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michael and angela tuller have established the michael 87 and angela 87 tuller scholarship to provide one or more scholarships to full-time first-generation students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree from the department of industrial and systems engineering at texas a&m university michael and angela are graduates of the industrial engineering department and prioritized giving back to texas a&m once they graduated their commitment to texas a&m was recognized in 2017 with their induction into the texas a&m legacy society the legacy society recognizes individuals corporations and organizations whose cumulative current giving to support the university totals $100 000 or more and individuals who plan to make future gifts through their estates angela and i met in an engineering class in 1986 and got married in 1988 michael said while at texas a&m we made lifelong friends that share our love for this special place he highlighted the uniqueness of texas a&m and the impact the university had on his and angelas lives there is something unique about texas a&m that is hard to articulate or explain yet for those who have had the privilege of attending this university it is a spirit that stays with you for life michael said we are passionate and thankful for the gift texas a&m provided us in terms of our education which has served angela and i well over the course of our 32-year careers the tullers chose to establish a scholarship in the industrial and systems engineering department for several reasons we chose to establish a scholarship in the department based on our shared experience in industrial engineering and the opportunities this unique degree has presented to each of us in our careers michael said he currently serves as the executive director of cardiovascular sales for amgen a multinational biopharmaceutical company angela served as director of field operations at mclane foodservice a wholesale supply chain services company and retired in 2003 to focus on raising their daughter ellie ellie will graduate from high school in 2021 and michael and angela hope to add aggie parents to their list of accomplishments in the fall of 2021
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the department of industrial and systems engineering is celebrating its 80th anniversary in the coming years the departments goal for this celebration is to have 80 scholarships for the 80 years the department has existed endowments supporting the students in the department have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the departments goal or would like more information on how you can give please contact john bernheim senior director of development
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yash parikh is a phd student in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering he attended research labs day in 2017 and he said the event helped prepare him to intern at oak ridge national lab this past summer we recently sat down with him to discuss his experience working at a national lab q: when you attended research labs day what did you learn and how did that benefit you when you were applying for internships at national labs a: i participated in the inaugural edition of the research labs day in 2017 it was a one-of-a-kind event that brought representatives from different national labs under the same roof during this event i presented a poster with my preliminary research work it was indeed an enjoyable experience to interact and receive feedback from different lab representatives on my project which further opened up new directions for my research one important take-away from this experience was about getting an overview of the breadth of research taking place at these labs the career fair and networking events in particular provided much needed insights about the available internship opportunities which proved to be very beneficial during the internship application phase q: why would you recommend other grad students attend research labs day a: networking is the key here i would recommend all the graduate students to attend research labs day to get first-hand insight about the research work and corresponding opportunities available at these labs most often it is during such events the lab representatives get to meet their future candidates and discuss the research work and their candidate preferences one may assume that internship or fulltime positions may be restricted to us citizenship requirements but most often that is not the case these labs do have post-master and post-doctorate research opportunities for graduate and phd students respectively such vital insight is gained from attending the informational sessions and interacting with the lab representatives further there is no harm in collecting some of the cool freebies with the national labs endorsements q: can you tell us a little about your time interning at oak ridge national lab a: as an advanced short-term research opportunity (astro) participant at ornls manufacturing demonstration facility (mdf) in summer 2019 i was assigned multiple projects involving metal additive manufacturing apart from learning i also gained insight into the world-renowned facilities at ornl which includes visiting the fastest supercomputer in the world summit while interning i also had an opportunity to give back to the community by providing informational tours to the visitors and high-school students about the facilities and the research work carried out at mdf q: what is the most exciting aspect of working at a national lab a: the most exciting aspect of working at ornl was collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of scientists and technical personnel at state-of-the-art research facilities to conduct basic and applied research with employees from over 100 countries ornl had a welcoming inclusive and co-operative work culture q: would you have considered working at a national lab before attending research labs day a: before attending the research labs day i was considering research opportunities only in an industrial setting but with the distinct information and networking experience offered during research labs day my career horizons have broadened i can now firmly say that this event proves to be a helpful platform not only for graduate students but also for faculty members to interact and learn about potential collaborative opportunities
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the nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) has awarded texas a&m university a $400 000 grant for graduate student fellowships it is among 45 grants awarded to 33 academic institutions in 19 states and puerto rico totaling $15 million in fiscal year 2019 this is an excellent opportunity for our students and faculty said dr michael nastasi department head in nuclear engineering funding and support such as this is what allows us to remain a cutting-edge research and educational facility at the forefront of nuclear engineering the grant supports education and encourages careers and research in nuclear mechanical and electrical engineering health physics and related fields to meet expected future workforce needs recipients include four-year universities and colleges two-year trade schools and community colleges and minority serving institutions which are a federally recognized category of educational establishments recipients are to use the grants for scholarships fellowships and faculty development more than 5 200 students in 35 states and puerto rico have been recipients of the nrc program over its 10-year tenure through this program the nrc has funded multiple research and development educational and training and experiential learning projects to enhance academic excellence and to produce a skilled future workforce visit here for the complete list of grants awarded and general information about the grant program is available on the nrc website
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biomedical engineering senior camella carlson has been named a recipient of the national astronaut scholarship from the astronaut scholarship foundation i am very honored to have received the astronaut scholarship i was thrilled to find out i was a finalist for texas a&m and even more so to find out that i was selected as a scholar carlson said the scholarship emphasizes research and advancing fields which aligns with carlsons interests her general research interest is in translational medical research working on ideas to implement new technology in a way that is clinically useful she works with dr kristen maitland associate professor who nominated her for the scholarship in maitlands biomedical optics lab she worked on projects involving the optical detection of tuberculosis and a microscope setup to monitor cells grown on microspheres in 2018 she participated in the harvard-mit health sciences and technology biomedical optics program and in summer 2019 she worked at the national institutes of health carlsons interest in biomedical engineering started when she was young and in high school an anatomy and physiology course caught her eye i chose to study specifically as a biomedical engineer because i liked the problem-solving mindset that accompanies engineering and wanted to understand human physiology through the lens of math and science carlson said i also was drawn to biomedical engineering because it is cutting edge"
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there also were personal reasons that drove her to work on translational projects that have direct applications to individual patients growing up with a blind dad i understand how medical conditions can affect an individuals quality of life in both obvious and subtle ways carlson said i am thrilled to be a part of a field where i can use my knowledge and skills to improve the lives of others carlson attended a conference earlier this year where she enjoyed meeting other astronaut scholars although they had varied specific fields they had a common interest in science and engineering which helped them learn from each other moving forward i think that being an astronaut scholar will set me apart among other applicants when i am pursuing further education carlson said she plans to pursue a phd in biomedical engineering possibly a combined masters and phd degree i can envision myself at a research hospital a crucial junction of clinical care medical expertise and innovative research carlson said i want to combine basic science discoveries with problems dictated by physicians and patients to radically improve the speed accuracy and simplicity of diagnoses and treatments
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juggling several leadership positions within the fightin texas aggie band and corps of cadets with a full course load sounds like a daunting task but computer science and engineering student michael milton 20 is excelling on all fronts he discusses his leadership roles and how he uses the skills hes honed at texas a&m university to help optimize his time both in the classroom and on the marching field q: what is your role within the band and what does that entail a: i have two different jobs within the band one is being the head drum major each week i am the one out in front of the band leading and conducting there are two other drum majors conducting with me my main job is teaching the band the drill and practicing it because we learn a new set of drills every week i am also the career readiness and scholastics officer for the whole band i make sure everyone is doing well in their studies q: why did you choose to major in computer science and engineering a: my sophomore year of high school actually was my first computer science class i saw this sign that basically said hey if you're really good at math you should check out this computer science class i took another two coding classes during my junior and senior year i knew even before i came to texas a&m that i wanted to do computer science q: what sparked your interest to pursue a career in the cybersecurity field a: after graduating from high school i thought about going into video game design with a minor in visualization but then i realized i can't draw during my sophomore year at texas a&m i got a scholarship that came with a contract for the united states air force at the beginning of my sophomore year the corps created a cybersecurity unit when i joined that i found that i really enjoyed the work i was doing there so i picked up cybersecurity as a minor which i'm actually using to cover the emphasis area for my major q: does your background in computer science help you in your leadership roles a: one of the things thats always interested me is optimization looking at things and asking myself how can i do this more efficiently being the head drum major career readiness and scholastic officer for the entire band and training officer for the cybersecurity unit time management can be kind of difficult and my computer science background has helped me manage my time efficiently its also helped with explaining the drill during marching practice in a way that makes sense to everyone its helped us learn and get through drill sets faster q: have you participated in any internships a: last summer i interned with lockheed martin and i really enjoyed that so i am looking forward to going back next summer q: what do you hope to do as a career or after graduation a: im on contract with the air force so after i graduate i'll be commissioned as a second lieutenant i would like to be a cyber-warfare officer q: how has your time in the corps helped you in engineering or vice versa a: i think the corps and engineering have helped me with each other the corps taught me to have a great attention to detail which served to help me do very well in various projects over the years here and my engineering course load has taught me time management which has helped me be able to balance my coursework with my corps responsibilities and has allowed me to take on multiple jobs within the corps at the same time q: what advice would you give to freshman computer science students a: definitely study for csce 222 i would also say to get to know your professors a lot of professors here are really really nice get to know them they want to get to know you and they enjoy teaching its really helpful being able to go to them and say you didnt understand something in class and they're perfectly willing to talk to you about it and i found for me that reading the textbook always helps if you dont understand it in class
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the college of architectures department of visualization recently hosted chillennium 2019 the worlds largest student-run game jam at texas a&m universitys memorial student center this year the annual event drew more than 400 video game development enthusiasts from universities and colleges all over the world to compete chillennium is an event where participants are tasked with planning designing and developing a video game from scratch in 48 hours during the competition they are given the opportunity to show off their computer programming and development skills meet fellow developers and network with industry professionals who are advisors on the competition floor the theme for this years competition was all for one and one for all kishan patel and ryan pfeifer senior students in the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m competed in this years competition and both were on teams that won some of the top awards patel was part of team pig-cat which won the best in game design and fan-favorite awards they created aw sheep! in which players must collect as many sheep as possible before the timer runs out whoever collects the most sheep by sundown is the winner for the best in game design award each member of the team received a trophy and a $75 gift card and for the fan-favorite award members received a trophy and a $100 gift card i have attended three chillennium competitions during my time here at texas a&m and found each one to be a learning experience patel said the atmosphere is great because almost everything is taken care of and all we have to do is focus on our tasks i always learn a lot and i feel that is true for everyone who attends pfeifer was part of the first-place overall winning team biterate entertainment the team created honey up! a real-time strategy game where players are responsible for managing resources for a beehive each team member received a $150 gift card a one-year license for houdini (a 3d animation software application) tickets to south by southwest 2020 and a trophy ive participated in chillennium every year since i was a freshman im hoping to find a career in game development after college so i have always taken chillennium very seriously but its also a lot of fun to see a game come together in 48 hours said pfeifer ive absolutely loved competing throughout college and i think that the experience ive gained is invaluable for someone looking for a job in game development
