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texas a&m university the texas a&m engineering experiment station and the food protein research & development center are hosting the 23rd annual practical membrane/filtration & separations technologies short course april 14-18 the course fundamentals new developments applications and daily pilot plat demonstrations will be held at rudder tower on the texas a&m campus attendees will review basic principles of membrane filtration and separations processing learn about new product formulators and will be given a chance to view demonstrations in the pilot plant facilities at the food protein research & development center for more information contact yongjae lee (yongjaelee@teestamusedu 979-845-2758) or cyndi casanova (clcasanova@neotamuedu 979-847-8997)
the industrial distribution program at texas a&m university conducted a two-day short course "distributor profitability and growth strategies " in shanghai china may 27-28 the program was offered by the thomas and joan read center for distribution research and education a center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) the course was held at east china university of science & technology in shanghai the course was taught by dr f barry lawrence director of the read center leonard and valerie bruce endowed chair professor in industrial distribution at texas a&m along with senior research staff members pradip krishnadevarajan and senthil gunasekaran the course covered topics in optimizing distributor profitability sales and marketing optimization and optimizing distributor growth and market share the course was attended by sales operations and management professionals from various distribution companies for more than 30 years the read center has been the leader in wholesale and industrial distribution research and education the read center is the only distribution focused research center on any university campus in the us the center has been offering distributor sales operations and finance courses since the early 1980s each year the center conducts more than 25 professional development programs at both on-campus and off-campus locations all over the us the center has been conducting both open-enrollment and custom programs internationally since the 2000s in mexico el salvador guatemala uk and the united arab emirates currently the center offers three open-enrollment programs in el salvador per year and plans to offer two open-enrollment courses in qatar in september 2013 the read centers professional development programs are designed to increase distributors competitive advantage and profitability they focus on relevant and actionable education through proven methods and tools the read centers educational programs are based on research consortia and applied industry projects in various lines of trade the knowledge generated by these industry-funded consortia projects and professional development programs enhances the undergraduate and graduate education by bringing real-world distribution problems case studies and examples to the curriculum for more information please visit http://readcentertamuedu
the texas a&m energy institute has again received funding from conocophillips to provide graduate fellowships in recognition of outstanding research in energy the broad objectives of the fellowships are to reward excellence in energy research promote future research that is important to our energy future and encourage students to pursue careers in energy the fellowships are open to any graduate student engaged in energy research in any part of texas a&m university and enrolled at the college station galveston or qatar campuses the texas a&m energy institute will award up to eight $5 000 fellowships for a one-year term beginning sept 1 the deadline for application submission is june 7 for more information contact robyn pearson at rlpearson@tamuedu the texas a&m energy institute was established to engage in basic applied and applications research and technology development demonstration and deployment across the entire spectrum of energy-specific resource domains that will be required to guarantee that our nations energy future is secure ei will conduct research both within specific energy resource domains and at the connected boundaries of multiple energy resource domains to exploit the enormous benefits inherent in an integrated approach to the production and utilization of our countrys vast energy resources ei brings together all energy-related activities in the a&m system under a single umbrella organization the institute fosters energy education and training and is the portal for those outside of the university to find and engage those inside the university to help solve energy-related problems the vision of the energy institute is to be the best in the world working with industry to define and solve energy problems the texas a&m energy institute is jointly operated by the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and texas a&m university
the turbomachinery laboratory part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station hosted the 33rd annual turbomachinery research consortium (trc) meeting this week at pebble creek country club in college station texas trc is an organization of major turbomachinery developers and users who have joined with the turbo lab to find answers to important questions about turbomachinery performance and reliability the consortium was organized in 1981 to provide a framework for turbomachinery developers and users to combine to support research into important research questions that affect their businesses acting together its members support research into problems of internal flow (fluid mechanics heat transfer gas dynamics) and structural reliability (materials structures vibrations) -- that affect turbomachinery performance and efficiency there are currently more than 30 member companies that make up trc during the annual meeting researchers staff and students from the turbo lab and the department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university present research reports and proposals based on these presentations trc members choose the direction of trc-funded research they get advance access to the results of that research and to valuable turbomachinery-testing software developed for trc members through this support trc enhances undergraduate and graduate education in turbomachinery-related engineering at texas a&m for more information on trc or other turbomachinery laboratory events visit turbolabtamuedu
