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dr robin murphy a pioneer in the area of rescue robotics spoke to the new energy and industrial technology development organization (nedo) dec 11 in tokyo murphy directs the center for robot-assisted search and rescue in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and is the raytheon professor in the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m university nedo is a new japanese agency focusing on increasing japans industrial competitiveness the agency is considering creating an international rescue robot team for disasters murphy provided a unique perspective as the leader in robot deployments having participated 15 disasters including the world trade center collapse hurricanes charley and katrina and fukushima daiichi "life saving activities are effectively over after three days " murphy said "but robots arent being used on average until four days after the disaster - too late to make a difference" in the case of the fukushima daiichi nuclear event suitable japanese and us robots were already in japan and could have been used immediately but due to a lack of information trust in the robots and other concerns the first aerial and ground robots were not used until a month after the event money has not been the barrier murphy said she described how companies have consistently donated robots and experts with no charge for disasters the through the crasar roboticists without borders program murphy made three recommendations first the us and japan should work together to establish relationships between countries and agencies in order to improve the understanding of rescue robots and to enable rapid deployment second governments should provide funding for transportation logistics and preparatory activities such as training and vetting robots third there should be clear mechanisms to provide feedback to the robotics industry and to research so they can continue to improve designs for more on the center for robot-assisted search and rescue visit wwwcrasarorg tees is an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system
the texas center for applied technology (tcat) was recently awarded a $17 million us energy department grant through the departments advanced research projects agency (arpa) the arpa grant will be used to develop a way to generate electricity from low-temperature waste heat the project was one of 66 across the country selected for funding tcat is a center housed within the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) a research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system "as the largest research university in the state it is critical that we attract life-changing research opportunities like this grant from arpa " said john sharp a&m system chancellor each project needed to address the challenges imposed by the rapidly evolving global energy market to include all areas of energy research and development including resource identification extraction transportation and use and energy generation storage transmission and use in both the transportation and stationary power sectors "these projects represent swinging for the fences and trying to hit home runs to support development of the most innovative technologies and change whats possible for americas energy future " said energy secretary steven chu the scope of tcats project involves developing a system to generate electricity from low-temperature waste heat the system will cycle between heating and cooling a metal hydride to produce a flow of high-pressure hydrogen this hydrogen flow is then used to generate electricity via a turbine and generator michael martin interim director for tcats energy and environmental division conveyed his excitement over the prospect of promoting future research and development in the san antonio area "the grant selection process was competitive and we are fortunate to have captured funding from the doe " martin said "we are excited to have an opportunity to investigate and demonstrate this emerging technology in san antonio we look forward to close collaboration with partners and to bringing future research and business to the local community" the project team includes tcat texas a&m university-san antonio which owns the site where the work will be performed and erra inc a clean technology company based in san antonio general charles g rodriguez texas a&m university-san antonios chief of staff & vice president for strategic initiatives and military affairs expressed his pleasure at the coupling of two of the texas a&m university system parts working side by side on a project of this magnitude "texas a&m-san antonio is pleased to be an important part of this public-private energy research effort " rodriguez said "we look forward to hosting the activities on our property and for the benefit of our university community and the public"
dr nicole zacharia a researcher in the tees mechanical engineering division has received the prestigious faculty early career development (career) award from the national science foundation (nsf) for her proposal "electric field processing of polyelectrolyte complex" the work to be conducted under this award is to examine phase behavior of solutions of synthetic polyelectrolyte complexes and to then use an electric field to manipulate these complexes in solution with the goal of depositing them as solids onto substrates synthetic polyelectrolytes both strong and weak that are typically used in layer-by-layer (lbl) assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayers (such as polyacrylic acid sulfonated polystyrene polyallylamine hydrochloride and polyethylene imine) will be examined the first part of the work will be to determine phase diagrams for the complexes of different pairs of polyelectrolytes as a function of ph solution