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when i moved i didn't speak a word of english sebastiao appleton figueira a sophomore in the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university said i thought i'd learned english at school but it's the same thing as learning spanish in elementary school if you try to go to spain with that knowledge nothing's going to happen figueira born and raised in portugal moved to the united states with his family when he was in middle school on my first day two weeks late into the school year i went to my school he said they handed me a polo and said ‘put this on this is the uniform i couldnt understand a single word that was written on my schedule i had no clue what any of it meant they put me in my first class opened the door pushed me in and closed the door behind me and that's how my education in the united states began for the next three months figueira copied down his homework assignments letter by letter and then translated it to portuguese to complete it with the help of his parents he translated it back to english and took it to school to turn it in the next day by the end of it he was fluent in english this persistence and drive followed him through high school where he took a multitude of ap exams in preparation for his college career i wanted to go to california (for university) figueira said that was my dream but i came to texas a&m and fell in love with the school completely every little tradition everything's been my passion since coming from a largely coastal country and a family with naval and engineering roots figueira found a home away from home in the ocean engineering department – drawn to it by the versatility of the application a degree would offer him i could explore anything from renewable energy to ship manufacturing naval architecture even some electrical design thats all included here he said and then just the prospect of what is to come in the future ocean levels are rising the united states has not started planning for that as much as other countries have and so being part of a small group in the workforce that actually has the knowledge to solve those problems and knowing that i'm going to be one of the most prepared to do so through this program makes me extremely excited as figueira explained being part of a department that not only has industry connections and expert instructors but also a tight-knit community of faculty and students has allowed him to become friends with his fellow classmates quicker so much so that he is planning on participating in a departmental study abroad with a group of close friends next summer along with diving into the departments human powered submarine project and branch of the marine technology society figueira is also a recent inductee into the zachry leadership program (zlp) a mentor in freshmen reaching excellence in engineering a sub-team lead for the engineers without borders campus chapter and a fish camp counselor this year his fish camp experience hit close to home as he worked session g – the last camp of the summer dedicated to out-of-state and international students as such he was able to give those who are coming from a background similar to his own a few words of advice you are not going to look any different than anyone else while you're on campus it is going to be a struggle to deal with all the extra paperwork all the extra meetings that no one knows about all the extra things that you have to deal with that stay in the dark but the thing is nothing will ever stop you from pushing to be involved and my counsel to anybody who comes to texas a&m – international (student) or not – is to dive in headfirst texas a&m has proven to give me as much as i put in don't give in and don't give up keep pushing forward and for those who are trying to find their major figueira encourages his peers and fellow students to consider the ocean engineering department – hoping to help people share in his experiences don't give in on the program because it's small; the opportunity that comes from it is so much bigger than that he said don't shut it down because it's new we have fantastic professors and a really fantastic program the community that you're going to find here is putting their all in for their own growth and for the growth of the program and therefore your growth do it there's no reason not to
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with the help of a grant from the nasa innovative advanced concepts program a texas a&m university-led research team will continue the development of a new type of propulsion system possibly enabling missions to the nearest stars in our lifetime since the launch of sputnik in 1957 space probes have explored our neighboring planets their moons and other minor bodies of the solar system the farthest spacecraft from earth voyager 1 has now left the influence of the sun and has entered interstellar space despite travelling at 38 600 miles per hour voyager would still take 74 000 years to reach the nearest star (other than our sun) proxima centauri the greatest obstacle to exploration beyond the outer planets and into interstellar space is traversing such distances in a reasonable time which requires tremendous speed even a 100-year mission to the rocky exoplanet proxima b entails traveling at 5% the speed of light these daunting requirements far exceed the current capabilities of chemical or plasma propulsion systems
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through the nasa innovative advanced concepts (niac) phase ii grant the team led by dr chris limbach assistant professor in the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m has proposed combining a laser beam and a neutral particle beam using them to push a spacecraft to nearly 10% the speed of light unlike either beam alone the researchers are tailoring the beam parameters to exploit the refraction of light and optical forces to eliminate the spreading or expansion of the beams which would otherwise decrease thrust and limit the maximum speed this process known as self-guiding enables the beams to continue pushing and accelerating the spacecraft over millions of kilometers in addition to limbach the team includes dr ken hara assistant professor at stanford university and dr alexandros gerakis assistant professor at texas a&m the current investigation was preceded by a nine-month niac phase i study where the team looked at the physics and feasibility of this innovative concept and identified technology requirements they also developed high-fidelity modeling tools to simulate how light propagates through the particle beam and how the particles respond to the light field while traveling millions of kilometers through space for phase ii the team will spend two years further refining the propulsion concept by addressing unknown questions found in phase i including the interaction between the propulsion beams and the spacecraft this will include development of advanced numerical simulation tools and complementary laboratory experiments experiments will be conducted at the aerospace laboratory for lasers electromagnetics and optics (allemo) they intend to simulate the space environment using an ultra-high vacuum system to show they can produce a neutral particle beam with the properties required for self guiding the team will pass an atomic rubidium vapor through a convergent/divergent nozzle to produce a supersonic jet then a highly directional beam will be created by applying laser doppler cooling a technique that will bring the atom temperature to less than -459 f just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero this will allow the researchers to perform experiments on self guiding with lower power laser systems these experiments can be used to validate computational simulation tools and show the feasibility of the innovative propulsion technique at the end of phase ii the team wants to demonstrate progress toward future implementation of this propulsion technique including beam source development an improved understanding of the physics and the completion of modeling tools needed to design a full-scale system
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once again cailin oconnell found herself surrounded by her peers as they worked over 48 hours in the hope that theyd win aggies invent oconnell a senior nuclear engineering student appreciated being there again with not only more experience but the tactical skills to take on this particular competition aggies invent a design competition that challenges students innovation and teamwork abilities allows students to develop prototypes around a theme and gives them the opportunity to take these concepts and form a startup oconnell said that she enjoys applying the design process under pressure in a 48-hour window of course my design wont be perfect by the end of it but getting through that first iteration can be the most challenging part of creating something new oconnell said this june her team secure the bag redesigned colostomy bags with the patients comfort in mind this bag utilized medical-grade magnets rather than traditional irritating adhesives to secure the bag around a patients stoma our team definitely experienced the brainstorming phase in the form of a stalemate between two ideas but we pushed through it oconnell said it ended up helping our design by incentivizing us to pitch to each other before pitching to the judges although her team did not place within the top four she said she realizes the importance of keeping an open mind to the ideas of others and that aggies invent competitions are a perfect example of a crash course in teamwork technical design and pitch development aggies invent is challenging but its also a fun time if you let it be oconnell said the more you put in the more you will get out and interacting with other teams making friends learning something new from your peers -- these aspects are all inherent to the aggies invent experience based on her experience freshman and senior year she advises other students in these competitions to not let the concept of perfection become the enemy of good in this sense she believes that it is important to not get lost in the minutia and make sure to go forward in designing as there will be other opportunities to alter it after aggies invent if you are a freshman just getting started there is no better way to dive into the world of engineering entrepreneurship aggies invent requires no prior experience and could even be a talking point for your next internship interview oconnell said aggies invent gives you the space support and some motivation in the form of time constraint to get things done learn more about aggies invent
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two former students were recently honored by the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university for their career achievements in the engineering industry they were recognized during the annual distinguished graduate scholarship and fellowship banquet which was held on nov 7 at the hilton hotel in college station jeff collins 80 began a more than 35-year career in civil engineering after graduation from texas a&m beginning with crss engineering in houston as a department manager collins now serves as the executive vice president on the board of directors for lja engineering during his career at lja collins has focused on building the public side of the firm which inspired him to help build a firm that kept in mind while focusing on client needs
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kelly kaatz 86 has been working in water resources at hdr engineering for more than 30 years progressing from an engineer in training to eventually become an area manager and regional director kaatz now serves as a senior vice president and regional director of operations for the company to kaatz the most significant step in his professional career was transitioning from a project engineer to a project manager in this role he learned how to serve not only the needs of the client but act as a role model and exemplar for those under his leadership
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maria ximena cabrera lehmann senior industrial engineering student has been heavily involved in community service leadership and research at texas a&m university and her hard work has paid off cabrera was awarded the craig c brown outstanding senior engineer award in october this award is presented to graduating engineering students from the college of engineering who demonstrate scholastic achievement leadership and character the prestigious award includes a scholarship which cabrera will use to help pay for her final semester of college cabrera started her college career at texas a&m university-corpus christi and is originally from colombia her unwavering dedication to pursuing community service high academic achievement and undergraduate research made her a perfect candidate the application process was long and required many steps and documents including recommendation letters a personal statement and transcripts cabrera applied in may and her application was sent to the department for review the department can nominate up to three students and these nominations are reviewed by a committee at the college level students nominated by the committee then move on to an interview with a distinguished panel that includes craig brown the awards namesake only around 1% of students are granted an interview with the panel and cabrera not only received an interview but was selected to receive the award cabrera spoke with us about the award and how students can achieve this or another high honor like she did
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q: what does this award mean to you a: this is the highest honor i have received in my life receiving this award is one of those moments in life where you realize that all of your effort is worth it you realized that all of your hard work impacts the people around you and you have made a difference i am extremely grateful for all the people who have supported me and believed in me from the beginning my department and facultys support have played a huge role in my college career and i would have not been able to accomplish everything i have done without them q: which organizations are you involved in at texas a&m a: currently i am a grand challenge scholar industrial and systems engineering ambassador undergraduate researcher at the applied cognitive ergonomics lab certified in six sigma and recently i joined alpha pi mu and tau beta pi to get to know more people in my department and the other engineering disciplines i think that texas a&m is the perfect place to explore your interests and get involved in the many opportunities available to students i have been involved in multiple campus events and organizations while working toward my degree this award is based on scholastic achievement leadership and character and many of these characteristics are developed inside and outside the classroom
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q: do you have any advice for current engineering students so they can be outstanding engineering students a: my advice to students is to value and recognize the opportunities they have from being an aggie not everyone gets the chance to learn from some of the best engineers in the country academics should be a priority for every student after all we are here to be the next generation of innovators and for that we need the technical tools once you feel comfortable with your school work i would recommend getting involved in organizations and activities you feel passionate about throughout my college career i have learned that there are some lessons that are not taught in the classroom the more you explore your potential the closer you will come to being an outstanding engineer it is about managing your time wisely and keeping your priorities straight think of college as your opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and this university certainly gives you the opportunity to be whatever you can imagine take advantage of the resources for entrepreneurship undergraduate research leadership and community service while becoming a good professional
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you dont want to miss the opportunity to build a relationship with your faculty and staff; they are full of wisdom and life lessons i have had the best mentors in my department every professor i have met is seeking your success as long as you show your hard work the most valuable advice i have received came from one of them be humble enough to know that you are not better than anyone else but wise enough to know you are different an outstanding engineering student is not the one that knows the periodic table by memory; it is a student that is able to use their problem-solving skills for the greater good students should always believe in themselves the question that you should ask yourself is are you ready to explore your potential as an aggie engineer
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dr steve suh has been named a fellow of the american society of mechanical engineers (asme) suh serves as an associate professor in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university he earned his doctoral degree from the department in 1997 his research interests include characterization and control of dynamic manufacturing instability engineering design theory micro-electromechanical systems and nano-electromechanical systems fabrication high-performance microelectronic packaging dynamic system diagnostics and prognostics linear and nonlinear stress wave propagation and laser ultrasonic thermometry an asme fellow grade is conferred upon worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements fewer than 3% of all asme members are fellows
