houck2040/tees huggingface dataset:
i feel honored and humbled and feel grateful to the students mentors colleagues and staff in the department and the college at large rajendran said the hardware security community has been particularly kind and very helpful to young academics – be it the faculty working on the same research problem at a different university or program managers they always have provided me with great feedback to shape my research though my name is on the award i believe it belongs to the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m and the hardware security community rajendrans research interests are in hardware security with a specific focus on supply chain vulnerabilities and bug detection his research has won many awards such as the national science foundation faculty early career development award the association for computing machinery's special interest group on design automation outstanding young faculty award and the texas a&m engineering experiment stations genesis award for multidisciplinary research
dr akhilesh gaharwar associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering is among the 20 exceptional texas a&m university faculty honored as 2021 presidential impact fellows the award recognizes rising stars in their respective fields who embody the universitys commitment to advancing knowledge through transformational learning discovery innovation and impact for texas and the world gaharwar received his phd in biomedical engineering from purdue university and completed his postdoctoral training from the massachusetts institute of technology and harvard university since joining texas a&m in 2013 gaharwar has performed impactful leading-edge research at the interface of materials science biomedical engineering and cell biology he has pioneered novel ideas and developed new nanomaterials that have and will continue to shape the field of biomaterials gaharwar is a prolific young researcher in the field of bioengineering he has edited multiple books/journal special issues and is an author on almost 130 peer-reviewed journal articles editorials and review papers and five book chapters he also has submitted five patent/disclosure applications his work has been published in leading journals and routinely highlighted in international media gaharwar has made a lasting impact in various areas of research as evident by the high number of citations more than 10 000 his manuscripts have received he has received funding from the national institutes of health (nih) the national science foundation and the department of defense recently gaharwar was named associate editor for the leading biomaterials journal acs applied materials and interfaces which serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists engineers physicists and biologists focusing on newly discovered materials and interfacial processes gaharwars interdisciplinary research has been recognized with over 30 major national and international awards including the prestigious nih director's new innovator award the dean of engineering excellence award the texas a&m engineering experiment station research impact award the cellular and molecular bioengineering (cmbe)-biomedical engineering society rising star award the cmbe young innovator award and the dimitris chorafas foundation award for the full list of winners visit this linked article from the texas a&m college of engineering
the department of defense (dod) has awarded the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) a grant to establish the texas defense aerospace manufacturing community (tdamc) this four-year program will inject targeted smart manufacturing skills and technologies into texas diverse aerospace manufacturing portfolio to support defense aerospace manufacturing needs and affiliated supply chains across the state the texas a&m engineering experiment station is an ideal gateway for the department of defense said dr cindy lawley associate agency director for tees workforce development we offer a comprehensive and highly leveraged approach to reach deeply into the nations leading aerospace defense manufacturing ecosystem by activating the defense aerospace manufacturing community across the texas triangle (the region consisting of the dallas-fort worth houston san antonio and austin metropolitan areas) as well as counties within 75 miles of the gulf coast and rio grande valley tdamc aims to infuse smart manufacturing tools and processes into the region in order to solidify texas leadership role in a global manufacturing economy tees will lead tdamc through the secureamerica institute (sai) which will empower economic development corporations industry and academia partners to engage regional communities in texas to chart a path forward that will continue to position texas as a leader in manufacturing the texas a&m engineering extension service known for workforce training and professional development will also collaborate with tees sai and texas a&m engineering the secureamerica institute is extremely fortunate in our opportunity to support department of defense manufacturing objectives said rob gorham sai executive director facilitating the growth of a smart manufacturing ecosystem for the texas aerospace industry will have long-lasting positive impacts for our nation