dr dale a cope has been named director of industry assistance announced dr m katherine banks vice chancellor and dean of engineering and director of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) in this position cope will coordinate assistance activities for tees by identifying industry needs developing proposals and managing the delivery of assistance to individual companies additionally he will lead the technical assistance program (tap) a program in which tees forms partnerships that encourage innovation and economic growth in texas cope joined tees after spending six years as program manager in the aerospace structures section at the southwest research institute in that role he managed large multidisciplinary projects in support of the us air force aircraft structural integrity program cope was also a research laboratory director for the national institute for aviation research and an aircraft structures engineer for the boeing company cope earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from texas a&m in 1982 a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the air force institute of technology in 1988 and a phd in aerospace engineering from wichita state university in 2002 he is a retired air force officer having served on active duty as an aeronautical engineer on the kc-135 and as an assistant professor in the aeronautics department at the us air force academy he also served in the kansas air national guard as an aircraft maintenance officer on the b-1b and kc-135r about the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) as an engineering research agency of texas tees conducts research to provide practical answers to critical state and national needs tees partners with academic institutions governmental agencies industries and communities to solve problems to help improve the quality of life promote economic development and enhance the educational systems of texas
one obstacle to growth for small technology-based businesses is not having access to affordable assistance to solve technical problems the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) is expanding its technical assistance program (tap) to link texas small businesses to the broad spectrum of engineering and technology research capital within the texas a&m university system and its partner network statewide "the texas a&m university system has an enormous amount of expertise within its 11 universities and seven state agencies and as the land grant institute for the state our mission is to serve " said texas a&m system chancellor john sharp "for a century tees has helped grow the engineering and technology portfolio in texas this program will make it easier than ever for small business to access solutions with the texas a&m system and ultimately encourage innovation and economic growth in texas" the technical assistance program (tap) provides low-cost technical assistance for small companies of 500 employees or less based in texas to find solutions to increase efficiency of their operations develop new market strategies for their technologies evaluate and improve manufacturing processes and facilitate partnerships "tees works with some of the brightest research engineers and has some of the finest engineering laboratories tap can match specific technical problems with expert researchers and provide cost effective solutions for a company " said dale cope tees director of industry assistance "the texas a&m engineering enterprise ranks among the best and most comprehensive engineering programs in the nation consisting of three state engineering agencies that provide engineering research and development education and outreach" specific areas of assistance include: software development; modeling; simulation; energy efficiency and assessment; environmental impacts and analysis; air quality and emissions; heating ventilation and air conditioning; technology transfer; test and validation and process analysis and improvement for more information regarding low cost technical assistance contact cope at (979) 458-7477 about the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) as an engineering research agency of texas tees conducts research to provide practical answers to critical state and national needs tees partners with academic institutions governmental agencies industries and communities to solve problems to help improve the quality of life promote economic development and enhance the educational systems of texas about the texas a&m university system the a&m system is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with a budget of $33 billion through a statewide network of 11 universities nine state agencies and a comprehensive health science center the a&m system educates more than 120 000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year externally funded research expenditures exceed $780 million and help drive the states economy