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joel 76 and karen 76 kiker met their sophomore year at texas a&m university and were happily married one week after graduation the kikers have since held successful careers in engineering and education and grew their aggie family when their three children also graduated from texas a&m in 2005 and 2008 recognizing first-hand the impact that support from others had on each of their aggie experiences the kikers have established the joel w 76 and karen g 76 kiker endowed scholarship as a way to continue supporting their aggie family made through the texas a&m foundation their generous gift will provide support to first-generation students who are working part time while pursuing their degree in engineering karen is a first-generation college graduate and we understand the value of encouragers and believers during her time at texas a&m and particularly when things were difficult said joel our desire is to directly help students with a financial need and meet and/or get to know the recipients (of our scholarship) so we can encourage them to persist graduate and make a lifetime contribution in their vocation family and community upon graduation from the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering joel went to work for exxonmobil – holding various positions during his almost 39-year career with the company in 2015 he retired as vice president i benefited my entire career from the quality education and experiences that i got at texas a&m more than the academic education which was excellent my co-op work experiences convinced me that i was more than capable to pursue any opportunity in the engineering- science- and business-related fields said joel now stepping into the role of a mover and shaker for the students of today and tomorrow joel is excited to lift up his aggie family with support and encouragement – helping to instill the core values in students as they stride toward graduation and beyond aggies are a family and our family has remained friendly on campus and off through the seasons of our life wherever we have been in the world said joel we witnessed the unchanging core values and virtues in the culture of the aggie family when our three children went through 15-20 years ago and have seen it in recent years interfacing with the dean and faculty in the college of engineering
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each year members of the society of hispanic professional engineers (shpe) join in celebrating their differences as well as their accomplishments at the shpe national convention this year in phoenix arizona was different however for the first time in their history texas a&m universitys chapter won national large chapter of the year on oct 31 president adriana urueta said that her organization dedicates this achievement to past officers she said that what sets her chapter apart is their level of transparency between executive board members they often found themselves leaning on one another for everything from last-minute food pickups or enhancing anothers presentations when we received our award at the convention hearing our name brought me great pride causing me to jump up out of my seat and give high-fives to the members around me before walking to the stage urueta said that moment was 25 years in the making for the chapter above all urueta said that it was always a continuous learning experience from year to year and to have won this award means they won it for their past officers too
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it was not until her board members had their professional pictures taken after their name was announced that urueta calmed down and realized what her chapter has truly accomplished in no way does winning this award mean that texas a&m shpe has peaked because this all is just the beginning of great success for our chapter urueta said in the upcoming year urueta said she believes that the chapter goals will revolve around ensuring they have the resources to meet the demands of their members with the number of hispanics in engineering increasing at texas a&m the chapter goals will reflect on securing additional corporate sponsorships increasing the retention of their membership providing more leadership positions and improving their relationship with other shpe chapters throughout texas winning this award means that everything my team and i put into the organization was worth it urueta said on a personal level there are not enough words to describe what this means to me but this is proof that i can overcome my imposter syndrome and if i can then everyone else can too visit the shpe website for more information about the organization
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it only takes one spark to cause a disaster when flammable gas is involved accidental leaks in the oil and gas industries are a known hazard and danger while most vaporous clouds that ignite result in fires that simply burn until the gas source is extinguished others detonate – putting lives and livelihoods at risk for a terrible explosion to bring more awareness of the dangers of vapor cloud explosions dr elaine oran tees eminent professor in the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m university and a member of the national academy of engineering and her team are taking a deeper look at the fundamentals and history of vapor cloud detonation the teams work provides vital insight into the likelihood and reality of detonations involving flammable gas leaks as such it serves as the foundation for improving risk management in the oil and gas industry and creating a framework on which to base worker safety regulations imagine a whole fuel storage plant that may be half a mile or a mile in diameter and theres some sort of leakage of the fuel or flammable mixture said oran it vaporizes and spreads then a spark comes – theres always a spark – and this can lead to a serious deflagration (combustion) that could become a detonation this detonation travels at supersonic speeds and wipes out everything by analyzing and contrasting fundamental behaviors of both flame acceleration and detonations with catastrophes like the buncefield oil depot in the united kingdom and others in india and the united states the researchers are painting a clear picture of the disastrous effects of vapor cloud detonations
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in addition to the fiery catastrophe of the initial detonation oran explained that the devastation continues with shockwaves – shaking the land around the origin point and causing further damage this was the case with the buncefield oil depot located just 25 miles from the center of london early in the morning as gas leaked out into the chilly air a spark caused by a firewater pump engulfed the storage plant in flames the following detonation and shockwaves devastated the land around it – causing billions of dollars in damage fortunately the one person in the area was far away said oran had it been two hours later the workers would have been there utilizing simulations controlled detonations and various astrophysical properties of explosions oran and her team hope to spur conversations based on their findings and bring to light the risk posed by the destructive albeit rare event of a vapor cloud explosion this research also applies to astrophysical explosions but it has a fundamental relevance to something very practical: safety and regulation said oran it shows that it isnt just large-scale vapor cloud detonations that are a hazard it shows that it can happen in terms of tens of meters and hundreds of meters but the physics all start with a tiny little thing the team includes dr geoff chamberlain from waverton consultancy ltd and dr andrzej pekalski from shell research ltd in the united kingdom
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dr eric petersen has been appointed as the nelson-jackson chair in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university petersen also serves as director of the turbomachinery laboratory his research interests include gas dynamics propulsion combustion shock waves chemical kinetics optical diagnostics and spectroscopy laminar and turbulent flames and rocket combustion petersen was named director of the turbomachinery laboratory in 2018 after serving 10 years as a member with nearly 30 years of experience in the gas turbine and propulsion industry he has authored more then 400 journal and conference papers and serves as vice president of the institute for dynamics of explosions and reactive systems and an associate editor of the journal of engineering for gas turbines and power and the journal of propulsion and power additionally petersen is a fellow of the american society of mechanical engineers and is a member of the american institute of aeronautics and astronautics the combustion institute and the american society for engineering education the nelson-jackson professorship was established in 1992 in honor of edwin nelson and charles jackson and was elevated to a chair this year it is awarded to a nationally prominent professor whose principal research activity is related to turbomachinery and has helped in elevating the stature of the turbomachinery laboratory jackson and nelson received their bachelors degrees in mechanical engineering from texas a&m in 1950 and 1951 respectively they were both charter inductees in the texas a&m mechanical engineering academy of distinguished graduates and received the texas a&m college of engineering alumnus honor awards for their work
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cole fincher was one of two students to receive the 2019 college of engineering outstanding graduate student award which is given annually to one masters student and one doctoral student fincher is currently pursuing a masters degree in mechanical engineering in the j mike walker '66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university im thankful for my advisors and collaborators who have built an environment where i can both learn and contribute fincher said im looking forward to continuing to work and learn together fincher who is advised by assistant professor matt pharr earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the department before continuing his studies in the masters program in 2018 he was awarded the national science foundations (nsf) graduate research fellowship an honor bestowed upon only the most outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based masters and doctoral degrees fincher is interested in the development of alkali metal and metal-alloy anodes toward solid-state battery systems and has thus far authored 10 publications focusing on his research on the mechanics of batteries with several more to come the pursuit of higher capacity batteries has long been an objective of scientists and engineers with some promising materials like lithium metal being put on hold due to potential safety issues it is a problem fincher is enthusiastic about exploring im excited to work on research that addresses these safety issues toward enabling ultra-high capacity lithium metal batteries fincher said not only would this make lighter and longer-lasting phone batteries but such batteries may enable new technologies like electric planes he said he also enjoys working with and mentoring undergraduates in the laboratory as well as participating in scientific outreach programs for high school and middle school students working with undergrads helps me to be a better scientist overall fincher said they challenge me to structure my work more thoroughly and mentoring them also helps me to reinforce concepts that i have learned following graduation fincher plans to pursue a doctorate with the goal of seeking a faculty position
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solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available and the us has some of the richest solar resources in the world to support the progression of solar power the us department of energy (doe) announced it would provide $128 million in funding to advance solar technologies through the office of energy efficiency and renewable energys solar energy technologies office the doe will fund innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs while working to boost solar manufacturing reduce red tape and make solar systems more resilient to cyberattacks among the 75 teams to receive an award is a team led by texas a&m engineering experiment station researchers
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the team received $44 million for their project secure monitoring and control of solar pv systems through dynamic watermarking their goal is to develop and demonstrate a cyber-resilient operation for power distribution systems with massively photovoltaic (pv) generation such as rooftop solar panels it is led by dr le xie (lead pi) dr pr kumar and dr prasad enjeti from the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university partners include researchers from mit centerpoint energy argonne national laboratory (anl) and the illinois institute of technology (iit) with their project funding they will develop and demonstrate an active defense mechanism of the pv distribution system operation using a dynamic watermarking technique to monitor the cybersecurity the technique involves injecting a probe signal onto the grid to authenticate grid actions the approach will include real-time deployment of online computational algorithms in real-world critical locations the physical layer includes power transmission lines transformers solar generation units and power electronics devices the cyber layer includes communication control and sensing (meters) said xie these two layers tightly interact with each other hackers can compromise the pv distribution system by intruding into the cyber layer or manipulating the meter readings so we hope our pv distribution system can be immune to potential cyberattacks therefore cyber resilient xie said that by injecting a (small) private signal with certain signatures into the grid an indelible signature will be imprinted in the measurements from sensors and while hackers may compromise the grid by manipulating the sensors with such an indelible signature any cyberattacks on the sensors will be detected by checking the existence of the imprinted signature as any cyberattacks on the sensors will distort the signature using this idea tong huang bharadwaj satchidanandan kumar and xie designed a framework of securing automatic generation control (agc) which is a crucial frequency regulation scheme in bulk power systems the research funded by doe is built upon the preliminary success on agc a paper describing the preliminary success appears in ieee transactions on power systems by this technique we can determine if the grid is manipulated by hackers this is what we mean by authenticating grid actions xie said adding that they would need to develop an algorithm based on the watermarking method theory which they would then test on an existing system this would drive the innovation ecosystem of solar generation integration with a cost-effective yet powerful defense mechanism against sophisticated cyberattacks on the grid the comprehensive dynamic modeling of pv-dominant distribution systems would then be established we propose a defense framework against any cyberattacks on the telemetered measurements in the pv-dominated distribution system regardless of the attack model/objective he said this is valuable in terms of providing a general-purpose guarantee since the objectives of adversaries are unpredictable this team is uniquely composed and positioned to address the challenges in the future solar-rich distribution systems and advance the frontier of cyber-resilient situational awareness of deep pv-penetrated distribution systems xie said
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the j mike walker '66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university honored some of its most outstanding students at the 2019-20 donor recognition and scholarship/fellowship banquet on nov 7 more than 420 donors students faculty and staff attended the banquet in the bethancourt ballroom in the memorial student center where 381 graduate and undergraduate students received support for their academics in total the scholarships fellowships and awards totaled more than $1 million the department also recognized 19 students with seven awards including the j mike walker '66 impact awards and the james j cain '51 awards department leaders expressed thanks to donors for their support and to students who have excelled in their programs
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interning at general dynamics mission systems (gdms) last summer earned eddie chavez an opportunity to work with electronic security systems for the government and travel coast to coast the internship was a brand-new program and i was able to play a big part in defining my role chavez said gdms allowed me to explore various areas that fall under the companys umbrella chavez a mechanical engineering junior at texas a&m university believes it was through his involvement with the society of automotive engineers and society of hispanic professional engineers and help from the career center that helped him stand apart from other applicants based in georgia and away from his hometown kilgore texas his internship with gdms allowed him to find personal growth during the internship chavez was involved with supporting and analyzing the maintenance of security systems as well as the systems installations and vulnerability testing this gave him the chance to learn how to write procedures at a technical level and learn about team and project management of my favorite things working there i got to board two trident ssbn submarines and learn about fire guidance protocol chavez said while there are many perks to interning out of state chavez found his in exploring seattle and hiking at mount rainier he was also able to visit other places to get a feel of all the things engineering can lead to in my time there i also got to spend two weeks in our sister site based out of bangor washington and spend some time in cape canaveral florida chavez said chavezs internship meant fulfilling a few of his lifetime dreams of traveling getting to travel through work was a fantastic experience chavez said most of my time on travel was spent working but i never expected to have an opportunity of visiting seattle although moving to another state can be challenging emotionally because students are away from family chavez was able to find emotional support in his manager overall i had a lot of talks about leadership with my manager and grew a lot from my experience while having fun chavez said next summer chavez said that he hopes to find a dream position where he can get involved in designs and work with structural analysis using finite element analysis ultimately he found that seeking an internship far from texas allowed him to experience new adventures and forced him to mature even more "i highly encourage other students to pursue internships out of their comfort zones because that is the best way to learn " chavez said learn about what the career center can do for you