dr dinakar sagapuram assistant professor in the wm michael barnes ‘64 department of industrial and systems engineering at texas a&m university has been named a 2021 breakthrough energy fellow for his work on clean energy manufacturing technologies sagapuram will lead the research with his colleague and co-investigator dr prabhakar pagilla professor in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering and associate dean for research in the texas a&m college of engineering to develop their new strip steel manufacturing technology called metpeel to reduce emissions in one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize steel founded by bill gates breakthrough energy (be) is committed to supporting the development and adoption of breakthrough clean technologies the world needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 be fellows is their latest program specifically designed to provide researchers with funding mentorship education and access to the be network with the aim to accelerate new technologies from early development to widespread deployment the 2021 inaugural be fellows cohort consists of researchers from leading research institutions in north america europe and new zealand working in steel cement hydrogen fertilizer and electrofuels the projects and fellows were selected through an extremely competitive application process from across the globe sagapuram is one of the only 17 fellows selected this year and the only one working in steel the iron and steel sector is the largest industrial emitter of carbon dioxide the primary driver of climate change according to the world steel association almost two tons of carbon dioxide are emitted for every ton of steel produced making the steel industry responsible for about 4 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year or 8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions the significant amount of energy needed to convert raw iron ore into final useful steel is the reason why steel manufacturing is so carbon-intensive for example the principal route to shape cast steel ingots into final products is rolling a complex multistep process where large thickness reductions are achieved in small increments through several hot and cold rolling steps this process requires repeated high-temperature heating (as in thousands of degrees fahrenheit) and cooling of the material as it passes through multiple rollers and nearly 85% of the energy is obtained by burning fossil fuels which results in direct carbon emissions the researchers who are part of the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) created technology that reimagines how a steel strip is manufactured metpeel disrupts the traditional rolling-based manufacturing processes by producing steel strips through a more efficient single-step process the process involves machining a thin continuous metal strip from the circumference of a rotating feedstock using a sharp cutting tool similar to how wood veneer is produced
the primary advantage of metpeel is that the shape change from bulk material to thin strip is accomplished in just one deformation step this lowers energy usage significantly moreover the process reduces the need for external heating and therefore could be operated using electricity alone which eliminates the need for fossil fuels this one-step process for transforming raw material into a final strip product is clean and significantly more efficient than the current greenhouse gas-emitting technologies im honored to be selected as a be fellow and to be joining this impressive cohort said sagapuram who joined texas a&m in 2016 following his phd and postdoctoral work at purdue currently most of the decarbonization efforts in steel focus primarily on ironmaking and steelmaking processes where different clean sources like hydrogen electricity and biomass are being explored as alternative reductants or fuel in place of coal but the practice of shaping cast steel into a thin sheet via multiple deformation steps using rolling has not changed all that much over the last 100 years although rolling is known to be one of the most energy-intensive processes metpeel disrupts this paradigm by enabling strip production in far fewer steps and within a compact physical footprint said sagapuram this directly translates to energy efficiency and lower cost the benefits are tremendous especially for thinner strips this is because in contrast to rolling where specific energy (energy per unit kg) and cost increase exponentially as the strip gets thinner energy consumption in our process is independent of thickness the built-in advantage of being less expensive than conventional technology sets metpeel apart from other clean energy technologies most current clean technology solutions that can replace existing high-emission technologies incur an additional cost the green premium said pagilla metpeel eliminates the green premium for steel it is not only a clean technology alternative to steel strip rolling but it also costs less which essentially means it has a ‘negative green premium
the teams research at the lab-scale has revealed yet another attractive feature of the process the ability to precisely control the internal grain structure of the sheet which is typically difficult to achieve using rolling therefore the strip can even be made with superior quality and mechanical properties compared to conventional rolled steel although the technology can be applied to manufacture virtually any metal with better properties and at lower energy steel is our initial target because of its widespread use and significant potential for impact sagapuram said the breakthrough energy fellows program identifies and supports the best and brightest individuals and teams across the globe working to develop scale and commercialize technologies that have the potential to reduce carbon emissions by at least 500 million tons per year by 2050 said ashley grosh vice president of breakthrough energy fellows were thrilled to support metpeels critical work to decarbonize steel production and help reimagine our sustainable future as part of the be fellows program the team will work toward process scaling and developing control tools needed for widespread adoption while quantifying the