texas a&m technology commercialization recently presented patent awards to individuals and teams who are currently employed by the a&m system and whose inventions were granted patent protection from the united states patent & trademark office in 2012 "our researchers are working diligently behind the scenes developing innovations that will help us in our everyday lives " said texas a&m university system chancellor john sharp "by commercializing these advancements we are able to take their research to the marketplace where it can help the most people" texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) researchers honored were: carl l benner electrical and computer engineering dr saurabh biswas office of technology commercialization dr sergio capareda biological and agricultural engineering dr xing cheng electrical and computer engineering dr gerard l cote biomedical engineering dr john c criscione biomedical engineering dr kenneth r hall chemical engineering dr mark t holtzapple chemical engineering shishan hu mechanical engineering dr anxiao jiang computer science and engineering dr andrew r mcfarland mechanical engineering karthick muthu-manivannan electrical and computer engineering dr michael v pishko biomedical engineering dr b don russell electrical and computer engineering dr edgar sanchez-sinencio electrical and computer engineering dr hung-jue sue mechanical engineering sebastian t vasquez chemical engineering about the a&m system the a&m system is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with a budget of $33 billion through a statewide network of 11 universities seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center the a&m system educates more than 120 000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year externally funded research expenditures exceed $780 million and help drive the states economy
storm resistant systems (sr systems llc) of linden ala headed by ceo scott drummond and general manager steve zimmerman blew into college station in april with a special request the company manufactures components designed to help structures withstand hurricanes and tornadoes and wanted to test its products in an f5 tornado but who could create a tornado on demand enter the texas a&m engineering extension services (teex) product development center (pdc) and its collaborators across the texas a&m university system after an initial meeting in january sr systems zimmerman explained to pdc coordinator caleb holt that the company needed empirical unbiased testing to validate its product in other words sr systems needed a tornado as part of an agency known for simulating huge fires explosions and destroyed cities for training purposes the request did not seem unusual before long -- through connections with dr dean schneider in the texas a&m engineering experiment stations (tees) texas center for applied technology (tcat) and dr peter keating in the zachry department of civil engineering at texas a&m university -- plans for a man-made tornado were in the works the site was the tees high bay structural and materials testing laboratory on campus where a tri-directional pressure test the equivalent of an f5 tornado was generated its true dorothy youre not in kansas anymore youre in college station
a select group of high school students from the bryan/college station and austin areas will this summer have the opportunity to train with scientists from the texas a&m university system while learning about careers in the biosciences and pharmaceutical industries as part of a series of academies sponsored by the national center for therapeutics manufacturing (nctm) nctm is a center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the a&m system the summer academies known as bioforce are scheduled for june 9-13 and july 15-18 and are intended to spark students interest in pursuing careers in engineering and therapeutics manufacturing as part of the camps students participate in a range of activities including making bacterial cells glow by introducing genes from a bioluminescent jellyfish and touring pharmaceutical companies in the area and in houston "by role-playing as a lab technician gowning up and doing hands-on projects as well as actually seeing this workforce in action students get early exposure to careers in pharmaceutical research engineering and manufacturing - an exciting and growing field " says jenny ligon nctm assistant director the bioforce residential academy will host 25 students from austin-area high schools and the bioforce day academy will host 25 students from bryan-college station high schools all who have just completed the ninth grade scholarship funding from the texas workforce commissions summer merit program allows these academies to be free of charge to the students nctm is a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary workforce education institution and biopharmaceutical manufacturing center located at texas a&m nctms workforce development mission is to provide education training and outreach programs to produce a highly skilled workforce for the vital us and global pharmaceutical industry for more information please visit bioforce website or contact jenny ligon nctm assistant director at (979) 847-5852 or via email at jennyligon@tamuedu
the texas a&m engineering and the space engineering research center (serc) received mention in two separate presentations at the recent next-generation suborbital researchers conference (nsrc) june 3-5 in broomfield colo ed wright of citizens in space discussed the experiment payload carrier that the serc is developing with a student team from the texas a&m university department of industrial and systems engineering for the xcor lynx space plane the teams faculty mentor is dr justin yates this presentation "the lynx cub payload carrier for small suborbital experiments "discussed the development and operational use of the carrier on the lynx and some of the citizen payloads being considered these payloads built to multiples of the cubesat size standard will allow researchers to perform experiments for a few minutes in near-zero-gravity (weightless) conditions in addition to recognition through this presentation the student team built a mid-fidelity mockup of the carrier that was displayed at the xcor display station serc was also part of the team that developed the multi-phase flow experiment for suborbital testing (mfest) as presented by mike ellis of advanced cooling technologies mfest is a