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bidding ciao to the texas summer heat a group of graduate and undergraduate students from the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university took their education overseas for a month they delved into the engineering wonders of italy through the departmental study abroad program – spending time in cultural hotspots such as venice florence rome ravenna and pompeii you definitely get a lot of teamwork said graduate student parker rodrigues we were all in the same boat everyone was willing to help everyone else because we didn't want anyone to fall behind and there is no better way to destress from class than to go for some gelato or italian food
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it was a very well-rounded study abroad said graduate student hannah toerner you go expecting to do all this engineering work but you get a lot more out of it than that it's not just engineering its art you see the beautiful old structures and get to appreciate them for what they are then you also think ‘wow i wonder how much force is on that one you get the best of both mindsets and i think that's really cool emphasizing structural analysis and the design of facilities related to ocean engineering (such as ocean-going vessels seawalls and offshore structures like drilling rigs and windmill farms) the trip integrated elements from the available ocean engineering courses into the wonders of europe as toerner explained for example for ocen 345: theory of ocean engineering structures students chose one of the structures found in italy and reconstructed it in solidworks a digital modeling software they then were tasked with figuring out all of the forces affecting the building
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yes it was a class but it makes you really think about what it takes to build those structures and make them stand for 3 000 years said toerner especially in todays world where we are building things that we know are going to have to be repaired or redone in 50 to 100 years and they didnt have the same technology we do today for things like water transport and treatment said rodrigues some of the aqueduct systems were able to get an inch of grade over a mile so thats one inch of difference (of water) from a point that is 5 280 feet away thats phenomenal without serving equipment and laser precision and with the italian renaissance a lot of the principle mechanics and fundamentals that we use today were developed there so being able to see why they developed them and how they used them was fascinating with applications to the 2020 summer program closing on dec 1 rodrigues looked back on their experience in order to offer one final piece of advice to fellow ocean engineering students
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if you can put yourself in a situation where you can get on that trip you're going to have a unique amazing experience said rodrigues coming from somebody who chose not to go on a study abroad as an undergraduate – because i thought i was going to stay here and take courses all summer – i definitely missed out on that opportunity and i'm glad that i got a second shot in grad school
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retired navy capt richard waer deployed on an undersea rescue mission in 2017 to locate and rescue the crew of the argentine submarine ara san juan which had disappeared off the argentine coast on nov 15 the rescue mission included more than 200 personnel a p-8 poseidon aircraft four submersibles an underwater rescue unit and equipment in an effort to locate the 44 missing crew members the ara san juan was located one year later but by then waer was already on his way to texas a&m to train and educate a new generation of leaders and engineers as a professor of practice in the department of nuclear engineering at texas a&m university waer retired after about 30 years in the united states navy with over 12 as an active duty member in the navy he worked primarily on nuclear-powered submarines his day-to-day tasks included taking submarines out to sea to ensure they operated correctly as well as submarine and reactor repair at the shipyard although waer didnt follow the traditional path to become a professor the instinct for education comes naturally to him as much as he enjoyed his time in the navy and naval shipyard the most rewarding experiences came from being a mentor im sure i have some interesting projects that ive worked on but for me the best moments were always the ones where i had young engineers working for me and i could watch them grow and develop as scientists said waer seeing people excel and encouraging them as they move along in their career thats always a proud moment experiences like the search for the lost submarine can lead to lessons in perseverance and integrity
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it was the weekend before thanksgiving and we dropped everything and worked for as long and as hard as we could said waer managing to transport the necessary people and equipment to south america in record time was an amazing feat it showed that we dont care about politics were here to rescue people as a professor of practice waer co-teaches a senior design course with dr karen kirkland and dr jason hearne he also teaches an engineering dynamics course for the college of engineering like most professors of practice waers teaching method is a combination of textbook-style instruction with anecdotal stories about his career sprinkled into his lectures with at least every lecture i have a story that i can tell to make the content more relatable said waer students are here to invest in themselves so i owe it to them to deliver the absolute best education that i possibly can
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the impede® embolization plug originally designed by researchers in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university has won a 2019 r&d 100 award from r&d world magazine the device is owned by shape memory medical inc a california-based company co-founded by dr duncan maitland at texas a&m r&d 100 awards are high-profile acknowledgements of the potential or existing impact of a new product or service when maitland worked at lawrence livermore national laboratory (llnl) he said r&d 100 awards were one of the highest external recognitions that a team could receive for the impact of their research my first reaction is tied to this history and my joy for the team members from llnl for receiving this award my second reaction is that the team that has worked on this project from concept to commercial sales has been hundreds of people maitland said this has been a marathon effort by a lot of people i am also very happy for the people at llnl texas a&m university shape memory medical inc and other many other institutions that have made this happen i am fortunate to have worked with so many bright and dedicated people texas a&m contributors that are also acknowledged as part of the impede development team include dr fred clubb dr balakrishna haridas dr staci jessen and dr brandis keller clubb clinical professor of veterinary medicine at texas a&m and joint faculty member in the department of biomedical engineering works in the cvpath lab on campus to provide quality data to garner answers to medical device safety questions we are honored and proud to be a part of the impede development team at texas a&m and excited to see this device receive recognition clubb said the impede family of peripheral vascular embolization products all include shape memory polymer (smp) the devices are designed to provide doctors with a more effective and less risky method for treating aneurysms – blood-filled balloon-like bulges in the walls of a blood vessel that can rupture and cause vascular damage that is debilitating or even fatal the device quickly clots blood to block it from reaching aneurysms tumors or other tissue smp is designed to transition between two shapes based on its environment it can be crimped for delivery through a catheter and it self-expands when exposed to blood and body temperature to date more than 250 patients have been successfully treated worldwide with impede and the team expects to have thousands treated in the next year or so looking to the future maitland said there are registered human studies to use impede to better treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and he hopes to expand its use even further going forward we are trying to develop materials and devices to apply this technology to improved treatment of cancer but peer-reviewed research funding is a slow and tricky process maitland said we are also working on prototypes of pediatric devices we will continue to submit grants and apply for funding awards will be presented at the r&d 100 awards banquet on dec 5 in san francisco california
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in 1990 dr amy epps martin was an undergraduate student at the university of california berkeley who joined the american society of civil engineers (asce)now she has been elected a fellow of asce a prestigious honor given to members who have distinguished themselves as mentors and leaders in the civil engineering professionepps martin is a professor in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university and a researcher at the texas a&m transportation institute where she teaches civil engineering materials courses and conducts research on safe sustainable asphalt technologiesthe rank of fellow is held by less than 3% of asce's more than 150 000 members in 177 countriesit is a special honor to be recognized by asce through election as a fellow as this was the first professional organization i became involved with during my undergraduate education through the concrete canoe competition at both the regional and national levels epps martin saidin her more than 22 years in civil engineering epps martin said among the most significant achievements in her career is the positive impact she has had on approximately 1 800 students including mentoring 42 graduate studentsshe is also an accomplished researcher her work is balanced between fundamental theory and practical science and led to the development of performance-based specifications for asphalt pavement materials national guidelines for the design and construction of specialty asphalt mixtures as well as the development of sustainable and durable asphalt materialsin april 2019 she was elected to the board of directors as director-at-large for the association of asphalt paving technologists (aapt) she has been a member of aapt for her entire career
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yesterday the department of defense (dod) and the texas a&m university system co-sponsored drone venture day where us manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems (uas) and counter-uas (c-uas) had the unique opportunity to meet with trusted capital providers to explore mutually beneficial business partnerships focused on national security concerns drone venture day represented the inaugural event in a series of trusted capital opportunities to build an ecosystem where trusted capital providers and domestic companies can limit adversarial foreign access to technology and strengthen domestic manufacturing in the defense industrial base the senior dod official deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy jennifer santos attended and spoke about the importance of the trusted capital mission the trusted capital concept takes a more proactive approach toward protecting us supply chains domestic manufacturers and american technology from foreign adversaries who want to undermine our national security
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while drone venture day focused on unmanned systems other events will focus on additional key technology areas these fora will assist in promoting and protecting the industrial base especially fragile sectors as identified by the executive order 13806 report on assessing and strengthening the manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chain resiliency of the united states attendees heard from senior officials from dod and other united states government agencies to include the office of the director of national intelligence as well as senior members of the texas a&m system we are pleased to partner with dod in its inaugural trusted capital event where critical companies and capital providers can come together to advance investment in key areas of national defense said texas a&m system chancellor john sharp we recently broke ground for the george hw bush combat development complex demonstrating our firm commitment to a long-term partnership with dod and a shared vision of ensuring the nations security and prosperity for more information please visit the industrial policy website
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on veterans day weekend students from across texas a&m university joined forces to tackle real problems the military faces today during aggies invent: special operations command (socom) teams had 48 hours to brainstorm ideas and develop a solution to military operations and communication issues teams then marketed their designs to a panel of industry experts doing an aggies invent for military on veterans day weekend is really special because we were able to provide solutions to some of their most vexing problems said rodney boehm director of the engineering entrepreneurship program at texas a&m one of those problems is debris on aircraft runways sticks wires and bolts litter runways and launch pads causing millions of dollars in damages the debris can get sucked up into motors shred tires and destroy helicopter rotors explained patrick currin junior mechanical engineering student and member of the first-place team fodbot the current solution for clearing the foreign object debris (fod) involves hundreds of soldiers spending hours walking the runways to retrieve the waste as an alternative their innovation offered an autonomous solution team fodbot developed a prototype with a three-part process; a dual rotating brush to sweep larger debris into a bin followed by a magnetic bar to collect smaller pieces of metal and ending with a vacuum to clear anything remaining when youre doing something in 48 hours theres a lot of things that could go wrong so we decided on a design that was simple but effective said sarojeet deb graduate student in mechanical engineering for most of the winning team this was their first time participating in an aggies invent and their first hands-on experience in engineering making the actual working prototype was an amazing experience i learned skills that i havent learned yet as a sophomore said noble gutierrez mechanical engineering student for oluwayemisi awofeso a junior in public health the experience was a big step outside of her comfort zone
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other members of team fodbot included rebekah franklin a sophomore in the engineering academy at blinn-bryan and general engineering freshman vivian yu placing second was team dog operation gear (dog) with the design of a technology-driven mask and vest for military working dogs the concern they addressed was the insufficient communication between todays forward scout dog and handler we talked to a couple of special operations dog handlers and they told us that their main concern was latency (the lag for receiving real-time commands) said massaro ochoa freshman general engineering student to mitigate the delay in communication team dog implemented haptic technology into their vest design that would use vibrations to indicate commands by utilizing an application handlers can control this haptic technology as well as monitor the other features equipped on the vest and mask design these additions included a front and rear camera providing a 360-degree view pockets for various sensors protective goggles a microphone and speaker and an led light to help the dog see for team dog the opportunity to talk with industry experts about their firsthand experiences was an invaluable resource
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ive never really been exposed to the issues and problems theyre having out in the field so getting to talk to them and understanding what its like on a mission was super cool and it helped us understand how we as students can help them said clara cliver senior industrial and systems engineering student i was really impressed with the resources that we were provided both the mentors who have an incredible wealth of knowledge that was so interesting to tap into and then other resources like the librarians and fedc (fischer engineering design center) said allison godfrey senior mechanical engineering student other members of team dog included ignacio galvan iii junior biological and agricultural engineer and justin witkowski junior aerospace engineer