emissions and energy-reduction potential of the technology the breakthrough energy fellows program is attractive and unique pagilla said it not only supplies financial resources to rapidly develop the technology but it also provides the support structure through its vast network of business connections and business fellows to create accelerated pathways for transitioning the technology to market intellectual property creation and protection is crucial in developing this cutting-edge technology to realize its true impact said dr saurabh biswas executive director for tees commercialization and entrepreneurship his team is working closely with the tees clean energy incubator to support patent capture and utilization for metpeel the project will also be supported by the secureamerica institute a tees-led private-public partnership focused on advanced manufacturing by providing adequate space to host metpeel machinery in their new facility at the rellis campus as well as necessary resources and industry connections metpeel represents the best of tees abilities to solve real problems for industry and society said dr dimitris lagoudas deputy director for tees beyond technology development tees will directly support the development and use of this groundbreaking new manufacturing process through commercialization and product development assistance test facilities market identification and logistics we look forward to the day metpeel drastically reduces carbon emissions while creating new opportunities and jobs for american industries"
four members of the college of engineering were among 20 distinguished texas a&m university faculty named 2021 presidential impact fellows the recognitions highlight texas a&ms commitment to investing in faculty with significant and sustained accomplishments and the promise of continued high-impact scholarship those named fellows were dr akhilesh gaharwar associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering; dr shuiwang ji professor in the department of computer science and engineering; dr ranjana mehta associate professor in the wm michael barnes ‘64 department of industrial and systems engineering; and dr emily pentzer associate professor in the department of materials science and engineering the fifth class of presidential impact fellows joins more than 75 colleagues recognized in prior years with one of the most prestigious scholarly impact awards presented to texas a&m faculty the award was initiated by president michael k young to recognize rising stars in their respective fields and those who embody the universitys commitment to advancing knowledge through transformational learning discovery innovation and impact for texas and the world presidential impact fellows receive an annual stipend of $25 000 for three years and retain their new title for life so long as they remain a faculty member in good standing these award recipients were identified by their college and dean and confirmed by academic leadership each is considered to be worthy of increasingly prestigious national and international professional recognition the 2020 presidential impact fellows in the college of engineering were dr james caverlee professor in the department of computer science and engineering and dr le xie professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering for a complete list of these and other internal faculty award recipients from previous years visit the dean of faculties website
dr cynthia hipwell from the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university recently received the 2021 robert henry thurston lecture award from the american society of mechanical engineers (asme) established in 1925 this prestigious award provides an outstanding leader in pure or applied science or engineering with the honor of presenting to asme a lecture on a subject of broad interest to engineers she will present heat-assisted magnetic recording (hamr): a nanoscale heat transfer adventure to the society on jan 21 2022 i am excited to share the story of heat-assisted magnetic recording technology with the next generation of mechanical engineers said hipwell my advisor chang-lin tien presented the thurston lecture in 1993 encouraging the mechanical engineering community to ‘go to extremes and explore the new area of nanoscale heat transfer it is a huge honor and extremely meaningful for me to be presenting this lecture 28 years later about a technology made possible by the very nanoscale heat-transfer research that he encouraged us to pursue hipwell is a member of the national academy of engineering the national academy of inventors and the academy of medicine engineering and science of texas she is a technology and business process innovator with more than 20 years of experience leading engineering research and product development hipwell is known for establishing new business processes and an organizational culture that focuses on developing innovative solutions from root cause understanding improved pace of learning and discipline in experimentation her research interests include nanoscale energy transport and tribology of small-scale devices surface interface physics and sensors and actuators for haptic and human/machine interfaces and innovation business processes