ionic strength molecular weight and concentration the thermodynamic behavior of these complexes is generally masked by kinetic considerations and unraveling these components will be one goal the next phase of the work will be to look at adsorption of complexes of different stoichiometries onto charged surfaces the third phase of the work will be to compare this equilibrium adsorption to deposition onto charged surfaces under the influence of an electric field factors including ionic strength dielectric constant of the solvent and addition of other components such as metal nanoparticles will be examined this process will eventually be generalized to look at the electrophoretic deposition of other types of soft matter such as micelles or hollow polyelectrolyte capsules the last phase of the work is to examine the solid materials created by this process it is hypothesized that different stoichiometries and properties can be achieved through electric field manipulation as compared to equilibrium adsorption onto a surface zacharia is also an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering and the materials science and engineering program at texas a&m university she joined the materials division in the department of mechanical engineering in 2009 she received her phd from massachusetts institute of technology in 2007 from 2007 to 2009 zacharia worked at the university of toronto as a postdoctoral fellow in the departments of electrical engineering and chemistry
mechanical engineering researcher dr devesh ranjan has been awarded the national science foundations (nsf) faculty early career development (career) award for his five-year project "transition turbulence and mixing in shock-accelerated variable density flows at extreme conditions" the career program is nsfs most prestigious award for junior faculty members the scientific goal of ranjans career project is to produce diagnose and simulate shock-driven turbulent flows in a compressible system the outcomes of ranjans work may contribute to developing more efficient designs for fuel pellets which are essential for the success of the inertial confinement fusion as a method to provide energy from fusion in a commercially viable manner ranjan who is also an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m also has a well-documented impact on undergraduate education by involving several undergraduate students in research work in his laboratory these efforts will be continued and recruitment of "first-generation college" and women students will be emphasized additionally he proposes to develop an educational online game (heats) an innovative approach to help students better understand the design of thermal fluid systems all these efforts will contribute to providing a steady supply of trained scientists for the nation this nsf career award is ranjans third major research grant in six months from three different federal agencies a rare feat for an assistant professor ranjans streak started with a $438 000 contract from the us department of energys (doe) national nuclear security administration (nnsa)to obtain detailed measurements of turbulent rayleigh-taylor driven mixing in a multilayer icf capsule ranjan also received the air force office of scientific research young investigator research program (afosr-yip) grant for his research project "breaking with tradition: turbulence with memory" in the past four years his research efforts have been funded by several federal agencies including two programs and the los alamos national laboratory and livermore national laboratory in addition to the research awards ranjan has received the student led teaching excellence award (slate) in 2009 morris e foster faculty fellowship in 2010 and being named tees select young fellow in 2012 ranjan joined the department of mechanical engineering in january 2009 he received his phd from the university of wisconsin-madison in 2007 by 2008 ranjan was a directors research fellow at los alamos national laboratory his fields of interest include experimental fluid mechanics impulsive unsteady phenomena and experimental thermal hydraulics and laser diagnostics
texas a&m engineering will host a smart grid workshop april 17 in college station texas the workshop is organized by the smart grid center part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and faculty members in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university dr mladen kezunovic the eugene e webb professor and the smart grid center director said the workshop will 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 policy economics and other related fields the program will feature presentations by texas a&m faculty and tees researchers highlighting existing research and development initiatives; a national perspective from dr george w arnold national coordinator for smart grid interoperability at the national institute of standards and technology; and the texas perspective from texas a&m former students and opinion leaders in electric energy and smart grid transformation for more information about the workshop visit http://smartgridcentertamuedu/sgc/
