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700 | leading a double life as both solids and liquids liquid crystals occupy center stage for creating smaller faster and more efficient technologies even at the level of single particles liquid crystals can bend light and react to external forces like electric fields or physical pushes and pulls and so a tiny quantity of l... |
701 | many particles found in nature like red blood cells nucleosomes and clay particles are disc shaped and under the right circumstances they can self-assemble into liquid crystals said cheng so we used zirconium phosphate as a proxy to investigate if there is a way to experimentally control the liquid crystallization of t... |
702 | just like water in a boiling pot circulates from the bottom where it is hot to the top of the container where its cold water in our tubes was also circulating from warmer to cooler temperatures said dali huang graduate student in the texas a&m college of engineering and a primary author of the study accordingly the zir... |
703 | imagine a tool that can discover problems on utility lines before outages before power failures spark deadly wildfires or before fears of wildfires prompt massive pre-emptive power outages such as those suffered recently by millions of californians well the tool exists it is available today and it works engineers at te... |
704 | while russell and benner emphasize that dfa will not detect all utility failures they say it is the only diagnostic tool available to analyze in real time miles of working circuits and identify explicitly what is failingnot only could the dfa technology prevent fires it could give utility companies a tool to reduce the... |
705 | dr daniel alge assistant professor at texas a&m university received the montague-center for teaching excellence (cte) scholar award from the university making him the first biomedical engineering faculty member to receive the award i became a professor because i wanted to teach and impact students so i am extremely hon... |
706 | the frank and jean raymond foundation inc have established the frank and jean raymond foundation inc endowed professorship the endowed professorship will support the teaching research service and professional development activities of the director of the craig and galen brown engineering honors program in the college o... |
707 | the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment faculty endowments encourage and reward faculty members who embody the passion for and commitment to the education of engineering students they bring year... |
708 | dr anand puppala researches expansive soils and ways to mitigate their distress to built infrastructure and his research solutions concentrate on sustainable materials and practices most recently he has focused on the impact of hurricanes on urban infrastructure with most of these focused on the resilient solutions for... |
709 | in many of the older buildings across the texas a&m university campus maintenance rooms suffer from lack of security monitoring and flooding during the significant rains and storms that frequent college station throughout the year floods can cause significant equipment damage resulting in monetary loss as well as disru... |
710 | department head dr reza langari and facilities manager frank cervantez decided that action was required to address the problem and to find a way to better monitor these rooms and be alerted when problems such as flooding or unauthorized entry was detected once this decision was made a plan needed to be developed and im... |
711 | working with cervantez the team defined the overall objectives of the project its functional requirements and performance specifications during the initial design phase they decided that implementing an acceptable solution could best be accomplished through the application of internet of things technology both tish and... |
712 | in august the team delivered the first unit for operational testing during the test phase the system alerted cervantez to a problem allowing him to resolve the issue in a timely manner and avoid costly repairs and disruption of service the team is now in the final delivery of 20 operational units to etid together with ... |
713 | it happens in a flashthats how it got its name it quickly rushes through homes vehicles and entire communities leaving behind a devastating path of destruction its among the top weather-related killers in the united states flash floods hit with little lead time or warning but dr nasir gharaibeh and a team of scientists... |
714 | the study is not limited to urban floods but the flash flooding process is more complex in urban areas and will require a focused approach he said we are excited about this project because it allows us as engineers to help communities mitigate the risks of flash flooding in a holistic way gharaibeh said an interdiscipl... |
715 | the houston gpa midstream association has established two houston gpa midstream association scholarships both annual and endowed to provide scholarships to full-time students pursuing a degree in the college of engineering at texas a&m university the houston gpa midstream association is a 501c nonprofit organization co... |
716 | the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engine... |
717 | one of the most memorable experiences of scott moses undergraduate career at texas a&m university took place on the first day of engr 101 the professor addressed the class with a classic line take a look to your left now look to your right by the end of the year two of the three of you will no longer be an engineering ... |
718 | the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment fellowships encourage collaboration between the faculty students and industry mentors while allowing graduate students to further their education and thus... |
719 | in the perennial clash between man and microbe ultraviolet light has emerged as one of mans powerful tools against many pathogens although ultraviolet light can wipe out several germs the exact mechanisms that orchestrate the radiations damaging action have long been elusive in the september issue of pnas texas a&m uni... |