dr rodney bowersox from the department of aerospace engineering at texas a&m university received the regents professor designation from the texas a&m university system board of regents established in 1996 the regents professor title honors individuals at the rank of professor or equivalent whose distinguished performance in teaching research and service has been exemplary it is the highest honor bestowed by the system on faculty members its difficult to find the words to express how deeply honored and grateful i am to chancellor sharp the board of regents and texas a&m university for this award said bowersox during my tenure at texas a&m i have been truly blessed by unwavering support outstanding collaborations with colleagues and most importantly very brilliant students bowersox is a professor in the aerospace engineering department and an associate dean for research he is the holder of the ford motor co design professorship i and is the founder and director of the texas a&m university national aerothermochemistry and hypersonics laboratory his research focuses on theoretical and experimental hypersonic viscous flows (turbulent and transitional) nonequilibrium gas dynamics turbulence modeling laser diagnostics high-speed aerodynamics sonic boom and scramjet flows bowersox received his doctoral masters and bachelors degrees from virginia polytechnic institute and state university­­ he is a department of defense vannevar bush faculty fellow a fellow of the american society of mechanical engineers and a fellow of the american institute of aeronautics and astronautics
researchers from the university of texas at arlington and texas a&m university have received a three-year $500 000 grant from the nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) to conduct experiments and simulations of liquid metal heat pipes (lmhps) for micro nuclear reactors the microreactor is a compact nuclear reactor design generating up to 20 megawatts of thermal energy that can be converted into electricity or used for a wide range of industrial applications including hydrogen production most microreactors are designed to be portable; many are small enough to be transported by a semitractor-trailer or cargo plane microreactors could be deployed across the state and nation where energy shortages occur one such case happened in february 2021 when a massive winter storm hit texas causing millions to lose electricity and heat dereje agonafer ut arlington presidential distinguished professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering and yassin a hassan texas a&m distinguished professor and regents professor in the department of nuclear engineering and the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering are leading the project agonafer and hassan are members of the national academy of engineering the only two professors from texas to be inducted in 2019 microreactors can make an effective use of liquid metal heat pipe to transport heat from the nuclear core to the secondary system agonafer said one of his major research areas is in the design modeling and cooling of electronic devices everything from computer chips to computer servers the team at ut arlington will actively be involved in both the fabrication and modeling of lmhps the ut arlington and texas a&m teams will produce unique sets of experimental data of internal thermal-hydraulic parameters using advanced measurements techniques quantifying any measurement uncertainties the datasets will address any technological gaps and could be used to develop physical models ultimately advancing the predictive capabilities of computational fluid dynamics codes and fast-running system codes adopted for heat pipe reactor technologies hassan leads the center for advanced small modular and micro reactors which focuses on developing and deploying advanced technologies for safer reliable sustainable clean energy we want to solve some of the challenges texans have faced on the energy front the center looks at various forms of energy to help the growing state needs for future demands hassan said our students are innovating today what will impact tomorrows global society with advancements in sustainability safety and health the project aligns with the federal governments recent decision to fund nuclear energy technology with billions of dollars as well as the white houses broader aim of setting a net-zero emissions goal by 2050 we believe this research has opportunities down the road to expand because of the countrys movement toward all types of more sustainable energy agonafer said this story originally appeared on the ut arlington website
dr cindy lawley was among the top executives in texas state agencies and universities selected for the governors executive development program (gedp) the intensive educational program with three week-long sessions held october through december is organized around four key areas: organizational strategy infrastructure management resource management and personal effectiveness it was a privilege to represent texas a&m engineering at the gedp and network with other leaders from across texas said lawley throughout the program i sharpened my leadership skills engaged in evaluation and feedback sessions and developed strategies to implement that will help lead tees into the future especially within the context of applied researchlawley first joined the texas a&m engineering experiment station (tees) in 2014 as the director of strategic initiatives today she is the assistant vice chancellor for academic and outreach programs as well as the associate agency director for workforce development and an assistant dean for engineering academies she leads tees workforce development in its mission to support the states workforce through education and training which is accomplished with programs and initiatives for those in pk-12 settings through professional and continuing education opportunities for those already in the workforcedr lawleys career at tees began with an appointment to help chart the strategic direction of the agency said dr john e hurtado interim vice chancellor for engineering the texas a&m university system and interim director of tees in nominating lawley for the program as someone who excels in casting a vision and then working toward it she continues to lead her team with an eye on the always-growing always-relevant strategic vision of the agency at the forefront of every endeavor is her concern for the citizens of texas and how the tees workforce development team can better serve them throughout the entirety of their liveseach year the governor of texas sends requests for nominations to state agencies and universities upon receiving nominations the gedp selects participants like lawley committed to dedicating the time and effort to enhancing their leadership capacity as part of the program lawley used on-the-job issues and challenges to develop a leadership plan for applying the new ideas concepts and behaviors explored during the gedp the gedp held its charter class in 1985 to date there are more than 1 900 graduates of the program representing more than 100 texas state agencies