dr darren hartl has been named assistant director of the aerospace vehicle systems institute (avsi) in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) avsi director david redman has announced hartl (pictured on the left) is a tees research assistant professor in the aerospace engineering division and in the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m university he is also director of operations for the tees texas institute for intelligent materials and structures (tiims) hartl received his phd from texas a&m in 2009 and has more than 10 years of experience working with shape memory alloys (smas) and morphing structures his efforts have included both experimental and theoretical studies and he has worked collaboratively with both public and private sponsors hartl has been co-author on three textbook chapters eight refereed journal publications and nearly 30 conference proceedings and won numerous best paper prizes for his work on the analysis of sma components and structures hartl took the reins from dr fred fisher who has been with avsi in a variety of roles since the institute was formed in 1999 fisher was tasked with assisting the inaugural avsi director david lund with the first avsi project which focused on virtual private networks fisher remained an integral part of avsi until lunds departure in 2006 fisher was named interim director and remained in that capacity until june 2008 when the current director was hired at which time fisher was appointed assistant director redman said he recognized the valuable contributions that fisher made in service to the institute "fred stepped up and maintained avsi as a vital institute that continued to serve the needs of its aerospace industry members to the benefit of tees and texas a&m university during his tenure as interim director fred launched one of several avsi projects that have been contracted to texas a&m researchers" redman added that avsi will miss fishers experience and relationships with industry and that hartls talents will help fill the gap and bring new potential to avsi tees is an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system
dr devesh ranjan a researcher in the tees mechanical engineering division and an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university is one of 40 scientists and engineers who will receive approximately $15 million in grants from the air force office of scientific research through its young investigator research program (afosr-yip) the grant was awarded for ranjans research proposal "breaking with tradition: turbulence with memory" the research questions the orthodox assumption that turbulent mixing involves rapid loss of memory between two fluids mathematical turbulence models are based on the assumption of memory loss and equilibrium flows these constraints make it hard to predict the development of turbulence the new findings will provide useful insights in shock-induced mixing and non-uniform combustion in scram engines climate prediction and free-flowing jets and plumes ranjan joined the texas a&m faculty in 2009 after receiving his phd in 2007 from the university of wisconsin-madison ranjan was a postdoctoral research associate and directors research fellow at los alamos national laboratory he was awarded the alexander von humboldt fellowship for postdoctoral research in 2008 his research interests include experimental fluid mechanics (hydrodynamic instabilities) turbulent mixing and supersonic combustion shock tube applications experimental thermal hydraulics and laser diagnostics design of thermal systems and shock wave lithotripsy among the awards he has received in his short time at texas a&m university are the student led teaching excellence award (slate) in 2009 and the tees select young fellow in 2012 his current research efforts are funded by several federal agencies including doe-nnsa doe-neup los alamos national laboratory and lawrence livermore national laboratory the objective of the afosr-yip 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 major research areas include aerospace chemical and material sciences; physics and electronics; and mathematics information and life sciences the recipients selected will receive the grants over a three- to five-year period
dr guofei gu a researcher in the tees computer science and engineering division and an assistant professor in the department of computer science and engineering at texas a&m university has received an award from the air force office of scientific research (afosr) through its young investigator research program (yip) gu was selected for his proposal "go ahead of malwares infections and controls: towards new techniques for proactive cyber defense" summarizing his research project gu said "we are currently witnessing a sea change in cyber crimes carried out by malware from fun/fame driven to profit driven with strong economic incentives cyber criminals are writing much better malware even worse the attack-defense arms race actually favors attackers because they are more proactive in designing/testing new attacks while defenders are reactive and need to defend all possible attacks at all places at all times it is clear that we need to develop some game-changing approach to address challenges we currently face" gus research will focus on investigating such an approach particularly designing novel techniques to defend against current and next-generation malware proactively in particular to prevent threats the researchers propose to investigate the root cause of the infections and design new vulnerability detection techniques to automatically identify unknown vulnerabilities in current systems and networks so that vulnerabilities can be fixed before attackers can exploit "this research will not only significantly advance the field of malware defense by providing fundamentally new strategies and techniques but also have a broad impact in providing a new game-changing paradigm for building a proactive cyber security framework which is particularly critical for military cyber infrastructures " gu said gu is interested in all aspects of network and system security to solve practical security problems he uses networking and system techniques as well as applied cryptography machine learning probability/statistics and information theory gus specific research interests include internet malware/botnet detection defense and analysis; web and social networking security; cloud and software-defined networking (sdn/openflow) security; and intrusion detection and anomaly detection shortly after receiving his phd in computer science from the georgia institute of technology in 2008 gu joined the computer science and engineering faculty at texas a&m gu directs the secure communication and computer systems (success) lab at texas a&m he is a 2010 nsf career award recipient the objective of the afosr-yip 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 major research areas include aerospace chemical and material sciences; physics and electronics; and mathematics information and life sciences the recipients selected will receive the grants during a three- to five-year period