nasa johnson space center project and ellis reported on the recent series of parabolic test flights conducted on zero g corps aircraft serc principal investigator dr cable kurwitz and flight test engineer dr frank little helped to ensure the return of sufficient test data to verify mfests readiness for a follow-on flight test series on one of the commercial suborbital launch providers as part of nasas flight opportunities program because of the size of the mfest payload the suborbital flight provider is expected to be virgin galactics spaceship two spaceship two recently conducted its first powered flight at mojave calif and is hoping to begin commercial flights as soon as a year from now the next-generation suborbital researchers conference brings together launch providers payload developers and new space technology enthusiasts to update attendees on the status of the commercial space industry and to share ideas and opportunities commercial space is loosely defined as pertaining to a business model of providing space transportation for humans or cargo and the associated support industries and generally pursued without government program funding this is the second year that serc director chip hill has attended this conference to develop relationships and ideas for future commercial space projects tees is an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system
the 35th annual industrial energy technology conference (ietc) one of teess longest-running technical conferences was held may 22-23 in new orleans the conference was hosted by the tees energy systems laboratory and co-sponsored by the louisiana department of natural resources ietc which attracted more than 150 participants from three countries and 26 states provided answers to energy and related environmental concerns affecting industrial facilities and processes more than 50 authors presented papers on topics such as waste heat recovery; establishing and sustaining effective energy management programs; award-winning energy conservation projects from the american chemistry council and from the us department of energy better plants initiative; and conducting successful energy assessments and analyzing the results in addition there were papers presented by mechanical engineering students from texas a&m university highlighting their capstone design class projects in the realm of energy conservation the keynote speaker for a luncheon was albert thumann executive director at the association of energy engineers thumann gave a rousing talk about the past present and future of energy management he showed a recorded meeting he had with president jimmy carter recalling the efforts to form the us department of energy in the late 1970s a ceremony was held during which the us department of energy (doe) recognized their better plants initiative award winners featuring comments by dr david danielson assistant secretary of the doe the program also included the lunchtime ietc energy awards presentations representatives from legrand north america tpc group and the ibm bromont canada complex provided reviews of each companys award-winning efforts to save energy and improve processes the conference also hosted two specialized workshops as well the energy managers workshop may 21 and the boiler mact workshop may 24 these in-depth courses help prepare industrial energy managers with enhanced understanding on current topics in the field ietc will return to new orleans may 21-22 2014 visit ietctamuedu for more information for more information regarding the conference or to submit an abstract for next years ietc please contact jim eggebrecht ietc executive director at 9798451508 or jim@esltamuedu
while significant strides have been made in health care there are still more than one billion individuals who lack access to health care systems additionally many of those receiving medical care could benefit from improved and more adequate treatment through accurate and frequent monitoring of their condition recognizing this the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) has established the center for remote healthcare technology (crht) a center aimed at advancing remote health care technologies and remote health care systems so that people everywhere can be linked to health care providers and receive timely effective and personalized care "with the advancement in both technologies for personalized medicine and wireless communications i believe this new center for remote healthcare technologies will provide a focal point for the texas a&m engineering experiment station and the texas a&m university system to make huge advances in these areas " said dr gerard l coté interim director of the center health challenges of today include chronic medical conditions such as diabetes cancer infectious diseases such as hiv and conditions closely associated with poverty such as malnutrition in addition to chronic and infectious diseases there is a critical need for health status monitoring for the elderly athletes astronauts and field-deployed military personnel to aid with these issues the crht aims to serve the state nation and global community in addressing critical needs in health care in particular in emergency and other situations where physicians are not in close proximity thereby making it essential that timely and effective care is provided remotely the newly established center will help fulfill this mission by promoting fundamental research in medical devices and information systems that efficiently and reliably gather process and convey medical and diagnostic data to physicians so they are able to provide care at a distance to do this the center will not only perform fundamental research in both biomedical sensors and wireless systems to reliably and efficiently communicate information but will also develop prototype systems that incorporate the results of the research and will engage the medical device industry state and federal agencies and the medical community in design development testing and deployment of those systems "the vision of this new center is focused on not only producing the fundamental discoveries that will advance remote health care but also translating those discoveries in partnership with government agencies and industry into practical systems for deployment in a variety of remote settings " said coté