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taking third place and tackling the same limited communication concern between dog and handler was team k9kamera the main features of their mask and vest design included real-time video live streaming sensor data and two-way audio we happened on a really easy streamlined solution that worked out pretty well and in the end had very few moving parts said stephen kologinczak senior electronic systems engineering technology student a major priority for team k9kamera was minimalism both in the gear design and application system their goal was to create a solution that could be up and running in 10 minutes so their user interface promoted a simple customizable layout we talked to a variety of industry experts throughout the weekend said matt kendall junior aerospace engineering student all of them brought a different perspective from their own experiences throughout their military and defense careers so taking their advice and recommendations and trying to mold it into a feasible product that we can present was interesting and exciting a few k9kamera members were able to rely on their own military experience during the making of their design and lean on the groups diversity as a team its really important to be multidisciplinary said david webb a junior business student it was really great to see a bunch of people come together and go for the same goal other members of team k9kamera included seniors tanner reinhardt mechatronics engineering technology student matt bertone mechanical engineering and richard mccalley mechanical engineering
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the judges were so impressed by the innovative solutions presented that they insisted on awarding a fourth place to team maintain ar who addressed the currently inefficient and unreliable military maintenance process maintain ar utilizes a cloud-based mobile application with augmented reality to provide military mechanics and their supervisors with paperless instruction manuals 3d models and a digital system for checks and balances their solution is designed to reduce repair time and costs and most importantly mechanical failure members of team maintain ar included grant singleton senior in computer engineering rajat wadhaw graduate student in mechanical engineering syed hussain senior in industrial and systems engineering rory gatson sophomore in computer science bryston lewis freshman in general engineering and tyler bagby sophomore in mechanical engineering learn more about aggies invent and the upcoming opportunities including invent for the planet
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five faculty in the college of engineering were among 30 distinguished texas a&m university faculty named 2019 presidential impact fellows and the new chancellor enhancing development and generating excellence in scholarship (edges) fellows the recognitions highlight texas a&ms commitment to investing in faculty with significant and sustained accomplishments and the promise of continued high-impact scholarship the three engineering faculty members named presidential impact fellows were dr roozbeh jafari associate professor with joint appointments in biomedical engineering computer science and engineering and electrical and computer engineering; dr guofei gu associate professor of computer science and engineering; and dr michael demkowicz associate professor of materials science and engineering the two edges fellows were dr raymundo arroyave professor of materials science and engineering; and dr jodie lutkenhaus professor of chemical engineering the third class of presidential impact fellows joins with more than 40 colleagues recognized in prior years with one of the most prestigious scholarly impact awards presented to texas a&m faculty the award was initiated by president michael k young as a significant investment in faculty excellence and a recognition of the scholarship personal commitment and global impact they are making as they rise to meet the challenges of their field and demonstrate impact presidential impact fellows retain their new title for life and receive an annual stipend of $25 000 for three years the goal of this investment is to allow scholars increased opportunities for national and global dialogue and collaboration across disciplines and beyond the borders of institutions launched this year edges fellowships were developed with resources from texas a&m university system chancellor john sharp to support and honor mid-career faculty who are making significant marks in their discipline edges fellowships are awarded to faculty members with national and international acclaim and careers that are on track for membership in national academies or national and international awards in fields without national academies edges fellows retain the right to use the title throughout their tenure as faculty members in good standing the 2019 recipients were formally recognized in a ceremony on nov 5
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the aggie 100 recognizes the success of aggie entrepreneurs from around the world aggie engineers dominated this years aggie 100 list with 40 college of engineering graduates seven in the top 10 among the 2019 honorees each year the mays business school's mcferrin center for entrepreneurship releases its list of the fastest-growing aggie-owned or aggie-led businesses in the state of texas members of the exclusive club were recently honored by hundreds of attendees at a private event held at the ford hall of champions at texas a&m university's kyle field the aggie network is filled with entrepreneurs and it is exciting to see so many of our former engineering students among the top 100 fastest-growing aggie-owned businesses said dr m katherine banks texas a&m engineering vice chancellor and dean i applaud our former students for their success college of engineering alumni listed in the top 10 include: #3: mike baker 80 (civil and environmental engineering) president of lja infrastructure in houston texas; #4: robert sheets 09 (mechanical engineering) founder owner and vice president of odin heavy industries llc in bryan texas; #5: jeff socha 03 (mechanical engineering) founder owner and managing partner of ark financial in austin texas; #6: brett witte 99 (engineering technology and industrial distribution) founder and ceo of premier coil solutions inc in waller texas; #7: william deupree 83 (petroleum engineering) owner president and ceo and andrew ellis 94 (petroleum engineering) founder chief operating officer and executive vice president of escondido resources in katy texas; and #8: travis stice 84 (petroleum engineering) founder ceo and director of diamondback energy inc in midland texas the college of engineering had a total of 27 alumni-owned or operated companies on this years list to be considered for the aggie 100 companies (corporations partnerships sole proprietorships) must operate in a manner consistent with the aggie code of honor and in keeping with the values and image of texas a&m and must meet specific criteria as we mark the 15th crystal anniversary of the aggie 100 program we celebrate our success by raising up the newest class of aggie 100 honorees said blake petty director of the mcferrin center knowing how each member company of the class of 2019 has overcome their own adversities to reach astounding levels of growth and prosperity we dedicate this significant milestone to the excellence exhibited by our newest additions to the aggie 100 family visit here for a full listing of the 2019 aggie 100 honorees with detailed ranking information
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two faculty members from the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m university were part of the third class of presidential impact fellows which were recently announced by president michael k young the two honorees were dr guofei gu and dr roozbeh jafari initiated by young in 2017 the award is a significant investment in faculty excellence and a recognition of the scholarship personal commitment and global impact the honorees are making as they rise to meet the challenges in their respective fields the 2019 class of presidential impact fellows includes 20 faculty members across texas a&ms 16 colleges and schools two branch campuses and comprehensive university libraries gu is a professor and director of the success (secure communication and computer systems) lab his research interests include network and system security internet malware/botnet/advanced persistent threat detection defense and analysis software-defined programmable security mobile and internet of things security artificial intelligence security web and social networking security and intrusion/anomaly detection jafari is an associate professor with joint appointments in the biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments he is also the director of the esp (embedded signal processing) lab his research interests include wearable computer design and signal processing with applications in health care wellness and enhancing productivity and safety of the users he has been the recipient of several best paper awards each recipient will receive an annual stipend of $25 000 for the next three fiscal years to encourage more opportunities for national and global dialogue and collaboration across disciplines and institutions the award also includes the use of the honorific title for life the 2019 recipients were formally recognized in a ceremony on nov 5
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who dr juan horrillo associate professor and leader of the tsunami research group (trg) at texas a&m university at galveston what horrillo and his team have developed numerical models that simulate tsunamis caused by large submarine landslides or those that occur underwater in the gulf of mexico their 3d and 2d models provide experts agencies and researchers a valuable tool in evaluating and preparing for tsunamis in the gulf the project is funded by the national weather service - national oceanic and atmospheric administrations national tsunami hazard mitigation program why its so cool:
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this development can save lives said horrillo focused on underwater landslides in the gulf of mexico the trgs model assesses tsunami hazard predicts the time of impact and calculates the wave propagation (how tsunami waves travel across ocean basin) and inundation (flooding) in coastal areas all of which are critical for outlining evacuation routes and long-term safety and rescue planning in vulnerable coastal communities such as those along the gulf potential tsunami sources for the gulf of mexico are local submarine landslides said horrillo he explained that although the probability of a massive underwater landslide in the gulf is very low it is still a possibility thus making it important to be prepared and equipped to handle such a catastrophe should one occur such massive submarine landslides footprint would have been large enough to still be seen in the sea bottom of the gulf of mexico using modern systems such as google earth these are caused by large amounts of sediment being naturally emptied into the gulf by rivers and other geological processes while it is unlikely that a destructive landslide will occur in the near future the sediment buildup in the gulf continues to increase from sources such as the mississippi river as the sediment is deposited the pore pressure of the underlying sediments continues to increase – setting a stage of instability that could set the sediment into motion sending tsunamis toward the shore
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based on the navier-stokes equations which describe the motion of waves the trg model combines a 3d wave generation with a 2d wave propagation and inundation calculation model to create tsunami hazard map products that are both accurate and easy to understand for local emergency managers maritime communities and third parties through this the team is providing a valuable tool not only for research but safety with it experts and agencies can see both the origin point (source) of a tsunami and which areas along the coast will be most impacted in turn this allows them the chance to run simulation after simulation and base their evacuation strategies on objective interpretable data gathered from previous tsunamis as well as prepare for future events before disaster strikes
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the research team also includes dr wei cheng dr jens figlus and dr amanda wood from texas a&m external collaborators and researchers include dr zygmunt kowalik professor at the university of alaska fairbanks; william knight a senior and former physical scientist for the west coast and alaska tsunami warning center; dr yoshinori shigihara professor at the national defense academy of japan; dr yoshiki yamazaki researcher at the university of hawaii at manoa; dr alberto lopez professor and dr aurelio mercado professor at the university of puerto rico – mayaguez; and dr hermann fritz professor at the georgia institute of technology
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like the weather in texas the moons temperature varies drastically over the course of its day and night cycle the moons surface can reach scorching temperatures as high as 250 degrees f during the day and a frigid 208 degrees below zero at night these dramatic fluctuations in temperature create a challenge during lunar missions – keeping payload whether thats astronauts aboard a spacecraft or an experimental device on a rover from becoming too hot or too cold with lunar explorations on the horizon including putting astronauts back on the moon by 2024 nasa is investing $2 million in cutting-edge thermal technology to make regulating temperatures during missions possible this technology will be developed by a team of researchers from texas a&m university the boeing company and paragon space development corporation the team is focused on creating shape-shifting technology to adjust thermal control systems automatically our proposed solutions incorporate shape-shifting metals that adjust their own heat rejection based on how hot or cold they are so it solves the problem for us said dr darren hartl assistant professor in aerospace engineering and head of the multifunctional material and aerospace structures optimization (m2aestro) lab at texas a&m hartl and his team have a successful history partnering with both boeing and paragon on shape memory alloy (sma) technology most recently hartl and dr john whitcomb professor in aerospace engineering have worked on an idea with paragon to create a morphing radiator composed of smas prototypes of the morphing radiator were developed by former graduate students christopher bertagne now at nasas jet propulsion laboratory and patrick walgren current phd student they successfully tested the prototypes in a small thermal vacuum chamber at nasas johnson space center
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the recent funding from nasa awarded through the tipping point initiative will launch the sma-based thermal control technology into its next phase its incredibly rewarding to be a part of the team that advanced this technology to its current state and to learn that nasa is committed to further maturing the concept said walgren texas a&m researchers will begin their part of the project in the spring which includes further development of the morphing radiator as well as the modeling and optimization of an accompanying thermal switch also composed of smas these thermally sensitive technologies represent uncharted territory yet are critical to the operations of future space expeditions it will be another successful example of morphing structures enabling something that couldnt have been done before said hartl it will be another example to the aerospace industry that you can have a structure adapt itself to its environment
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dr alex walsh assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university has been awarded the air force's young investigator research program (yip) grant the grant comes from the air force office of scientific research (afsor) which funds fundamental and basic science research as part of the air force research laboratory (afrl) the objective of the program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize the air force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering
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i am very excited to receive the award both to work on this project and form relationships with the afosr/afrl and with the other yip winners walsh said walsh was awarded the grant for her planned research to study infrared light interactions with cells and what causes the light to impact neurons this research could be used toward further understanding of how neurons communicate brain-machine interfaces and medical devices impact neural activity we need to fully characterize the effects of infrared light on cells before these applications can be developed walsh said walsh is one of 40 scientists and engineers to receive funding this year her three-year grant totals $450 000 for more information on afrl/afosr visit the afrl website