the robotics research of dr aaron ames has been featured in design news the magazine also named ames one of its "rising engineering stars" ames is a researcher in the mechanical engineering division of tees and an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university science fiction has long promised two-legged humanlike robots that can walk among us but those are not yet reality ames a self-described sci-fi buff is building the robots himself he and his students in the a&m bipedal experimental robotics lab (amber) are working on the design simulation and fabrication of a robot that will walk like a human writer deb setters from maxon precision motors says that "making a human-like bipedal walking robot will advance robotics beyond that of toys or novelty and into the area of high-level use for a variety of applications including space exploration disaster response military operations elderly assistance rehabilitation and prosthetics" read setters article here design news is the leading technical resource both in print and online providing technology news opinion analysis end-user examples and tutorials for engineers and engineering managers who design consumer and industry-specific products and systems that range in application from planes trains and automobiles to cellular phones industrial machinery medical devices and more
dr phillip hemmer a researcher in the electrical and computer engineering division of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) had a perspectives paper published in the prestigious research publication science the paper "toward molecular-scale mri " can be found online hemmer is also a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university in his paper hemmer discusses magnetic resonance imaging (mri) which is a mainstay of medical diagnostics allowing nondestructive imaging inside opaque objects with high resolution there have been many attempts to use mri to image small objects such as living cells because the resolution can be well below the optical diffraction limit however he says the detection sensitivity of conventional mri falls rapidly for smaller feature sizes making it impossible to resolve features smaller than a few micrometers with this method in his paper hemmer discusses different molecular-scale magnetic resonance imaging methods designed for these smaller sizes these methods are published in the same issue of science hemmer joined the engineering faculty at texas a&m in january 2002 he received his bachelors degree from the university of dayton in 1976 and his phd in physics from the massachusetts institute of technology in 1984 his interest areas are in solid materials for quantum optics especially "dark resonance" excitation materials and techniques for resonant nonlinear optics phase-conjugate-based turbulence aberration and compensation spectral hole burning materials and techniques for ultra-dense memories and high temperature operation quantum computing in solid materials quantum communication and teleportation in trapped atoms holographic optical memory materials smart pixels devices optical correlators photorefractive applications atomic clocks and laser trapping and cooling honors include being elected fellow of the optical society of america receiving the ruth and william neely 52/dow chemical fellowship an outstanding faculty award from the electrical and computer engineering department an nsf fellowship the air force research laboratory chief scientists award and the air force office of scientific research star team award three times he also is a member of the optical society of america spie and american physical society founded in 1880 by thomas edison science has grown to become the worlds leading outlet for scientific news commentary and cutting-edge research with the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general-science journal through its print and online incarnations science reaches an estimated worldwide readership of more than one million in content too the journal is truly international in scope; some 35 to 40 percent of the corresponding authors on its papers are based outside the united states its articles consistently rank among worlds most cited research
dr mike mcshane a researcher in the biomedical engineering division of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) has been named recipient of the 2012 national institutes of health (nih) directors transformative research award mcshane is also associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university mcshane along with natalie ann wisniewski of profusa inc are working to develop highly miniaturized injectable sensors for continuous and simultaneous monitoring of multiple body chemistries that would allow physicians to remotely monitor a patients vital health markers the nih directors transformative research award initiative supports exceptionally innovative and/or unconventional research projects that have the potential to create or overturn fundamental paradigms the primary emphasis of the transformative research awards initiative is to support research on bold paradigm-shifting but untested ideas mcshanes work involves embedding sensor molecules