research and development initiatives of more than 50 texas a&m university faculty members were highlighted at the inaugural smart grid workshop sponsored by the university and the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) to help facilitate team-building and cooperation leading to more effective operations of the nations power grids in transmitting electricity the workshop included presentations by key governmental and private-sector leaders in the smart-grid dr george w arnold national coordinator for smart grid interoperability at the national institute of standards and technology john d mcdonald director for technical strategy and policy development at ge digital energy and pat wood iii principal of wood3 resources and chairman of the board for dynegy inc the goal of the workshop was to bring together faculty staff and students to increase awareness facilitate scientific exchange leading to collaborative proposal teams and improve the teaching research and development activities across disciplines in electric transmission alternative generation sources storage grid monitoring cyber-physical security policy economics and other related fields more than 150 people participated in the workshop which included 58 faculty members from texas a&m the plan is to make this workshop an annual event the workshop is a community of scholars event sponsored in part by the office of the provost and the office of the vice president for research and organized by the smart grid center which is part of tees
high school science teachers from around the region will have the opportunity to get a firsthand look at the high-tech practices taking place at the national center for therapeutics manufacturing (nctm) aug 12-15 as part of a professional development program designed to help them incorporate those concepts into their classrooms nctm is a joint center of texas a&m and the texas a&m engineering experiment station an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system the four-day workshop "protein is ca$h: an introduction to biomanufacturing " is a hands-on training event for ninth-12th-grade science teachers intended to help them more effectively teach technical concepts related to biochemistry such as protein production and purification as well as general lab practices the workshop is free to all participants and is funded by the national science foundation (nsf) and sponsored by the nctm teachers also will receive a $275 stipend and continuing education units from texas a&m for their participation a team of experts headed by sonia wallman executive director and principal investigator of nbc2 an advanced technological education center of the nsf will lead the workshop along with performing technical laboratory activities participants will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts of the biomanufacturing field and tour local pharmaceutical companies registration for the workshop is limited and applications are due aug 5 individuals interested in participating in the workshop should contact brooke schneider at (979) 458-8506 or via email at brookes@tamuedu
dr dara childs has recently completed the book "turbomachinery rotordynamics with case studies" childs is director of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) turbomachinery laboratory and leland t jordan chair professor in the department of of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university childs research has changed the way engineers look at machinery particularly in regard to the previously underappreciated impact of seals impellers and other fluid-structure interaction forces his research has made major contributions to the improvement of the analysis and design of vibration of rotating machinery today the use of seals to favorably influence turbomachinery is common but prior to dr childs research in the mid-1970s it was simply not done under his leadership the turbomachinery laboratory has gained an international reputation and the laboratorys two major symposia are the meetings of choice for users and manufacturers of commercial turbomachinery childs is an innovative and dedicated teacher the junior-level course he developed on dynamics and vibration is a major departure from past practices and has been remarkably effective in preparing students for careers in engineering childs has been a longtime contributor to the american society of mechanical engineers and has served on multiple advisory committees for nasa and the us department of energy the book is currently in print and will be available on amazoncom in november inspection copies will be available at the turbo lab booth (1407) at the pump and turbomachinery symposia oct 1-3
dr xingfu wu associate research professor in the computer science and engineering division of the texas a&m engineering experiment station and the texas a&m university department of computer science and engineering has been awarded a three-year grant from the national science foundation (nsf) he is the co-principal investigator with dr faming liang from the texas a&m department of statistics on the collaborative project " efficient parallel iterative monte carlo methods for statistical analysis of big data" wu stated in his grant abstract that he and liang "propose a general principle for developing monte carlo algorithms that are feasible for big data and workable on parallel and distributed architectures; that is using monte carlo averages calculated in parallel from subsamples to approximate the quantities that originally need to calculate from the full dataset this principle avoids the requirement for repeated