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fresh from the plains of nebraska and her summer internship rriel smith is on the right track smith a senior industrial engineering student spent her summer interning with union pacific railroad in omaha nebraska she sat down with us to discuss how her summer internship impacted her personally and professionally q: what was it like working for union pacific railroad a: working at union pacific railroad was an eye-opening experience i was able to learn so much about myself while gaining true confidence in my skills the people that i surrounded myself with pushed me to develop and mature in ways i didn't think were possible i learned how to navigate a corporate environment as a minority woman and collaborate with my coworkers and supervisors i was able to learn about the intricacies of a rail line and calculate the most efficient way to move trains along laid lines i was able to grasp vague concepts optimize and put math behind what i created i was able to use my industrial engineering courses for the duration of this internship
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q: what was your favorite part of your internship a: my favorite part of my internship was learning about myself and maturing as an intern i was thrown some curveballs with my assignments during my internship but i ended up nailing my presentation and receiving a job offer! q: what are you glad that you knew before starting this internship a: i am glad that i learned to believe in myself before seeking approval from others if you live a life of looking for others approval it will lead to your demise while keeping the previous statement in mind you have to remember that internships are for your experience and exposure and you are not obligated to take a job or another internship in a place where you dont feel you will grow sometimes you will have a lot of options and choices to make you have to balance your personal and professional growth and make good connections you never want to close a door because you might someday want to walk back through it for a different opportunity making good connections is very important as an intern and professional
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q: what are you doing now a: i had a busy summer with my internship and a study abroad in greece and this fall semester is even busier! i am currently the texas zone chair red in the national society of black engineers with eight chapters that range from 20-140 individuals each that report to me along with that i am the vice president of aggie big kick it a committee of the black former student network my focus is to work with my team to bring minority former students back to campus i am the marketing chair of the matthew gaines initiative we are working to increase awareness of the matthew gaines commemoration statue and raise money for it i am also a member of delta sigma theta sorority incorporated
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in addition to my other roles i am blessed to be working with dr mike graul as an industrial and systems engineering student ambassador in this position i help recruit potential industrial engineering students to texas a&m q: do you think engineering students should pursue internships a: yes! of course! internships and co-ops are great opportunities for personal and professional growth they are also a great opportunity to earn money you can use to pay for tuition which is what i use my internship salary for you also have the opportunity to explore new cities make friends from all over the world and grow your resume
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to celebrate the launch of texas a&m universitys enmed program that will train students jointly in medicine and engineering a symposium was held at the houston methodist hospital on oct 28 the attendees included current enmed students and faculty donors and many distinguished guests from inside and outside academia enmed is a texas a&m initiative that combines the college of medicines md program and the college of engineerings graduate degree program twenty-five students are enrolled in the inaugural class that will earn both an md and an ms in engineering the program integrates the medical school curriculum with engineering and entrepreneurship and will prepare students to have the skills needed to be both a successful physician and an engineer who can solve the medical fields complex problems through technology development for patients physicians and health care professionals in his opening remarks executive dean roderic pettigrew phd md said: enmed was established to train a new kind of physician with a new kind of medical mind one that seeks compassionate healing but also understands engineering the scientific laws of living things and how these are integrated in nature
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the understanding of how engineering and biology and all scientific disciplines are seamlessly interwoven in life is core to enmed; it is the fundamental concept on which it is based from this greater understanding of how human life really works at the molecular cell and organ system levels will come the practical solutions to unmet medical and health care needs enmed seeks to develop a caring doctor who is also a problem solver at all biological levels a physician who is an inventor a physicianeer he said common to all students admitted to the enmed program is that they have a strong background in engineering and have demonstrated a clear passion for innovation enmed seemed like the perfect fit for me to achieve my career goals said frederick wang an enmed student and a recent graduate in biomedical engineering from the university of texas at dallas during his undergraduate years wang did extensive biomedical research on metal failure in dental implants and presented his findings at the international association of dental research the enmed symposium featured a talk by harvard medical school physician-scientist don ingber md phd who is also the founding director of the wyss institute for biologically inspired engineering ingber leads his institutions efforts in developing breakthrough technologies and commercializing them for medical use he explained to enmed students that big discoveries happen at the intersection of diverse fields that generally include engineering biology medicine and industry hence the ability for enmed students to train at texas a&m and at houston methodist hospital is a huge advantage i think that that you (students) are in a place where the intensity of engineering and medical research is more than anywhere and you must take advantage of it ingber said additional advice was given by paul yock md who founded the stanford biodesign program as professor of bioengineering and is the martha meier weiland professor in the school of medicine at stanford university he said enmed students should take a need-based approach to problem solving in the health care industry noting that a well characterized need is the dna of invention
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other esteemed symposium speakers included peter agre md nobel prize winner in chemistry bloomberg distinguished professor of public health and director of the malaria research institute at johns hopkins university; and renaldo nehemiah legendary olympian 13-time world record holder and congressional gold medal recipient agre spoke of the importance of students using their talents for the benefit of others and how ideas that spark discovery can come from surprising places at surprising times he credits the idea that led to his nobel prize work to a family trip in the everglades nehemiah talked about the importance of being fully committed to your goals you must be all in he said in a discussion on breaking barriers the list of invited speakers included video greetings from dan mote phd president emeritus of the national academy of engineering and victor dzau md president of the national academy of medicine in encouragement of the aspirations of enmed students as pioneers pettigrew also ceo of engineering health and holder of the robert a welch chair in medial science said that the team of faculty at texas a&m and houston methodist are also pioneers and that they are dedicated to working with enmed students in this new educational paradigm to realize their full potential as physician-engineers and help transform health care after reciting then referencing the poem hold fast to dreams by langston hughes pettigrew said enmed hold fast to dreams and we will improve health and well-being across the globe for all of mankind
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whether the body of a commercial aircraft or the suspension beams of san franciscos golden gate bridge materials used for carrying heavy loads are engineered for strength and durability but under unrelenting physical stress structures that may appear damage-free can crack suddenly shrouding the reasons for their failure in mystery unlike pure metals it has long been known that load-bearing materials like steel brass and alloys of aluminum or magnesium have different mechanical properties in different directions now texas a&m university researchers have found that under extreme tension this asymmetry causes load-bearing materials to deteriorate internally and over time develop visible cracks when alloys get damaged its usually very destructive since their ability to handle any kind of stress is sharply reduced said dr amine benzerga professor in aerospace engineering and the director of the center for intelligent materials and structures at texas a&m our findings on the main mechanism driving failure might help make better decisions about the lifetime of alloys that are currently in use which in turn can save a hefty amount of dollars in repairs a description of their research appeared in the journal scientific reports material failure depends on a number of factors including the precise arrangement of the atoms and molecules that make it up consequently unlike a slab of glass that shatters upon breaking metals in particular alloys break nonintuitively that is when a piece of alloy is pulled apart cracks are not always at 90-degree angles to the direction of the pull
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the prevalent view of the cause of this type of crack known technically as shear fracture has been porosity softening according to this theory damaging stress creates empty spaces or voids within the metal alloy resembling holes in cheese under constant tension these voids grow and join at which point cracks form and the metal fails however the mechanisms that cause the voids to grow have remained murky also benzerga and his colleagues noticed that most studies investigating the cause of shear fracture were based on experiments in which tension was applied to rectangular-shaped alloys this shape increases the chances of shear fracture substantially said benzerga giving the impression that porosity softening is the main underlying cause for failure precluding other potential causes for their experiments benzerga and his team instead turned to cylindrical-shaped alloys and investigated if the tendency for shear fracture changed with the new shape they found their specimens did not always break in shear fractures the fact that the shape of our specimens was influencing how often we saw shear fractures told us that something else is driving shear failure and that porosity softening was not the whole story said benzerga to examine the cause of shear fractures benzerga and his team built a more sophisticated simulation model that considered porosity softening and other potential causes including plastic anisotropy the property by which a pull or load on a material from one direction causes damage that is different from that in another their simulations predicted that plastic anisotropy and not porosity softening triggered and propelled shear fractures our simulations were telling us something very different from the accepted theory for the cause of shear fractures said benzerga when we completely turned off the porosity softening in our simulations and just kept the plastic anisotropy we still got shear fractures suggesting that plastic anisotropy drives shear failure the researchers speculate that plastic anisotropy causes internal damage to the material leading to voids as damage continues these voids become larger naturally then coalesce over time and cause failure benzerga noted that in the near future their findings could help design materials that can resist shear failures better there are several new load-bearing materials whose mechanical properties are not fully known he said our model now provides a framework to predict what will happen to these materials if heavy physical stress is applied to them other contributors to the research include nithin thomas and joshua s harrington from the texas a&m department of aerospace engineering this research was funded by the national science foundation and by the lawrence livermore national laboratory under master task agreements
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dr faruque hasan assistant professor and kim tompkins mcdivitt 88 and phillip mcdivitt 87 faculty fellow in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering at texas a&m university was recently named to the 2019 class of influential researchers by the journal industrial & engineering chemistry research a global team of editors and editorial advisory board members from the journal selects the winners independently without nominations or suggestions the 2019 class of influential researchers who are in the early stages of their careers were chosen on the basis of the quality and impact of their work hasan is renowned for his research in the field of computer-aided process systems design and process intensification using fundamental optimization theory and process systems engineering methodologies his work has led to the development of novel technologies for integrated carbon capture and conversion natural gas utilization and cleaner energy solutions
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industrial & engineering chemistry research published a virtual special issue showcasing papers from the honorees in his article mapping the material-property space for feasible process operation: application to combined natural-gas separation and storage hasan takes a novel approach to identifying the optimal materials and process configurations for combined natural-gas separation and storage more often than not the researchers involved in natural-gas separation and storage operate in silos with each group working to optimize the performance of their particular area of emphasis however in this research hasan lays out a new framework that considers material and process development simultaneously for the design of new processes especially for those that have not identified the proper materials it is important to evaluate the designs for a range of candidate materials as such hasan has developed a framework to identify the ideal materials when developing a whole new process in 2017 hasan was awarded the prestigious american chemical society petroleum research fund new doctoral investigator grant aimed at tapping underutilized gas resources in 2018 he was a finalist in the 2018 world technology awards also in 2018 a team led by members of hasans research group won the annual u-challenge contest at texas a&m university
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staring up at the model airplanes hanging from the ceiling of his childhood bedroom dr walter haisler 67 dreamed of attending the us air force academy and becoming a pilot little did he know that his lifes course would be redirected to texas a&m university where he would work in the aerospace engineering department for 41 years and spend more than 12 of them as department head i always wanted to attend the air force academy when i was growing up walter said but as things went i was not accepted when a friend of mine planned to attend texas a&m i decided to join him as newlyweds walter and his wife delores moved to college station in 1964 while delores worked as a bookkeeper in one of the campus dining halls walter pursued his bachelors degree in aerospace engineering at that time i never had any intention of becoming a faculty member he said i had my sights set on working for an aeronautical company after graduation but dr james stricklin asked me to assist him with his research the rest is history! under his mentorship walter completed his masters in 1968 and phd in 1970
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about a year before finishing his doctorate walter was asked to consider joining the texas a&m aerospace faculty by this time i had realized my passion for teaching and research and it was clear that the university presented many new opportunities he said it is an honor to have been part of aerospaces growth from seven faculty members in 1970 to more than 30 when i retired in 2011 in his early years in the department walter contributed to the burgeoning excitement of space exploration and advancements in flight by researching ways to prevent the apollo spacecraft from burning to a crisp upon re-entry into earths atmosphere later as head of the aerospace department he launched the 1985 initiative to construct the harvey r bum bright building to provide new facilities more conducive to the departments research and during the next decade the department added a dozen faculty with particular emphasis on space-related research walter also encouraged the development of the nationally-recognized aerothermochemistry and hypersonics laboratory located at easterwood airport the lab allows faculty to perform leading research on high-speed gas dynamics unsteady flows and flows with thermal and chemical non-equilibrium effects some of his most memorable moments however came from interacting with students i love meeting or hearing from students who i taught over the years he said they often tell me what they learned that was most important to them and that theyre thankful for my focus on teaching principles rather than problem solutions ive even received a couple thank-yous for being a tough grader!