into specially engineered tissue-like biomaterials that become part of the tissue in which they are injected and do not cause the typical foreign body rejection response the sensors are injected under the skin and monitored optically using a miniaturized wireless reader for continuous measurement or a hand-held wand for periodic self-measurement depending on the clinical need mcshane says eventually the data will be viewable via cell phone or at a remote location allowing the individual physician or other care providers to access medical data without the need for in-person examination until a critical point mcshane adds at texas a&m mcshane conducts research focusing on the modeling design fabrication and testing of small-scale analytical devices particularly photoluminescent biosensors his research and educational activities cover many areas of biomedical engineering including biomaterials molecular biology biomedical optics biotransport bioinstrumentation signal processing and medical device design mcshane received his bachelors degree and phd in biomedical engineering from texas a&m
the board of regents of the texas a&m university system has approved the establishment of the institute for engineering education and innovation (ieei) as a joint entity within the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and texas a&m university the ieei will create an organization dedicated to advancing the practices of engineering education and contribute to the national need for a well-prepared engineering workforce john sharp chancellor of the texas a&m university system said "this joint entity is a prime example of our systems commitment to addressing the need to produce graduates ready to contribute to society from the day they leave our campuses and while they are in the economy - a dual approach to a better results and performance" additionally the ieei will serve as a focal point for initiatives in engineering education within the dwight look college of engineering and will be available to the a&m system engineering programs the institute will synthesize research and practice on learning teaching and educational technology to help faculty keep pace offer leadership to clarify intent and find space for transformative learning environments it will also foster advances in engineering education through four foundational pillars: multidisciplinary design experimental learning systems thinking and professional development "our engineering faculty are among the best in the nation in teaching and conducting research in their respective fields " said dr m katherine banks tees director and vice chancellor and dean of engineering at texas a&m "the ieei will be instrumental as we transform and redesign the engineering curriculum to meet the state and national need for more engineers through the 25 by 25 initiative" in addition to tees the college of engineering and the a&m system other partners include the colleges of science liberal arts and business at texas a&m university
the board of regents of the texas a&m university system has approved the establishment of a new center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) the national corrosion center (ncc) will function in the general areas of corrosion science and technology through research training education testing and outreach texas a&m university system chancellor john sharp said "this center is a shining example of our systems unique ability to solve substantial problems and serve the needs of the nation" corrosion is the natural deterioration that occurs with all materials because of a reaction of the material with its environment this degradation process affects the assets of nearly every industrial sector and government agency and has direct impact on the economy health safety infrastructure environment and national security the most recent congressionally mandated us federal highway administration (fhwa) study showed that metal corrosion had a total direct cost of $276 billion per year or 31 percent of the us gross domestic product but it is estimated that approximately 30 percent of the annual costs of corrosion could be eliminated through the implementation of sound engineering practices the demand for corrosion professionals particularly in certain industrial sectors (such as oil and gas) has exceeded the supply provided by existing centers and programs existing corrosion research and training centers have limited experience and facilities capable of addressing complex corrosion issues encountered in texas largest industrial sector - oil and gas "there is a clear need for an internationally recognized corrosion center in texas that educates and trains the next generation of corrosion experts and assists industries and agencies in materials infrastructure needs " said dr m katherine banks tees director and vice chancellor and dean of engineering at texas a&m a national corrosion center (ncc) was established in 2008 through an initiative at rice university in houston bringing this center under the tees banner will allow ncc to leverage the ongoing advancements in materials research in the texas a&m university system ncc will bring a focus on corrosion research and technologies that will add another dimension to the developing multidisciplinary programs in material science and engineering the center will harness the technical and academic strength and breadth of the a&m system and rice the training and workforce development capability of houston community college and the technological expertise and financial resources of houstons industrial base "this fits precisely within the tees mission to foster innovation in research education and technology transfer that support and aid business and industrial communities and enhance the economic development of texas and the nation " said banks