is it possible to smell covid-19 the secureamerica institute (sai) and the texas a&m university system collaborated with worlds enterprises inc and the us air force to answer that question last november with the worlds protect breathalyzer kiosk which uses artificial intelligence to smell or detect covid-19 on an exhaled breath the next step is to make this technology even more accessible with funding from the us navy sai plans to explore different ways to ruggedize the worlds protect kiosk so that the technology can be robust enough to function in harsh environments military deployed in regions that are hot and dry or even on ships dealing with the constant jostling motions caused by the ocean must be able to rely on these devices to work correctly the kiosk might not look like a kiosk anymore said chris holshouser sai director of applied programs and strategic partnerships we have to be able to accommodate sand salt and different conditions that the new sensor package is going to be exposed to so that means were looking at options such as miniaturization to deploy the technology so it can survive and function as if it were in a controlled environment miniaturization will expand where and how the worlds protect technology can be embedded such as right into military helmets this opens a path forward to incorporating covid-19 detection technology into wearables or even handheld metabolic breath systems dr david staack associate professor of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university collaborated with worlds enterprises inc to develop the original kiosk prototype which requires a person to use a disposable straw to blow into a copper inlet in less than a minute test results with accuracy comparable to a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) test can be sent to someones smartphone before the delta variant we started to think there was no longer a demand or urgency for our technology said holshouser but with delta and now omicron weve realized the need for this technology is not slowing down we need the ability to rapidly screen and you dont get any faster than this although the sai team is deconstructing the original worlds protect prototype to create more accessible versions of it such as a version for use in heating ventilation and air conditioning (hvac) systems the kiosk still has its uses particularly because it produces results as accurate as the well-known pcr tests as a result sai is working with elbit systems to further commercialize it for use in places where people congregate such as college campuses and amusement parks the technology might also eventually be used to detect things beyond covid-19 such as the flu or other health indicators like fatigue this technology is a game changer and demonstrates the secureamerica institutes commitment to fast forwarding the lab-to-commercialization process said rob gorham sai executive director the public-private model has once again proven to be successful in optimizing team dynamics to make this a reality in 2022 sai is opening a new facility on the rellis campus where they will continue the important work of finding innovative solutions to new questions and problems
if youre interested in forming a strategic partnership or wish to work together to solve the next rapid production challenge reach out to chris holshouser at cholshouser@tamuedu
the secureamerica institute is a public-private research collaborative converging industry government and academia to integrate advancements in manufacturing resilience it seeks to strengthen and expand the united states' manufacturing and defense industrial base at the local state and national levels to counter global marketplace supply chain disruptions develop and deploy innovative manufacturing technologies and products and educate and train people in new and emerging advanced manufacturing technologies and processes
the secureamerica institute and its network of partners are committed to leveraging technology solutions to address nationally impactful challenges please contact chief technology officer dr darrell wallace at dwallace@tamuedu to discuss how we might work together to develop integrate and deploy technology solutions to ensure the security and resilience of the domestic manufacturing base