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having served the aerospace department for so long walter knows its challenges well as he and delores began working on their estate plans they realized their ability to make a lasting impact with their resources when they created their will they made sure to provide for the needs of their children first and then walter and delores estate will fund an endowment for aerospaces department head chair overall my challenge as department head was to direct aerospace onto the path of national recognition walter said with an endowed chair the department can recruit a candidate of the highest caliber who can use the chair funds for both departmental and professional development walter and delores hope that their gift allows future department heads to foster growth and a strong work ethic among professors and students it has been my pleasure to serve texas a&m particularly the aerospace department to have seen it grow in stature and reputation and to have been a part of the education of many thousands of engineering students walter said i want the department to continue to be the best undergraduate and graduate educational program in the nation and i hope our gift offers the resources necessary to do so
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delores and walter haisler 67 made a bequest or a gift in their will to benefit texas a&m to make a bequest you can designate the texas a&m foundation as a beneficiary of your estate plan a bequest can be made as a percentage of your estate a specific asset or the balance or residue from your estate benefits include the ability to retain assets during your lifetime lessen the burden of taxes on your family and support a texas a&m area of your choosing to learn how you can support texas a&m through a planned gift like a bequest contact kevin westerman gift planning officerthis story written by morgan knobloch '20 with the texas a&m foundation originally appeared on the texas a&m foundation's website
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the rise in popularity of electric vehicles and aircraft presents the possibility of moving away from fossil fuels toward a more sustainable future while significant technological advancements have dramatically increased the efficiency of these vehicles there are still several issues standing in the way of widespread adoption one of the most significant of these challenges has to do with mass as even the most current electric vehicle batteries and supercapacitors are incredibly heavy a research team from the texas a&m university college of engineering is approaching the mass problem from a unique angle most of the research aimed at lowering the mass of electric vehicles has focused on increasing the energy density thus reducing the weight of the battery or supercapacitor itself however a team led by dr jodie lutkenhaus professor in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering believes that lighter electric vehicles and aircraft can be achieved by storing energy within the structural body panels this approach presents its own set of technical challenges as it requires the development of batteries and supercapacitors with the same sort of mechanical properties as the structural body panels specifically batteries and supercapacitor electrodes are often formed with brittle materials and are not mechanically strong in an article published in matter the research team described the process of creating new supercapacitor electrodes that have drastically improved mechanical properties in this work the research team was able to create very strong and stiff electrodes based on dopamine functionalized graphene and kevlar nanofibers dopamine which is also a neurotransmitter is a highly adhesive molecule that mimics the proteins that allow mussels to stick to virtually any surface the use of dopamine and calcium ions leads to a significant improvement in mechanical performance in fact in the article researchers report supercapacitor electrodes with the highest to date multifunctional efficiency (a metric that evaluates a multifunctional material based on both mechanical and electrochemical performance) for graphene-based electrodes this research leads to an entirely new family of structural electrodes which opens the door to the development of lighter electric vehicles and aircraft while this work is mostly focused on supercapacitors lutkenhaus hopes to translate the research into creating sturdy stiff batteries the research team includes paraskevi flouda a doctoral student in the department of materials science and engineering and lead author of the article; lutkenhaus professor presidential impact fellow and holder of the william and ruth neely faculty fellowship in the department of chemical engineering; dr micah green associate professor nancy and dan zivney '73 faculty fellow and director of the graduate program in the department of chemical engineering; dr dimitris lagoudas professor in the department of aerospace engineering university distinguished professor john and bea slattery chair professor and senior associate dean for research; and smit a shah a doctoral student in the department of chemical engineering
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treva davis a senior industrial engineering student at texas a&m university is passionate about helping others davis had the opportunity to work with the anderson food pantry in anderson texas to redo their food storage and reception space her teams design maximized the existing space available allowing the pantry to serve more families in the community davis spoke with us about her capstone project and how it impacted her what was your capstone project anderson food pantry is a nonprofit organization that provides fresh produce and dry food to over 135 families each month their facility consists of a small house and an outdoor open carport which are used to complete the entire process: receiving food deliveries storing produce and dry goods making food boxes to distribute and welcoming and checking in clients on the day of distribution lack of space was preventing the food pantry from achieving their goal of providing their clients with not only groceries for their families but also a welcoming area to create relationships with others in their community the projects goal was to create a new facility layout to better utilize the space available
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how did you solve the problem our team proposed that the carport be enclosed and determined where each storage location should be placed in relation to other departments within the facility this allows them to increase their food storage space decrease the distance volunteers must transport the goods and reduce the number of material transfers the new layout we proposed reduced the distance that volunteers traveled by 5589% reduced material handling by 3125% and increased storage space by 2547%
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why does this project matter due to the layout of their facilities the food pantry was running out of room a lack of space limits the number of people they can help we were able to visit the food pantry many times and experience the distribution of goods to the clients our sponsor dreamed of giving the clients a welcoming space to spend the day our solution increased the pantrys food storage space and created a community gathering space what did you learn from this project i was inspired by our sponsor she told us to be dreamers and encouraged us to run with any ideas that we had not shutting off any possibilities i love this message because its not one that you often receive in an engineering project with budget and space constraints wherever i take my engineering knowledge i want to truly enjoy what i am doing every day for me i know that i will not be happy if my days consist of the same repetitive tasks that have little impact or recognition through this project i saw that industrial engineering could be applied to a meaningful project and change lives
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aerospace engineering students traveled to houston in october to experience one of the top air shows in the united states in its category the commemorative air force (caf) wings over houston airshow more than 90 000 festival-goers from around the globe attend the annual airshow to see a showcase of vintage world war ii aircraft meet aviation legends and watch aerial performances this year brady allen and jacob collins undergraduate students in the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m university attended the airshow as recipients of the 2019 caf wings over houston scholarship
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allen interned with caf the summer of his freshman year where he provided maintenance on world war ii aircrafts and shared their history with visitors during tours his internship experience is what inspired his decision to pursue a future career in naval aviation now a junior allen is an undergraduate researcher in the multifunctional materials and aerospace structures optimization (m2aestro) lab where he has studied such diverse topics as morphing radiators for nasa and solid-liquid metal composite actuators for the air force office of scientific research
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collins a senior has conducted research for both the national aerothermochemistry and hypersonics laboratory and the texas a&m cybersecurity center he has also served as the commanding officer in his unit in the corps of cadets and as a member of the ross volunteer company outside of texas a&m collins recently spent time at nasas johnson space center working with northrup grumman he has already accepted an offer to return following graduation to continue his work in mission systems eventually collins plan is to pursue his aspirations of being a pilot
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these are very impressive students and we are proud to be able to help them with their future endeavors said debby rihn-harvey chair of the wings over houston scholarship committee allen and collins will each receive $5 000 for their demonstrated academic potential leadership and extracurricular involvement
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rg miller engineers inc has established the richard g miller '55 memorial scholarship to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering from texas a&m university jack miller 81 president of rg miller engineers inc said he hopes this scholarship will aid students in their journey to a career in engineering our firms first choice is to hire from texas a&m miller said the quality of engineers from a&m is unmatched and with this endowment we hope to support the universitys initiative to graduate these students miller credits the college of engineering for teaching him what he needed to be successful in his career i grew up working for my fathers business but it wasnt until i was exposed to the engineering curriculum that i was able to make the connections between real-world applications and the science behind it miller said miller said texas a&m has been a great resource for their firm and they wanted to give back by being a resource to the college of engineering i had been approached by the development office over the years and had been planning on funding an endowment for quite some time miller said i was convinced to pull the trigger and the time was right to establish a scholarship to honor my father a texas a&m college of engineering graduate and founder of the firm
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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 email true brown director of development
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artificial intelligence (ai) the branch of computer science that emphasizes the development of machines thinking and working like humans is becoming more and more popular it is used extensively in many businesses – medicine education law manufacturing – to name a few researchers at texas a&m university are working to bring ai to one of the largest industries in the world construction the construction industry is booming and is one of the largest global industries employing 7% of the world's workforce and contributing more than $10 trillion annually to the world economy however it has the lowest productivity of any manufacturing industry due to labor-intensive jobs that have significant safety risks and rising costs of materials to help change this dr zachary grasley and his colleagues dr amir behzadan dr zj pei dr korok ray and dr nick duffield have received a planning grant from the national science foundation (nsf) to prepare for bringing ai to the construction industry grasley director of the center for infrastructure renewal (cir) and professor in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m said new ai technologies have the potential to address many of the major challenges the construction industry faces leading to a positive economic and social impact he feels ai is poised to revolutionize the construction industry similarly to how the assembly line revolutionized the automobile industry leading to significant cost reductions higher productivity and safer better-paying jobs there's a lot of opportunity there not only in terms of safety and in automating difficult tasks said grasley artificial intelligence can significantly help as we develop new materials and new methods of construction like 3d printing of structures for instance it opens the door to the optimization of both materials and structural design in a way that we've never done before the planning grants for engineering research centers competition is the first step to bringing ai to the construction industry the competition was run as a pilot solicitation within the nsf engineering research center (erc) program and is intended to build capacity among teams to plan for convergent center-scale engineering research grasleys $100 000 year-long planning grant will support the development of a research roadmap for implementing ai into the construction industry and the formation of a multi-institutional team working toward an erc ercs are one of the largest grants that the national science foundation gives out to support game-changing large-scale initiatives that transform society in some way shape or form said grasley the erc grants are so large in scope that in order to write a competitive proposal for them you really have to start well in advance building a team defining the theme road-mapping and identifying the right industrial and academic partners grasley said with the grant they will create a 10-member advisory board of experts in ai construction industry leaders and government representatives to identify and define their objectives they will also hold a symposium on ai in construction to develop the roadmap to achieve the erc vision and identify the academic partners finally they will have a writing workshop to produce an outline of the proposal with the grant and other advantages they currently have at texas a&m grasley feels they have a good chance of receiving the erc from the nsf the cir is a brand-new state-of-the-art center and because of the size of our engineering program the fact that we have the texas a&m transportation institute and such a large construction science department and civil engineering department we have the breadth of expertise particularly on the construction side that no place else has across the country grasley said we also have great connections to the construction industry and its part of the cir mission to develop technologies that will actually go out and be used and impact society through transforming the construction industry
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shell has donated $6 million to the texas a&m engineering program the gift will be divided among the texas a&m engineering experiment stations mary kay oconnor process safety center the shell engineering foundations laboratory and the shell transport phenomena laboratory we are grateful for shells generosity and support of our engineering program at texas a&m said dr m katherine banks vice chancellor and dean of texas a&m engineering shells investment in education is improving lives and empowering students to fulfill their dreams of becoming aggie engineers this was a great opportunity for shell to embed safety principles such as life-saving rules and process safety fundamentals into students minds shells deep value for people our environment and our energy future really align with texas a&ms college of engineering and the mary kay oconnor program my belief moving forward is that we will continue to partner to make our energy future better said lori fremin general manager for surface engineering at shell the college of engineering will allocate funding for undergraduate research opportunities graduate fellowships and future development of process safety programs the mary kay oconnor process safety center develops safer processes equipment procedures and management strategies to minimize losses within the processing industry researchers conduct studies pertaining to general issues of process safety as well as specific interests of the centers consortium members the rest of the gift will go to name two important student laboratories within the zachry engineering education complex: the engineering foundations laboratory and the transport phenomena laboratory the engineering foundations laboratory is the largest student-serving experiential lab in the college of engineering it is a 35 000-square-foot experiential learning environment where the fundamental concepts of physics and engineering are taught every engineering student takes two courses in the engineering foundations laboratory the transport phenomena laboratory is a 2 000-square-foot laboratory designed to support the teaching of mass transport thermal transport and thermal property measurement techniques across multiple disciplines in engineering shell is an international energy company with around 84 000 employees in more than 70 countries in the united states shell is a leading oil and natural gas producer a recognized pioneer in deep-water exploration and production technology for the gulf of mexico and one of americas leading manufacturers and marketers of natural gas petrochemicals and a range of oil products including fuels and lubricants for home transport and industrial use
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meribeth and richard t wilkinson 82 have established the meribeth and richard t wilkinson 82 scholarship to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in industrial and systems engineering from texas a&m university the scholarship is designed to further their commitment to developing industrial engineering leaders of the future the wilkinsons have established a legacy of support to the university by funding a diamond endowment through the association of former students this time we wanted to be more specific keeping true to my journey with texas a&m and the industrial and systems engineering department rick said ricks career as an aggie industrial engineer has led us all over the country and world but aggieland has always been home meribeth said we have four children and our last child will graduate from texas a&m in may of 2020 as we dwindled down to just one left in college we started thinking about how we wanted to continue supporting young adults as they complete their education whether working for consulting firms large corporations or serving on industry boards or academic advisory councils i have always been an ardent aggie ambassador doing the best for my company my industry and developing future industrial engineers rick said as a scholarship recipient himself rick understands the impact a scholarship can have on a students ability to attend and graduate with a degree from texas a&m the wilkinsons view their endowment establishment as a way to give back to their aggie family and pay it forward to future aggie industrial and system engineers our scholarship is for an industrial and systems engineering sophomore junior or senior with a 30 gpa or higher " they said "we want to encourage and provide support for future industrial and systems engineering leaders
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the department of industrial and systems engineering is celebrating its 80th anniversary in the coming years the department's goal for this celebration is to have 80 scholarships for the 80 years the department has existed endowments supporting the students in the department have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the department's goal or would like more information on how you can give please email john bernheim senior director of development
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taylor butler 19 has established the leasa 86 and kurt 86 butler scholarship in the harold vance department of petroleum engineering to be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering at texas a&m university butler established the scholarship in honor of her parents and fellow texas a&m petroleum engineering graduates leasa and kurt both class of 1986 i was fortunate to receive scholarships during my time as a student and knew i wanted to give back to the university through a scholarship endowment butler said i chose to name it after my parents in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary and the influence they have in my life watching her parents work in the petroleum engineering discipline sparked her interest in the field but it was the technology and problem solving that made her fall in love with it i remember walking through texas a&ms campus with my parents on a petroleum engineering department tour while i was still in high school butler said seeing the labs and walking through the buildings my parents attended class in got me excited about studying petroleum engineering at texas a&m butler was involved in the society of petroleum engineers where she chaired an annual clay shoot fundraiser served as the president of the petroleum engineering honors society and vice president of the petroleum ventures program while attending texas a&m the department provided me with opportunities through my involvement in organizations and participation in internships to prepare me well for what im doing now in industry butler 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 thadd hargett senior director of development
