subsurface characterization which he wrote with co-authors hao li and jiabo he my research and teaching align well with the missions of spwla and seg said misra the two awards show the impact of my research on both the petrophysics and geophysics communities they are important accomplishments that help me promote the world-class petrophysical geophysical and subsurface data analytics work being conducted in the harold vance department of petroleum engineering at texas a&m the awards will be presented to misra during annual events held by each society later this year
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dr terri estes '78 has established the richard d estes '78 scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in civil engineering at texas a&m university richard estes passed away in august of 2015 and is survived by his wife terri and their children terri established the scholarship with the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering in honor of richard because it was the department he graduated from both terri and richard graduated from texas a&m in 1978 terri graduated with a degree in biology and richard with a degree in civil engineering richard then went on to earn his mba at the university of arkansas
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact jay roberts assistant vice president of development
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george '60 and ruby lee sandars have established their second scholarship the george '60 and ruby lee sandars endowed scholarship ii this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at texas a&m university the sandars decided to establish this gift with texas a&m to make a difference in students lives our desire is to help students gain a quality education george said god has blessed us in so many ways that we wanted to share that blessing and help others their goal is for this scholarship to have a major impact on its recipients and help them graduate from texas a&m it will help students to complete their education and even though it is a small amount every little bit helps george said george was drawn to texas a&m by the corps of cadets the fighting texas aggie band and the fact that it is a state-supported school george comes from a long line of aggies and joined those ranks when he earned his degree in mechanical engineering in 1960 from texas a&m he and ruby lee have two children who also graduated from texas a&m stephanie who graduated with a degree in biomedical sciences in 1991 and geoffrey with a degree in construction science in 1993
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact stephanie lampe director of development
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dr karan watson regents professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university has been selected as a 2020 recipient of the bevlee a watford inclusive excellence award presented by the women in engineering proactive network this impactful award honors those who actively support and bolster the success and inclusion of women of color in engineering at the undergraduate graduate and professional levels it feels great to be recognized and appreciated said watson for a long time i have wanted people to have better access and inclusion to engineering – men and women – but especially underrepresented groups this award recognizes not only striving to make organizations more inclusive of women but also of women of color and when you're a double minority or triple minority depending on identity elements it's a really lonely place and it's an empty place sometimes so i am pleased to have worked in that arena adding that she is humbled to be selected for the award when so many great people are also working toward inclusivity in engineering and education watson explained that her passion for embracing diversity and inclusion started long before she became a professor when she was an undergraduate student women made up less than 4% of the engineering student body while that has changed watson is determined to continue to increase that representation and invite new ideas backgrounds and perspectives into engineering for years watson has done this by taking an active role in recruitment and leadership – reaching out to women of all ethnicities as a mentor guide and resource she has worked diligently to seek out students to apply and enroll in engineering encouraging them to take the next step in their educational journey and helping them navigate the opportunities and support available to them once they see a door open its them not me that does great things said watson looking ahead watson will continue her pursuit to keep opening doors and inviting people to step across the threshold into engineering with each new mind and perspective innovation grows and education expands making her cause a vital one for the future of research and ingenuity our works not done she said so if more people want to work in this arena to make engineering more inclusive of everybody – and especially of women of color – let's do it
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giok kwa and david l boothe '80 have established the giok kwa and david l boothe '80 scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in the department of engineering technology and industrial distribution at texas a&m university david graduated from texas a&m with a degree in engineering technology in 1980 he recently retired after working as a geophysicist at exxonmobil exploration for 40 years he and giok currently reside in houston texas
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact jay roberts assistant vice president of development