scans of full data in algorithm iterations while enabling the algorithm to produce statistically sensible solutions to the problem under consideration "the project will have also significant impacts on education through direct involvement of graduate students in the project and incorporation of results into undergraduate and graduate courses in addition the package distributed iterative statistical computing (disc) that will be developed under this project is designed to provide a platform for phd students and researchers like the investigators with network-connected computers to experiment new ideas of developing efficient iterative monte carlo algorithms in parallel or more exactly grid computing environments" wu has worked with dr valerie taylors research group prophesy since joining texas a&m engineering in 2003 his research interests are performance evaluation and modeling parallel and cloud computing scientific computing parallel programming and power and energy modeling and analysis in hpc systems he is a senior acm member his monograph "performance evaluation prediction and visualization of parallel systems " was published by kluwer academic publishers (isbn 0-7923-8462-8) in 1999 he won the best paper award in the 14th ieee international conference on computational science and engineering in 2011 to date he has been author or co-author on more than 60 papers in his field wu received his phd degree from beijing university of aeronautics & astronautics in 1997
valerie segovia director of outreach and development with the nuclear power institute (npi) at texas a&m university was a keynote presenter at the 57th international atomic energy agency (iaea) general conference held recently in vienna segovia explained to conference attendees how npi helps young people particularly women pursue technical and scientific careers especially in the nuclear field npis program has markedly increased interest in science and technology among the students it mentors more than 80 percent of the students mentored through npi are interested in a career in science technology engineering or mathematics (stem) while only 15 percent of the total united states high school population expresses an interest in those career paths "dont underestimate the power of your influence " segovia said to companies and organizations on hand at the conference "by building partnerships with community leaders and teachers powerful connections are created with students the students are grateful for your encouragement a clear direction for their future and the acknowledgement that they have the talent for a scientific or technical career"
the tees mary kay oconnor process safety centers research in developing new technologies aimed to prevent and mitigate industrial disasters recently received five new grants furthering the centers mission of "making safety second nature" the national science foundation (nsf) awarded the center two different grants for its research in the use of nanocomposites as flame-retardants and improved testing methodologies associated with the explosion risks of nanomaterials the center is working in collaboration with assistant professor qinsheng wang from oklahoma state university to develop nanocomposites that when exposed to fire char very quickly creating a physical barrier of new polymers that reduces the original materials flammability understanding the explosion mechanisms of engineered nanomaterials is the focus of the second nsf grant the centers research looks to establish more reliable testing methodologies to quantify the explosion risks of nanomaterials one of two grants the center received from the qatar national research foundation (qnrf) looks at the hazardous and explosive vapor cloud that quickly forms above a liquefied natural gas (lng) spill the research is a collaboration between the center and assistant professor luc vechot from the mary kay oconnor process safety center at texas a&m university at qatar new research data will come from large-scale experiments carried out at the ras laffan emergency and safety college at the ras laffan industrial city qatar developing systematic tools for the entire industrial supply chain for qatar is the objective of the second qnrf grant using a life cycle integrated approach the center will incorporate safety in the design operation and optimization of all aspects of existing processes and applications for industrial cities in qatar the petroleum systems integrity office (psio) from the alaska department of natural resources in response to an ageing petroleum infrastructure and quality assurance concerns created by an increase in the number of new operators has awarded the mkopsc a grant to develop new oversight activities and specific standards to help minimize the risks associated with identified challenges as part of the grant the center will establish an offshore platform surveillance program for alaska state waters that will focus on addressing oversight issues of different state agencies in order to provide coverage in all relevant areas established in 1995 and headquartered in the jack e brown engineering building at texas a&m university the mary kay oconnor process safety center is dedicated to enhancing safety in the chemical process industry the center conducts various educational programs aimed at "making safety second nature" to everyone in the industry in addition center researchers work to develop safer processes equipment procedures and management strategies to minimize losses