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kenneth m 79 and susan m 81 fulk have established the kenneth m fulk 79 and susan m fulk 81 architectural engineering scholarship to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering at texas a&m university the architectural engineering program at texas a&m is relatively new to the historic university ken fulk a graduate of the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering and principal engineer at reed wells benson & co consultant engineers was invited by his good friend and mentor damon gowan to serve on the committee responsible for the creation of the architectural engineering degree plan damon approached me in late 2009 at the time there were two architectural engineering programs in the state but neither of them placed an emphasis on mechanical and electrical building systems design ken said our express purpose as a committee was to create a degree plan that met the needs of the industry and offered students who wished to pursue a career in the industry a viable option in state under the leadership of dr david claridge and dr morad atif the implementation of the committees recommendations was successful committee members offered their support to ensure its continued success damon established an excellence fund for the department which provided faculty with flexibility in how the funds were used ken said he and others involved in the formation of the program had a desire to help others in the industry and followed suit with similar donations after losing his friend and mentor to a battle with cancer fulk saw a need in the department and sought to meet it in honor of damon he planted the seed ken said i felt someone needed to carry the flag to keep the momentum up and in an effort to set an example i wanted to make this gift to help students fund their education at a&m while planting a new seed for others in the industry in the hopes they might follow suit susan fulk college of agriculture and life sciences graduate and performing arts secretary at allen isd fully supports the creation of the architectural engineering program ken and fellow industry leaders saw the need for the creation of an architectural engineering degree at texas a&m in order for the future of the discipline to be successful and innovative susan said for any new program to be successful there must be financial input and with this scholarship endowment we hope to both generate interest in the program and facilitate student learning by alleviating some of the cost associated with attending texas a&m susan understands the value of an education from texas a&m and desires for students to have every opportunity to attend should they choose an education from texas a&m carries a lot of weight in the business world susan said graduates from a&m are looked upon as well prepared forward thinkers achievers and innovators these are people others want on their team
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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 true brown director of development
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texas a&m university researcher dr alan palazzolo is leading a us department of energy-funded project that could result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs the project which includes collaborations with researchers from sandia national lab and electron energy corporation seeks to develop bearings for a new kind of turbine that relies on supercritical carbon dioxide (sco2) rather than steam "bearings are an enabling technology for sco2 power turbines and their extreme environment operating conditions will require a high level of innovation and sophisticated modelling " said palazzolo james j cain professor i in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering supercritical carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide held at a high temperature and pressure which when used in turbines could provide greater power and efficiency compared to modern steam turbines this advance would be particularly useful in the case of ships currently using steam turbines – fueled by oil coal or nuclear power – for propulsion in this supercritical carbon dioxide-powered turbine the bearings in development will allow for a higher speed of operation and greater efficiency palazzolo said he is excited to be part of a project using cutting-edge technologies with such valuable potential outcomes "the prospect of reducing fossil fuel consumption and emissions is a strong team motivator " he said the project is a continuation of palazzolo's ongoing bearing research he will be assisted by mechanical engineering masters student marshall bielefeld phd student robert lipham technician tom thomas and contractor randy tucker of otbog energy the project began september 2019 and is slated to last two years
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the doctoral program landscape across the country is increasingly competitive with top candidates receiving multi-year high-salary offers signing bonuses and travel funds from multiple highly ranked programs the national excellence fellows program (nefp) was created within the department to help attract these high-achieving students jim tronolone is a first-year phd student in dr abhishek jains lab working on organ-on-a-chip devices specifically researching type 1 diabetes treatment tronolone said he is interested in working to vascularize islets (help the formation of new blood vessels) which can be transplanted as a diabetes treatment the motivation is to improve islet survival following implantation currently islet replacement therapy has low success because the islets die before new vasculature transporting oxygen and nutrients can form tronolone said my project involves trying to vascularize islets on a chip and analyze their exocrine functions and well eventually move on to adapting the model so that we can 3d print implantable grafts tronolone was finishing his masters at george washington university when jains name came up in class jain had reached out to a colleague looking for prospective phd students tronolone had come across jains name before ive been doing organ-on-a-chip research since last year my previous lab was another organ-on-a-chip lab and just from doing work there i stumbled upon his research tronolone said the nefp is designed for students pursuing their phd in biomedical engineering specifically those intending to pursue translational research that impacts the biomedical engineering industry jain assistant professor said through the nefp faculty have additional incentives to actively recruit prospective students who would otherwise be going to the top five schools in the country it encourages faculty members to get engaged with some of these brightest students and advocate their work jain said [jim and i] were constantly in touch and he was very well aware of the work that we do he was very excited to be a part of our lab and i was very excited to have him participants receive a $38 000 annual stipend a $17 000 cost-of-education allowance an invitation to special networking opportunities with industry and academic partners and the opportunity to complete internships with industry or national labs or complete training programs on related careers in academia another goal of the program is for faculty and students to work together to help the student leverage the nefp to also apply for external fellowships tronolone was recently announced as a recipient of the national science foundations (nsf) graduate research fellowship program (grfp) the national excellence fellows program was developed with the intention to attract top graduate student prospects those with extensive research experience and outstanding potential as leaders with a rare opportunity to focus on translational work said dr michael mcshane department head and originator of the nefp concept this is a very different emphasis than traditional fellowship programs (nsf hertz etc) and is more aligned with our departmental goals still we have had students win both nefp and nsf grfp awards they are just so impressively prepared that they are able to bridge the fundamental and applied research the department expects to offer two or three nefp awards per year
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dr guofei gu professor and lynn 84 and bill crane 83 faculty fellow in the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m university has been named a fellow of the institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) for his contributions to malware detection and security of next-generation networks ieee fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement the ieee grade of fellow is conferred by the ieee board of directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the ieee fields of interest less than 01% of voting members are selected annually for this member grade elevation gu is also the director of the success (secure communication and computer systems) lab at texas a&m where he and his students are involved in cutting-edge network and system security research he received his doctorate in computer science from the college of computing at georgia institute of technology his research interests include internet malware detection and defense software-defined programmable security (eg software-defined networking/network functions virtualization) mobile and internet of things security artificial intelligence security and intrusion/anomaly detection gu is a recipient of the national science foundation (nsf) career award (2010) air force office of scientific research young investigator award (2013) ieee symposium on security and privacy (s&p) best student paper award (2010) international conference on distributed computing systems best paper award (2015) texas a&m dean of engineering excellence award presidential impact fellow (2019) texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) faculty fellow tees research impact award and google faculty research award he is an active member of the security research community and has pioneered several new research directions such as botnet detection/defense and software-defined networking security gu has served on the program committees of top-tier security conferences such as ieee s&p association for computing machinery (acm) conference on computer and communications security usenix security and network and distributed system security symposium among many others he is a distinguished member of the acm an associate editor for the ieees journal transactions on information forensics and security and the steering committee co-chair for the international conference on security and privacy in communication networks he recently co-chaired the 2018 nsf programmable system security in a software defined world workshop the ieee is the worlds leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity through its more than 400 000 members in 160 countries the association is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering electric power and consumer electronics
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dr anthony mcdonald assistant professor in industrial and systems engineering along with nilesh ade chemical engineering graduate student and dr camille peres associate professor in the school of public health received the 2019 human factors prize from the human factors and ergonomics society at their annual meeting in october their article using human factors and machine learning to design procedures was selected as the prize winner the article illustrates how machine learning can be used to design and optimize the steps in a process – procedure content – in order to improve procedure performance in the oil and gas extraction industry the findings of the research could be used to generate advanced guidelines that will ultimately lead to safer operations in high-risk industries the prize is awarded each year during the annual meeting to recognize excellence in human factors and ergonomics research researchers submit papers on a specific topic which is selected by the editor-in-chief and board of referees each year the 2019 topic was artificial intelligence in human-machine interaction as part of the prize their paper will soon be published in the societys journal human factors
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four electrical engineering seniors put their skills to the test by teaming up with a biomedical engineering professor to design a wearable blood pressure device for their senior capstone project eden habtegebrial austin mitchell alexander ngo and ross raybon were tasked with developing a device that could constantly monitor blood pressure overnight and deliver the results to an app for health care tracking the idea was developed out of dr roozbeh jafaris lab in biomedical engineering but the students were able to bring in electrical knowledge to help figure out a way to have the controller in the device be small enough to wear and also keep the power needed as low as possible since none of us had done anything quite like this before most of the process was a lot of research online trial and error and asking questions to other people in the lab raybon said we all had to really learn a lot of technical and hands-on skills to complete this project that we hadnt learned or really used in labs and classes before
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raybon said the team members were drawn to work on an interdisciplinary project because of the impact biomedical engineering can have on many people the biomedical work done in dr jafaris lab requires a lot of electrical engineering knowledge he said its really neat being able to use our electrical knowledge and also learn some new things related to biology and anatomy the four students graduated in december and all have plans lined up raybon will work for lockheed martin as a test engineering associate habtegebrial will be an engineer at automation company abb ngo is headed to california to work in electronics engineering for lockheed martin and mitchell is also headed to the west coast to work as an account development representative at arrow in seattle washington
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a team of students from texas a&m university placed 10th in the nation out of 108 teams at the nov 16 department of energy (doe) cyberforce competitionâ„¢ which is a cyber workforce development competition that focuses on the defensive/hardening nature of energy cyber infrastructure the doe partnered with current national laboratory staff that has successfully hosted four successful cyber defense competitions to exercise interactive scenario-based events to create this competition the national labs that hosted were argonne national laboratory brookhaven national laboratory idaho national laboratory lawrence berkeley national laboratory lawrence livermore national laboratory national energy technology laboratory national renewable energy laboratory oak ridge national laboratory pacific northwest national laboratory and sandia national laboratory which is the location at which the texas a&m team participated
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the competition features realistic components such as a cyber-physical infrastructure lifelike anomalies and constraints and actual users of the systems and is structured with four teams that have different objectives and one panel the blue team interacts with the green team to ensure proper it support is administered as well as provides a creativity pitch to the chief information security officer panel; the green team acts as users and/or operators of the energy infrastructure by testing the usability and availability of the blue teams systems; the white team usually national laboratory personnel are the it administrators and architects of the competition; the red team actively attacks the blue team's infrastructure in order to disrupt the availability and usability of the system; and the ciso panel allows blue team members to pitch their level of creativity and innovation in their defense strategy the texas a&m team was the only team at their location to keep the red team from entering into their system
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the students competing on the team were members of the texas a&m cybersecurity club and included junior braxton williams from the college of education and human development; senior patrick wlazlo from the department of engineering technology and industrial distribution; senior philip smith from the department of electrical and computer engineering; junior ryan jones and senior nicholas march from the department of computer science and engineering; and cybersecurity club president john zenick from the mays business school dr kate davis assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering served as the teams coach the texas a&m cybersecurity center which sponsored the cybersecurity club in this competition seeks to advance the collective cybersecurity knowledge capabilities and practices doing so through groundbreaking research novel and innovative cybersecurity education and mutually beneficial academic governmental and commercial partnerships
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dr robin murphy raytheon professor in the department of computing science and engineering at texas a&m university has been named a fellow of the association for computing machinery (acm) for her contributions to founding and advancing the field of computing for disasters and robotics murphy has deployed ground aerial and marine robots to nearly 30 disasters in five countries starting with the 9/11 world trade center collapse and including hurricanes katrina and harvey the fukushima daiichi nuclear accident and the kilauea volcanic eruption she has documented the science behind the robots and the need for artificial intelligence and human-robot teaming in more than 150 articles and an award-winning book disaster robotics founded the institute of electrical and electronics engineers international symposium on safety security and rescue robotics and has created training classes for responders in 2014 she was given the acm eugene l lawler humanitarian award for the societal impact of her work acm fellow is the most prestigious member grade in the organization it recognizes the top 1% of members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to the acm and the larger computing community "computing technology has had a tremendous impact in shaping how we live and work today said cherri m pancake president of the acm all of the technologies that directly or indirectly influence us are the result of countless hours of collaborative and/or individual work as well as creative inspiration and at times informed risk-taking each year we look forward to welcoming some of the most outstanding individuals as fellows the acm fellows program is a cornerstone of our overall recognition effort in highlighting the accomplishments of the acm fellows we hope to give credit where it is due while also educating the public about the extraordinary array of areas in which computing professionals work" the acm will formally recognize its 2019 fellows at the annual awards banquet in san francisco california on june 20 view a full list of the 2019 acm fellows
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a team of students from the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m university recently participated in the international collegiate programming contest (icpc) south central usa regional competition at baylor university in waco texas and qualified to advance to the north american championship round the south central usa region consists of texas oklahoma and louisiana this year 60 teams from 26 universities participated the team called the unordered cartographers was one of four teams that represented texas a&m and it includes julia graham (senior) tanner hoke (senior) and nathan mandell (sophomore) dr john keyser professor and associate department head of academics serves as a coach for the students with more than 3 000 schools from 111 countries participating in it each year icpc is the largest and most prestigious programming competition in the world its origins can be traced back to a small competition that was held at texas a&m in 1970 by members of the alpha chapter of the upsilon phi epsilon computer science honor society during the contest the teams were tasked with writing programs to solve as many problems sets as they could within five hours on a shared computer and were then ranked based on that time one team from each of the top four schools in the region advanced to the national round icpc is an incredible opportunity to develop not only ones individual capacity to solve problems and think critically but also ones ability to do so under pressure and in a team environment said hoke qualifying to compete in the national contest is exciting and im most looking forward to meeting other students from across north america the unordered cartographers will be among 55 other university teams that will compete in the national round which will be held at the georgia institute of technology near the end of february the top 18 teams will then go on to compete in the world championship round in moscow russia in june
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