texas a&m university nuclear engineer marvin l adams has been nominated by president joe biden to a key executive branch position for maintaining the us nuclear weapons stockpile the appointment to serve as deputy administrator for defense programs within the department of energy requires senate confirmation adams would oversee programs for the design maintenance assessment manufacturing and dismantlement of all us nuclear warheads and for related programs that develop and maintain all the associated science engineering technology supply-chain and manufacturing capabilities the announcement from the white house came late wednesday less than three months after adams was tapped for his national security expertise to serve on bidens 30-member panel of top science and technology advisors adams is the htri professor of nuclear engineering a regents fellow and the director of national laboratories mission support for the texas a&m university system he started 29 years ago at the flagship in college station and has served for decades in advisory roles at the nations three nuclear security laboratories texas a&m president m katherine banks has worked with adams for the past decade both banks and adams were instrumental in the texas a&m system obtaining a federal contract in 2018 to help manage the los alamos national laboratory in new mexico as the nations foremost academic expert on stewardship of the nuclear stockpile i cannot imagine a better person to hold this position than dr marvin adams banks said we are proud to have someone from texas a&m selected for such a crucial role that is consistent with our history of public service and our dedication to national security adams is considered by those inside and outside the federal government as the nations foremost academic expert on the nuclear stockpile his research has advanced the nations ability to use complex computer algorithms to help assess weapons reliability while explosive testing is banned chancellor john sharp called the appointment an incredible honor dr adams lives the six texas a&m core values of respect excellence leadership loyalty integrity and selfless service sharp said every aggie should be proud of his nomination and every american should be grateful if confirmed by the senate adams will help manage a $16 billion budget his position is one of four top jobs in the national nuclear security administration that require senate approval i feel honored and humbled to be considered for this kind of service in support of us national security adams said texas a&m has a long tradition of valuing and providing service to the nation in keeping with this the texas a&m university system has supported my national-service activities over the years and i am deeply grateful for this as an educator adams has taught generations of engineers including many who have gone on to careers at the national nuclear labs los alamos lawrence livermore national laboratory and sandia national laboratories this story originally appeared in texas a&m today
dr feng zhao associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at texas a&m university is innovating ways we treat tissue damage in the body zhaos expertise is in cardiovascular tissue engineering and tissue vascularization (where a capillary network capable of delivering nutrients to the cells is formed within the tissue) applications range from cardiac patches and vascular grafts for bypass surgeries to wound healing to ensure an engineered tissue is accepted by the body a common strategy is to start the process of building the 3d structure of a material that mimics the natural tissue as much as possible including using tools to organize the cells into a tissue structure so that the engineered tissues can be better integrated into the body you want to mimic a natural process because the cells can better perform their function in an environment that they are familiar with zhao said it's not that easy to fully replicate the in vivo environment but we try to do that
one tissue engineering challenge is ensuring the graft is vascularized and nourished similar to the natural tissue through vascular bioengineering zhao said researchers could work to ensure that engineered 3d tissues contain the vessels and capillaries necessary for vascularization when the structure or scaffold is placed in the patient one of her newer projects focuses on lymphatic tissue regeneration to limit the chance of lymphedema the build-up of fluid in soft body tissues when the lymph system is damaged or blocked after cancer surgeries lymphatic tissue vessels remove extra fluid but if the tissue is damaged after a trauma like surgery zhao said lymphedema could easily develop as the fluid cannot be removed we have developed some tools to engineer the lymphatic microvessels in vitro that highly mimic the in vivo process of the lymphatic microvascular formation zhao said however its still not enough to fully restore the function of lymphatic tissue unlike other tissues lymphatic tissue contains capillaries and vessels of varying sizes and larger vessels contain valves that ensure the unidirectional flow of collected fluids since zhaos model has shown success her team is now working on developing models for larger and valved vessels we are still striving to seek a perfect solution zhao said we are tissue engineers we use our unique way to recover the damaged tissue to its original shape and function
time for a road trip you punch the destination into your gps and choose the suggested route but is this shortest route the safest not necessarily according to texas a&m university researchers dr dominique lord and dr soheil sohrabi with the help of funding from the ap and florence wiley faculty fellow at texas a&m designed a study to examine the safety of navigational tools comparing the safest and shortest routes between five metropolitan areas in texas dallas-fort worth waco austin houston and bryan-college station including more than 29 000 road segments they found that taking a route with an 8% reduction in travel time could increase the risk of being in a crash by 23% "as route guidance systems aim to find the shortest path between a beginning and ending point they can misguide drivers to take routes that may minimize travel time but concurrently carry a greater risk of crashes " said lord professor in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering the researchers collected and combined road and traffic characteristics