the engineering program at texas a&m university gathered 70 deep water industry leaders on its campus october 18 to discuss the how to best develop a program in subsea engineering a field dealing with the challenges related to oil and gas to the exploration drilling and development of oil and gas fields in underwater locations deeper than 600 feet "offshore oil and gas reserves are increasingly important sources of energy and subsea engineering is an area of extreme importance to our nation that is not being adequately addressed in higher education " said john sharp chancellor of the texas a&m university system "because the a&m system is uniquely capable of meeting this challenge we are formalizing our plans to create the premier subsea engineering program in the nation" hosted by the dwight look college of engineering and the texas a&m engineering experiment station the invitation-only discussion with executive-level leaders sought industry perspective on how academics and research could best prepare a subsea engineering workforce "we are well positioned to make a significant impact in this area with a breadth and depth in our engineering program related agencies and a&m system institutions that is unmatched in academia " said katherine banks vice chancellor and dean of texas a&m engineering "the timing is perfect as we are growing our program significantly and incorporating new teaching technologies that will facilitate distance learning certificate programs and masters level courses" society of petroleum engineers president and schlumberger vice president jeff spath provided a snapshot of the subsea engineering industry and projections for growth "with over 10 000 subsea wells projected by 2025 it will be crucial to have enough trained engineers as half of the engineering workforce will be eligible to retire when people think of texas a&m they think of quality engineers and the ability to deliver education to engineers working in the field is a tremendous advantage" next steps include outlining an action plan to address academic programs workforce development and research collaboration course offerings at the masters degree and certificate level in subsea engineering are tentatively planned for fall 2014
the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the translational genomics research institute (tgen) in phoenix to relocate the dynamic imaging laboratory a computational biology division of tgen to become a part of the recently established center for bioinformatics and genomics systems engineering in college station "this is a wonderful example of how partnerships between academia and the private sector can leverage the capabilities of both to accelerate discovery " said john sharp chancellor of the texas a&m university system "this is the first of what we expect will be many biotechnology enterprises to relocate operations to work with our world-class faculty researchers and students" researchers in the dynamic imaging laboratory will utilize computational mathematics to translate variations in human genes to discover the underlying cause of disease progression and resistance to therapy and why some individuals encounter debilitating diseases and others live healthy lives "a hallmark of tgen is our belief in the strength and importance of collaborative partnerships " said jeffrey m trent president and research director tgen "such relationships provide tgen unmatched access to expertise and technology to accelerate its research goals the fusion of modern medicine with the power of translational research fuels the next wave of treatments for disease" dr michael bittner an internationally recognized computational biologist and director of tgens computational biology division along with two of his research scientists will move here immediately for the first phase of the partnership "as research funding continues to become more competitive partnerships like this one will be critical to building our program " said dr m katherine banks tees director and vice chancellor and dean of engineering at texas a&m "a lab of this quality and caliber elevates our program enhances opportunities for our researchers and students and accelerates the potential for making life-changing discoveries in the texas a&m system" about the translational genomics research institute (tgen): tgen is a non-profit 501(c)(3) research institute research at tgen is focused on helping patients with diseases such as cancer neurological disorders and diabetes tgen is on the cutting edge of translational research where investigators are able to unravel the genetic components of common and complex diseases since its formation in june 2002 tgen has established a solid administrative and facilities infrastructure in addition to its headquarters location in downtown phoenix arizona tgen occupies laboratory space at the mayo clinic collaborative research building in scottsdale arizona which houses tgens pharmaceutical genomics division and tgen drug development llc about the center for bioinformatics and genomic systems engineering (cbgse):the center for bioinformatics and genomic systems engineering (cbgse) conducts research in bioinformatics computational biology genomics and systems engineering as they relate to human and animal health medicine and agriculture serving communities across the state of texas and beyond
a paper by dr m sam mannan a world-renowned expert on safety in the chemical processing industry is one of computers & chemical engineering journals most-cited papers for 2010-2012 mannan is co-author of the paper "optimal facility layout under toxic release in process facilities: a stochastic approach " which also lists r vazquez-roman as lead author and j-h lee and s jung as co-authors mannan is regents professor and holder of the mike oconnor chair i in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering at texas a&m university and director of the mary kay oconnor process safety center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) a professional engineer and certified safety professional mannan is a fellow of the american institute of chemical engineers and a member of the american society of safety engineers international institute of ammonia refrigeration and national fire protection association in addition to his many professional honors and achievements mannan has served as a consultant to numerous entities in both the academic and private sectors including the columbia accident investigation board the mary kay oconnor process safety center mission is to lead the integration of process safety - through education research and service - into the education and practice of all individuals and organizations involved in chemical operations the center aims to serve as the premier process safety resource for all stakeholders so that safety becomes second nature for managers engineers and workers as progress continues toward zero injuries and lost lives the center seeks to develop safer processes equipment procedures and management strategies that will minimize losses in the process industry the journal computers & chemical engineering is published by elsevier