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bobbye and jerry britsch '75 have established the bobbye j and gerald h britsch '75 scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at texas a&m university jerry decided to attend texas a&m because he had heard about the quality of the engineering program and the corps of cadets i was interested in aviation and thought i might want to join the air force after graduation he said my studies in mechanical engineering and four years in the corps taught me the benefit of setting goals and being perseverant while he was a student in texas a&m engineering jerry said he was very impressed and appreciative of the mentoring and support he received from the faculty being in the corps in the mid-1970s and studying engineering at the same time was very demanding i distinctly remember help sessions being offered by faculty members in the department to aid in understanding course material i was having difficulty with he said i have never forgotten this meaningful gesture of concern jerry and bobbye hope that their gift to texas a&m engineering will have a positive impact on students we hope our gift will be a motivating force for a young person to be able to complete their education in this rigorous and demanding field of study jerry said as for the inspiration behind their gift jerry said we felt a strong desire to give back to the school that had shaped my life and my career as an underclassman i had been given a scholarship through mechanical engineering and wanted to help students who are in the corps of cadets seeking a degree in mechanical engineering" jerry and bobbye currently reside in texas and have two sons travis and justin justin followed in his father's footsteps and graduated from texas a&m in 2002 with a degree in mechanical engineering
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact reagan chessher senior director of development
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a team of students from the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university recently placed fifth nationally in the annual student american society of civil engineerings geo-institute geochallengethe competition requires students to use engineering principles to build a model stable earthen structure the texas a&m team was one of only 20 teams chosen to compete nationally in the finals in late february in minneapolis minnesota at geo-congress 2020members of the geowall team began work in november 2019 to design the mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall using paper reinforcement taped to a poster board wall facing
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"we purchased sandbags different construction tools plywood etc constructed a sandbox with plywood and began work on our design " said prince kumar a civil engineering doctoral student and captain of the texas a&m geowall teamthe engineering students submitted their design report and were selected to compete in the national finalskumar said the team had several strategies going into the competition including building their wall multiple times working through minor mistakes and being positive"we were fully prepared and very excited for the final competition " kumar said "it was our great honor to represent aggies at the national finals competition and we feel proud"
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this year's team included kumar undergraduate students jessica escobedo and bridget le and doctoral student muhammad ali falak drs anand puppala and marcelo sanchez served as faculty advisors for the team and worked closely with them in the eventkumar said in addition to the competition students were able to meet students from other universities attend lectures by experts and broaden their professional networks and connections"this is a great opportunity for students to attend a world-class professional engineering conference " he said encouraging other students to get involved with geowall "it's a golden opportunity to represent texas a&m at a national level"the texas a&m chapter of the geo-institute provided funding for the team to compete at this year's geo-challenge "geo-institute chapter offers a wide range of other opportunities aimed at improving professional and personal attributes for students " falak said who serves as the vice president for the texas a&m chapter "students and former students who are part of this chapter have proven themselves to be leaders team players and outstanding geotechnical professionals we expect a lot more students in the future to be part of our student organization"the texas a&m geo-institute student chapter acknowledges the support from the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering to attend this competition yue chen serves as the current president of the geo-institute student chapter which is supervised by dr sanchez
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a typical nuclear reactor uses only a small fraction of its fuel rod to produce power before the energy-generating reaction naturally terminates what is left behind is an assortment of radioactive elements including unused fuel that are disposed of as nuclear waste in the united states although certain elements recycled from waste can be used for powering newer generations of nuclear reactors extracting leftover fuel in a way that prevents possible misuse is an ongoing challenge now researchers with texas a&m engineering have devised a simple proliferation-resistant approach for separating out different components of nuclear waste the prescribed one-step chemical reaction described in the february issue of the journal industrial & engineering chemistry research resulted in the formation of crystals containing all of the leftover nuclear fuel elements distributed uniformly the researchers also noted that the simplicity of their recycling approach makes the translation from lab bench to industry feasible our recycling strategy can be easily integrated into a chemical flow sheet for industrial-scale implementation said dr jonathan burns research scientist in the texas a&m engineering experiment stations nuclear engineering and science center in other words the reaction can be repeated multiple times to maximize fuel recovery yield and further reduce radioactive nuclear waste the basis of energy production in nuclear reactors is thermonuclear fission in this reaction a heavy nucleus usually uranium when hit by subatomic particles called neutrons becomes unstable and tears apart into smaller lighter elements however uranium can absorb neutrons and get progressively heavier to form elements like neptunium plutonium and americium before once again splitting and releasing energy over time these fission reactions lead to a buildup of lighter elements in the nuclear reactor but roughly half of these fission products are deemed neutron poisons