the tees space engineering research center (serc) recently participated in a series of zero-gravity aircraft flights out of ellington field in houston (pictured left: dr frank little top and dr rube williams left weightless on a recent zero-gravity flight) these flights sponsored by nasa fly a parabolic flight profile to provide brief periods of weightlessness that simulate the environment of space for both human and experimental payloads serc has participated in a number of these flights in the past two decades logging thousands of these weightless parabolas they require particular expertise to design systems especially those that involve fluids to operate properly in space this latest experiment called microgravity multiphase flow experiment for suborbital testing (mfest) relies on a gas-liquid separation system developed by texas a&m university engineers all principal test objectives for payload operations and data collection were met in the zero-gravity test series mfest is sponsored by nasa/johnson space center and conducted under nasas flight opportunities program plans are to fly this experiment on one of the new commercial space planes that will begin flights late next year taking passengers and payloads on a suborbital trajectory for a longer-duration near-space experience the recent flight had a number of texas a&m connections aggie graduate dr cable kurwitz was the serc technical lead on the project and another aggie dr katy hurlburt of the crew and thermal systems division at johnson space center was the nasa engineer in charge dr frank little of serc was the primary test engineer on the flights and flying with little was aggie graduate and former employee dr rube williams director of the jet learning laboratory a technical leaning center in houston another collaborator and aggie graduate was mike ellis of advanced cooling technologies inc serc director is chip hill another aggie graduate in addition to carrying out the mfest flight test objectives little - a volunteer firefighter in wheelock texas - wore a bryan fire department patch on his flight suit to pay tribute to the bryan fire department firefighters killed and injured in february in addition a sign carried on the aircraft honors lieutenants gregory pickard and eric wallace and firefighters rickey mantey and mitch moran of the bryan fire department it was a small gesture but little said he hoped the families and friends of the firefighters can take some comfort from their loved ones names "flying high" with the serc space engineers (pictured right: bryan fire department sign on recent nasa zero-gravity flight) tees is an engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system
the nuclear power institute (npi) at texas a&m university along with the international atomic energy agency (iaea) is hosting a three-week nuclear energy management school (nems) for young professionals working in nuclear energy and related fields npi is a center housed within the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) the nems which runs through april 5 includes participants from 11 countries from africa asia europe and south america the school features lecturers from the united states government us industry the iaea and other international experts in nuclear related fields "we are delighted to be able to host the nuclear management school which is the first time it has been held in the western hemisphere " said dr kenneth l peddicord director of npi "this is an excellent collaboration with the international atomic energy agency in vienna austria "this activity is having a significant impact especially for newcomer countries that are considering the use of nuclear energy for the first time this school is important in highlighting the strategies to use nuclear power in a safe and effective way we are pleased to be able to share our experiences here in the us and in texas" the purpose of the nems is to provide a unique international educational experience aimed at building future leadership to manage and support nuclear energy programs and projects in the nuclear energy field it targets professionals with managerial potential who show promise as future leaders in the nuclear industry academia government agencies and public sector entities in the country participants will be able to share and transfer knowledge from internationally recognized experts in a wide range of activities critical to a sustainable nuclear energy program the nems consists of a series of keynote presentations and discussions on topics relevant to managing nuclear energy programs case studies practical sessions group projects and visits to nuclear facilities subject matter that will be covered includes: world energy balance and geopolitics energy planning energy economics and nuclear power economics and finance nuclear industry from planning to decommissioning nuclear safety and security nuclear law international conventions and relevant mechanisms nuclear nonproliferation regime safeguards and related international arrangements human resources development and knowledge management leadership and management in the nuclear industry networking and stakeholders outreach to communities schools and students participants will also have the opportunity to travel to atlanta to meet with representatives of the institute for nuclear power operations (inpo) and the world association of nuclear operators (wano) they will also visit the nuclear power plant construction site of plant vogtle units 3 and 4 in waynesboro georgia