dr robin r murphy raytheon professor in the department of computer science and engineering and director of the center for robot assisted search and rescue (crasar) was named one of the 25 women in robotics that everyone should know about by robohub the list which was compiled in celebration of ada lovelace day includes macarthur genius award winner daniele russ and irobot co-founder helen greiner as well as professors from the massachusetts institute of technology and georgia tech institute of technology "the list highlights both that women are and always have been part of robotics and that women are focusing on applications that will change the world " said murphy according to the robohub website the women on the list are all leaders in their field with a huge impact on robotics regardless of their gender murphy joined the faculty at texas a&m in 2008 and is best known for her work with search and rescue robots which have been used in the rubble of the world trade center following the attacks on sept 11 2001 as well as in mud slides caved-in-mines and collapsed buildings around the world she has been honored with the 2010 motohiro kiosoi award from the international rescue system institute for her outstanding academic contributions in establishing a new research field in rescue engineering murphy was one of five women named in "the brainiacs" category of the of the 2011 most influential women in technology by fast company other categories included "the entrepreneurs " "the gamers " "the advocates " "the media " and "the executives" fast company began the list of most influential women in tech in 2009 and this years list highlights 30 women in the six different categories additionally in 2009 she was named an alpha geek by wired magazine and in 2008 she was awarded the al aube outstanding contributor award by the auvsi foundation the first time the award has been given to an academic she was also profiled in the june 14 2004 issue of time magazine as an innovator in artificial intelligence murphy received a bme in mechanical engineering and ms and phd degrees in computer science from georgia tech where she was a rockwell international doctoral fellow her basic research focuses on artificial intelligence and human-robot interaction for unmanned systems these efforts are/have been funded by doe (rim) darpa onr nasa nsf and industry and have led to more than 100 publications in the field including the textbook ai robotics (mit press) ada lovelace was the worlds first computer programmer and in spite of her undoubted mathematical brilliance she was reluctant to publish herself and made do with publishing "commentaries" on the works of others her commentaries were far longer far longer and more original than the originals and in the process she demonstrated the future applications for the universal computing machine that charles babbage proposed but never built now in its fourth year ada lovelace day is about sharing stories of women in science technology engineering and mathematics (stem) and the aim is to create new role models for girls and women in the male-dominated fields by raising the profile of other women in stem
the 42nd turbomachinery and 29th international pump users symposia (pump & turbo 2013) was held recently at the george r brown convention center in houston posting a new record for attendance as 5 857 people took part in the four-day event the number of attendees was almost 400 more than the 2012 event and the annual symposia featured a record-number of countries represented international attendees and booths filled in the exhibit hall the symposias technical program included 90 sessions led by accomplished industry leaders from around the world topics covered included compressors steam and gas turbines expanders pumps and drivers and auxiliary equipment such as couplings bearings gearboxes dry gas seals and annular seals more than 300 of the leading companies from the turbomachinery and pump industries displayed full-size equipment cutting-edge technology and emerging industry trends symposia chairman dr dara childs spoke highly of the excitement during the event "the growth and energy surrounding the symposia is remarkable " said childs "this year we saw remarkable company displays and increased foot traffic in the exhibit hall overflow seating in technical sessions and an increase in overall attendance" the turbomachinery symposium began in 1971 and the pump symposium began in 1984 in 2011 the symposia were combined and are now held jointly every fall in houston the pump & turbo symposia has become a staple event for industry professionals and leading companies built on a history of success this annual event promotes professional development technology transfer peer networking and information exchange among industry professionals the event was organized by the turbomachinery laboratory part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and the texas a&m university system for more information on pump & turbo 2013 including the full technical program list exhibiting company list post-event profile and more email info@turbo-labtamuedu proceedings from previous symposia are available free to download online the technical content from pump & turbo 2013 will be added to this collection in march 2014