they also absorb neutrons just like used nuclear fuel leaving fewer for the fission reaction eventually bringing the energy production to a halt hence used fuel rods contain fission products leftover uranium and small quantities of plutonium neptunium and americium currently these items are collectively considered nuclear waste in the united states and are destined to be stowed away in underground repositories because of their high radioactivity nuclear waste is a two-pronged problem said burns first almost 95% of the starting material of the fuel is left unused and second the waste we produce contains long-lived radioactive elements neptunium and americium for example can persist and radiate for up to hundreds of thousands of years scientists have had some success with separating uranium plutonium and neptunium however these methods have been very complex and have had limited success at separating americium furthermore burns said that the united states department of energy requires the recycling strategy to be proliferation-resistant meaning that plutonium which can be used in weapons must never be separated from other nuclear fuel elements during the recycling process to address the unmet needs of nuclear waste recycling the researchers investigated if there was a simple chemical reaction that could separate all the desirable used nuclear fuel chemical elements together from earlier studies the researchers knew that at room temperature uranium forms crystals in strong nitric acid within these crystals uranium atoms are arranged in a unique profile a central uranium atom is sandwiched between two oxygen atoms on either side by sharing six electrons with each oxygen atom
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we immediately realized that this crystal structure could be a way to separate out plutonium neptunium and americium since all of these heavy elements belong to the same family as uranium said burns the researchers hypothesized that if plutonium neptunium and americium assumed a similar bonding structure with oxygen as uranium then these elements would integrate themselves into the uranium crystal for their experiments they prepared a surrogate solution of uranium plutonium neptunium and americium in highly concentrated nitric acid at 60–90 degrees celsius to mimic dissolving of a real fuel rod in the strong acid they found when the solution reached room temperature as predicted that uranium neptunium plutonium and americium separated from the solution together uniformly distributing themselves within the crystals burns noted that this simplified single-step process is also proliferation-resistant since plutonium is not isolated but incorporated within the uranium crystals the idea is that the reprocessed fuel generated from our prescribed chemical reaction can be used in future generations of reactors which would not only burn uranium like most present-day reactors but also other heavy elements such as neptunium plutonium and americium said burns in addition to addressing the fuel recycling problem and reducing proliferation risk our strategy will drastically reduce nuclear waste to just the fission products whose radioactivity is hundreds rather than hundreds of thousands of years dr jeffrey d einkauf from the texas a&m engineering experiment stations center for nuclear security science & policy initiatives also contributed to this research this research is sponsored by funds from the united states department of energy
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mary jane and dr john t baldwin 64 have established the mary jane and dr john t baldwin 64 endowed chemical engineering scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at texas a&m university the baldwins are also contributing to the jack e brown building fund where the chemical engineering department is housed the funds will be used to purchase benches that will be named the baldwin benches and be placed in the building for chemical engineering students to use john was a first-generation college student with a family that supported the university of texas however once he visited the texas a&m campus he knew thats where he wanted to go i worked at a grocery store through high school and junior college and a customer advised me that i should check out texas a&m john said after a visit i was sold and never considered any other school john also went on to earn his doctoral degree at texas a&m i was literally scared to my bones of failure at texas a&m and studied around the clock i was awarded several scholarships and after graduation i stayed for graduate school and received a phd four years after my bs he said following in his footsteps two of his three children have become aggies john said he was inspired to establish this gift because of his time at texas a&m both as a student and a senior lecturer after 27 years in the chemical engineering technology and software development and management industry i returned to texas a&m as a senior lecturer in chemical engineering he said during the 20 plus years that i was in this position i gathered an increased appreciation of the chemical engineering students and decided i wanted to support the program as much as i can thus the reason for the gift for the students ultimately john hopes that his gift will be able to strengthen the quality of the chemical engineering program at texas a&m
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact haley jennings director of development
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deepa and thomas j mireles '94 have established the deepa and thomas j mireles '94 scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering at texas a&m university thomas earned his bachelor's degree in 1994 and his masters degree in 1995 both in petroleum engineering during his time at texas a&m thomas was also a part of the society of mexican american engineers and scientists he currently works for murphy oil corporation and the family resides in houston
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the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engineering or would like more information on how you can give please contact kelly corcoran senior director of development
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