including geometry design number of lanes lane width lighting and average daily traffic weather conditions and historical crash data to analyze and develop statistical models for predicting the risk of being involved in crashes the study revealed inconsistencies in the shortest and safest routes in clear weather conditions taking the shortest route instead of the safest between dallas-fort worth and bryan-college station will reduce the travel time by 8% still the probability of a crash increases to 20% the analysis suggests that taking the longest route between austin and houston with an 11% increase in travel time results in a 1% decrease in the daily probability of crashesoverall local roads with a higher risk of crashes include poor geometric designs drainage problems lack of lighting and a higher risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions lord and sohrabi recent civil engineering doctoral graduate and postdoctoral research associate in roadway safety at the texas a&m transportation institute published their findings in a prominent transportation journal transportation research part c they also propose a new system architecture to find the safest route using navigation systems
our study revealed the potential of commonly used road navigation apps to misguide users toward using a road that carries a higher risk of crashes which implies the need for considering safety in route-finding sohrabi said developing such a system is however challenging we proposed a system architecture for safe route-finding and highlighted the requirements for and barriers in incorporating safety in navigation apps in the new system architecture for finding the safest route researchers said that after receiving the trip destination and time of day the algorithm would identify routes by using the road network data and possible incidents including road or lane closures due to flooding or crashes the system would also factor in road characteristics historical crash data traffic information and current weather conditions the route with the lowest accumulated risk would then be suggested as the safest routenavigation based on safety rather than travel time can result in preventing crashes and promoting overall safety on the road network and eventually save lives " lord said while this proposed system is promising it is heavily dependent on the availability of data by local and federal government agencies responsible for road transportation the requirements for deploying safety in route-finding systems also include the availability of real-time traffic flow and incident reports and more accurate crash prediction models additionally including a safety consideration in navigation apps would introduce the issue of a trade-off between travel time and safety researchers said drivers who arent concerned with safety might take a route with a higher risk of crashes to reduce travel time but all road users are affected if a collision occurs "given the fact that crashes can affect not only those involved but also other road users leaving the choice between safety and time to the users may result in unethical decisions and unfair consequences " sohrabi saidadditional work is needed to address some of the limitations in the study such as distinguishing directional crash risk intersection crash risks and the severity of crashes along these routes
dr mladen kezunovic from the texas a&m university college of engineering is among 111 new members and 22 international members recently elected to the national academy of engineering (nae) this honor is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer kezunovic regents professor and eugene e webb professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering was elected for contributions to automated analysis of power system faults and leadership in education in protective relaying also elected is dr vijay p singh distinguished professor regents professor and caroline & william n lehrer distinguished chair in the department of biological and agricultural engineering which is jointly administered by the college of agriculture and life sciences and the college of engineering singh is credited with contributions to wave modeling and development of entropy-based theories of hydrologic processes and hydroclimatic extremes academy membership honors those who have had an outstanding influence on "engineering research practice or education including where appropriate significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education" congratulations to mladen and vijay for achieving this recognition said dr john e hurtado interim vice chancellor and dean of engineering each researcher continues to add immeasurable scholarship to the field of engineering enabling us to attract outstanding students and faculty this level of excellence is what makes texas a&m engineering one of the top-ranked programs in the country kezunovic is the site director of the power systems engineering research center and director of the power system control and protection lab his expertise is in protective relaying automated power system disturbance analysis computational intelligence and data analytics and smart grids before joining texas a&m in 1986 he worked for westinghouse electric corp and energoinvest in europe among his many honors kezunovic was appointed by the us secretary of energy to serve two terms on the electricity advisory committee for the department of energy he has been named an institute of electrical and electronic engineers (ieee) life fellow and a council on large electric systems (cigre) fellow honorary member and distinguished member he has published more than 600 papers in journals and conference proceedings and has been invited to give more than 140 lectures worldwide he is also listed as a distinguished speaker of the ieee power engineering society while at texas a&m he has been the principal investigator on more than 120 research projects and supervised more than 60 graduate students the new inductees bring the total us membership to 2 388 and the number of international members to 310 they will be formally inducted during the nae's annual meeting on oct 2