dr sam mannan director of the tees mary k oconnor process safety center and the mike oconnor chair in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering at texas a&m university has accepted an appointment as distinguished honorary professor at the rajiv gandhi institute of petroleum technology in india "i am very honored for the appointment by the president and board of governors " mannan said "it is truly an honor to receive this sort of recognition by such a prestigious institute" mannans research interests include abnormal situation management aerosol research inherently safer design quantitative risk assessment reactive chemicals modeling of silane releases liquid-to-natural-gas safety and design and flammability research as director of the mary kay o connor process safety center part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station mannan has served as a consultant to numerous entities in the private sector he also has testified before the us congress on multiple occasions lending his expertise on matters of national security as it relates to chemical safety and infrastructure the rajiv gandhi institute of petroleum was founded as part of the 2007 technology act its objective is to provide world class education training and research to roll out efficient human resources to meet the growing requirements of the petroleum and energy sector
the national center for therapeutics manufacturing (nctm) and the texas a&m energy institute (ei) will be jointly operated by the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) and texas a&m university nctm focuses on research and development of therapeutic agents and vaccines specifically targeted to respond more quickly to outbreaks such as swine flu and bird flu nctm aims to provide therapeutics manufacturing education training and outreach programs to support the development of an educated and skilled pharmaceutical workforce proficient in process development production systems standard operating procedures and regulatory guidelines the centers educational partners provide a broad spectrum of educational opportunities including degrees and certificates in topics ranging from quality assurance and control good manufacturing practices regulatory affairs and facilities management center partners also offer pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratory instrumentation industrial safety and other contemporary areas of study and training applicable to therapeutics manufacturing nctm also offers an internship program with industry partners allowing students to link theory with practice and gain important engineering skills that cannot be taught in the classroom internships provide students with experience in actual biotech and pharmaceutical companies before entering the job market 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 tees is and engineering research agency of the state of texas and a member of the texas a&m university system
safety officers in texas a&m engineering have received the spring 2013 environmental health and safetys safe laboratory award texas a&ms environmental health and safety recognized the efforts of engineering safety officers in contributing to the safe environment in engineering laboratories the engineering safety officers were honored with a certificate and a luncheon today (april 12) the engineering safety council works to identify hazards reduce risk and implement appropriate controls to facilitate a safe healthful sustainable and secure work environment in the dwight look college of engineering at texas a&m university and in labs and facilities of the texas a&m engineering experiment station council members are: david breeding office of the vice chancellor for engineering and interdisciplinary engineering rodney inmon aerospace engineering julie king and barry jackson biomedical engineering doug white joel james and louis muniz chemical engineering dave cote and jeremy stewart computer science and engineering larry john civil engineering jessie hernandez and robert atkins electrical and computer engineering frank cervantez and wayne hung engineering technology and industrial distribution mark hopkus and dennis allen industrial and systems engineering daniel theiss and mitch wittneben mechanical engineering chris crouch and troy stepan nuclear engineering john maldonado petroleum engineering josh kading tees energy systems laboratory chris mack and rich clough tees food protein research and development center robert atkins institute of solid state electronics jeff hustetler and cecil rhodes flight mechanics laboratory william rogers tees mary kay oconnor process safety center jan gerson materials science and engineering jim remlinger and debra arrington tees nuclear science center chris felderhoff tees offshore technology research center chip hill space engineering center michael schuller spacecraft technology center peter keating and matt potter high bay structural and materials testing laboratory linda huff tees texas center for applied technology ray matthews tees turbomachinery laboratory ed white and john kochan oran w nicks low-speed wind tunnel bill charlton and dave boyle tees nuclear security science and policy institute
the smart grid center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) will host a workshop "smart grid research: opportunities and challenges " april 17 at the annenberg presidential conference center at texas a&m university featured speakers include george w arnold phd director of the standards coordination office of the national institute of standards and technology who will present a national perspective on smart grid research john d mcdonald pe director of technical strategy and policy development at ge energy-digital energy will present an industrial perspective and pat wood iii 84 principal at wood3 resources and chairman of the board of dynegy will present a state perspective the workshop will highlight existing research and development initiatives of more than 50 texas a&m faculty members the workshops purpose is to bring together faculty staff students and industry to increase awareness facilitate