the secureamerica institute and its network of partners are committed to leveraging technology solutions to address nationally impactful challenges please contact chief technology officer dr darrell wallace at dwallace@tamuedu to discuss how we can work together to develop integrate and deploy technology solutions to ensure the security and resilience of the domestic manufacturing base
the future relies on the present especially regarding global issues such as climate change and depleting natural resources that affect our daily lives the efforts of scientists and engineers to find solutions to these ongoing problems are critical in creating a greener tomorrow dr manish shetty assistant professor in the artie mcferrin department of chemical engineering at texas a&m university uses chemical engineering to find viable solutions to some of earths problems in sustainability climate change and clean energy a new member of the department shettys desire to make a difference influenced his decision to work for texas a&m texas is a growing state that plays a big role when it comes to the conversation around energy based on sustainability and how the world is going to chart a path forward he said i believe that texas a&m is one of the premier institutes in the state and the country and id like to make contributions and have a spot at the table when discussing issues of this magnitude shetty has an extensive educational background that started at the indian institute of technology bombay where he received a bachelors and masters degree in chemical engineering he later attended the massachusetts institute of technology earning a doctoral degree in chemical engineering the skill sets chemical engineers are equipped with can tackle problems of a generation in terms of making sustainable fuels sustainable materials dealing with the problems of climate change and extending the timescale of our humanity he said shettys research focuses on catalysis for energy and sustainability for example many products like crude oil can be converted into value-added chemicals through experimentation engineers have discovered ways to use plastic waste in fuels understanding how to repurpose materials through chemical reactions lies at the root of his research i spend my time thinking about how we can redesign materials or use waste in different applications shetty said in this way chemical engineering can make an impact at the state country and global levels as he continues his research and shares knowledge in his classrooms shetty hopes to showcase the importance of his field of study to future generations we have a diverse student body including first-generation students students of different cultural backgrounds and various socioeconomic statuses he said as a faculty member i want to influence students of all backgrounds to contribute to society through chemical engineering
dr arum han professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university was named editor-in-chief of the journal biomedical microdevices alongside dr alessandro grattoni with the houston methodist research institute and houston methodist hospital biomedical microdevices is a leading journal that discusses micro/nanodevices used in biomedical applications the journal is published by the publisher platform springer and was founded as a scientific journal dedicated to the dissemination of new scientific discoveries and development in the field of micro- and nanotechnologies applied to medicine topics include the design characterization testing modeling and clinical validation of microfabricated systems as well as their integration on-chip and in larger functional units since its inaugural issue in 1998 biomedical microdevices has been a reference journal in the field of micro/nanodevices and has contributed to shaping this area of research to date 106 issues comprising more than 1800 articles have been published han is a chancellors enhancing development and generating excellence in scholarship fellow and the presidential impact fellow of texas a&m he also holds a joint appointment in the department of biomedical engineering and is a graduate faculty member of the texas a&m health science center faculty of the texas a&m institute for neuroscience and faculty of texas a&ms toxicology program hans research focuses on the development of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip systems that enable unique biological experiments at high throughput and high accuracy which can then be adopted by the broad bio/medical science community he has pioneered the area of high-throughput microfluidics for microbiology applications and has been applying these technologies to synthetic biology host-pathogen interactions infectious disease and microbial bioproduction applications his research has been funded by a variety of sources including government agencies such as the national institutes of health and philanthropic foundations such as the gates foundation one of his key accomplishments has been the development of technologies that enable complex multi-step biological assays involving mammalian cells microorganisms and viruses to be conducted in high-throughput microfluidics format he has also pioneered the area of organ-on-a-chip systems for feto-maternal interfaces and preterm birth research and is applying these micro-physiological system models to new therapeutic development against preterm birth