scientific exchange leading to collaborative proposal teams and improve teaching research and development activities across disciplines in electronic transmission alternative generation sources grid monitoring policy economics and related fields the tees smart grid center was brought together to form a competitive interdisciplinary environment to advance efficient use of electric energy and modernization of the electricity grid; to promote collaboration and creation of multidisciplinary research teams to investigate smart grid problems and deliver more innovative and effective smart grid solutions the centers vision is a seamless integration of power system infrastructure with the transportation and built environment to create 21st century energy ecosystems capable of solving pressing energy issues while meeting the needs of future generations for more information about the workshop or the smart grid center visit http://smartgridcentertamuedu/sgc/
the tees turbomachinery laboratory wrapped up another successful event last month in doha qatar the second middle east turbomachinery symposium (mets2) took place march 17-20 at the qatar national convention center and was held under the patronage of his excellency dr mohammed bin saleh al-sada minister of energy and industry for qatar the symposium combined a world-class technical conference with an international exhibit hall attracting attendees from all over the world texas a&m university at qatar dean and ceo dr mark weichold attended the event along with representatives from the qatar ministry of energy and industry executives from leading middle eastern petrochemical companies and hundreds of international engineers speaking at the opening ceremony turbo lab director dr dara childs told of the events educational value to the industry "mets is the premier turbomachinery event in the middle east it offers an exciting occasion for industry leaders to share ideas exchange technical knowledge and to discuss ongoing industry-related issues " childs said delegates attended and engaged in a combination of 12 lectures eight tutorials eight discussion groups and 21 sessions of case studies led by 133 authors from around the world topics included: compressors steam and gas turbines expanders pumps and drivers and auxiliary equipment such as couplings bearings gear boxes dry gas seals and annular seals in the exhibition hall there were more than 65 leading companies from the middle east north america asia and europe with booths featuring full-sized equipment cutting-edge technology and emerging industry trends the turbomachinery laboratory is a part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station and the texas a&m university system in addition to planning mets the turbo lab works year round to organize the program and ensure the overall success of the annual international pump users & turbomachinery symposia mets was closely patterned after the turbomachinery symposia that have been developed and presented in houston texas for more than 40 years (pictured right: norihito fujimura from the mitsubishi heavy industries compressor corp leads a technical session)
the tees space engineering research center (serc) delivered an innovative star field simulator to technical personnel at nasas marshall space flight center (msfc) in huntsville ala in march the simulator provides a realistic simulation of what a nasa space-based telescope would see when viewing the night sky under a variety of conditions for use by nasa to test star trackers and other space cameras the simulator was a collaboration between serc and texas a&m universitys department of aerospace engineering with dr tom pollock leading the design and development of the system and sercs dr christian bruccoleri leading the software development the star field simulator delivered to nasa is an adaptation of a capability developed at sercs sensor test laboratory in which flat panel displays are used to present the simulated space scenes to the camera this makes use of a sophisticated model developed by texas a&m engineering researchers called virtual sky imager in which all camera orbit and noise parameters are accurately modeled; and sensor test lab software that corrects for all errors associated with presentation and testing the nasa configuration was especially challenging in that a star catalog of millions of stars was required; a collimating lens baffles and reflecting mirror were needed to simulate stars at "infinity" for the actual nasa telescope that was part of the setup; and a state-of-the-art medical monitor was needed to achieve the high resolution required the simulator was set up and tested at the sensor test lab before delivery undergraduate students peter mack grubb (computer engineering) taylor dowlen (applied mathematical sciences) and john mayo (mechanical engineering) all had key roles in the star field simulator development pollock and serc director chip hill drove the equipment to huntsville and set it up in nasas facility this high bay facility has historical significance as the original redstone rocket processing facility during the period of time it was overseen by dr werner von brauns rocket team the telescope collimating lens and baffles were installed on an optics table the monitor was mounted to a plate on the opposite side of the building and the computer installed at a nearby station set up and initial testing was accomplished in a day the serc/tamu team will complete other software refinements as the nasa personnel check out their new simulator and provide those as required although several industry cameras have been tested in sercs lab this is the first instance of exporting this capability to another user serc is a research center in the texas a&m engineering experiment station a member of the texas a&m university system