720 | also unlike most other biological molecules tryptophan interacts with ultraviolet light when hit by ultraviolet light tryptophan molecules absorb the radiation and get energized and when they lose this absorbed energy they reemit a much weaker ultraviolet light dubbed fluorescent light rentzepis and his team investigat... |
721 | the department of industrial and systems engineering at texas a&m university installed a new driving simulator to use in research pertaining to driving autonomous vehicles and other vehicle technologies here are the top three things you need to know about the simulator including what types of research is currently bein... |
722 | 1 a one-of-a-kind feature the state-of-the-art simulator features a 270-degree field of vision which provides a realistic driving experience for the user field of vision is the area you can see on each side your peripheral vision while you look straight ahead this is a very rare field of vision for a simulator and ther... |
723 | the driving simulator can also be run autonomously allowing researchers to conduct experiments about self-driving vehicles and how users react to these vehicles as self-driving vehicles become more prevalent this simulator will be helpful to researchers working to understand how self-driving vehicles will impact safety... |
724 | 2 current research projects the human factors and machine learning laboratory is using the simulator for research on autonomous vehicles and cyclist safety in partnership with researchers in the department of landscape architecture and department of psychological and brain sciences this research looks at how bias may p... |
725 | 3 interdisciplinary teamwork many different types of research can be done on the driving simulator including research on drowsy drivers autonomous vehicles on-road sign evaluation driving education driver behavior and much more the driving simulator is available to researchers interested in these areas of research or o... |
726 | dr jaime grunlan and his team are helping lead the effort to pursue safer more effective ways to protect flammable objects through the development of flame-retardant surface treatments grunlan the linda & ralph schmidt 68 professor in the j mike walker '66 department of mechanical engineering is an international leader... |
727 | solar energy is one of the cleanest renewable energy resources available and it is now being utilized by the power grid in the smart grid the cyber and physical layers are heavily intertwined the cyber layers such as computers networks sensors and controls and the physical layers such as the power transmission lines an... |
728 | there has been an increase of grid intelligence such as advanced sensors and photovoltaic (pv) panels that enhance the impact of solar power on the grid pvs work by generating electric power through solar cells that convert energy from the sun into a flow of electrons this is called the photovoltaic effect the team is ... |
729 | dr mi lu professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at texas a&m university and her team received the outstanding achievement award from the 2019 international conference on computational science and computational intelligence (csci) csci 2019 presented the award to the team at the conference he... |
730 | researchers at texas a&m university have recently developed a more comprehensive mathematical framework that can help engineers at petrochemical plants to not only reduce production costs and increase economic gain but also make these factories safer and more environmentally friendly the researchers said their new algo... |
731 | jain and her colleagues found that after taking social factors into account the most promising compressor system design was not the one that was already in the existing plant but the one that the researchers had created jain noted that their observations indicate the feasibility of using their algorithm to evaluate new... |
732 | by studying the events that precipitate gas explosions on earth a team of researchers led by dr alexei poludnenko may have uncovered why some stars known as white dwarfs end their life by detonating violently in a supernova explosion although the conditions within these stars are vastly different from those on earth th... |
733 | before dr qingsheng wang became an associate professor of chemical engineering at the mary kay o'connor process safety center at texas a&m university he was a doctoral student working there wang answered a few questions about his journey from texas a&m and back and how this experience has shaped him into the researcher... |
734 | q: what is it like being on the faculty at texas a&m a: my journey has come full circle unlike when i was a student i now see the organization from a different vantage point i hope to bring all my experience in leadership and research to manage the safety engineering academic program i also now collaborate with several... |
735 | some kids grow up knowing they want to go to texas a&m university entrenched in the aggie traditions from an early age andrew salazar '19 is not one of them in fact hes a first-generation college studentin high school the san antonio native realized he wanted to study civil engineering and at one of the best programs i... |
736 | salazar attended a conference hosted by the student engineers council during the fall of his junior and senior year in high school"i was inspired that college students would care so much about the kids that come after them and want to inspire them to study engineering and attend texas a&m " he saidsalazar has nothing b... |
737 | he said dr michael brackin taught him statistics in a way that made new and complicated subjects easier to understand and that dr petros sideris taught one of the hardest classes in concrete"the passion he (sideris) came in with to a 4 pm class was refreshing " salazar said "along with the candor he had for teaching us... |
738 | when kaya mariello was 10 years old her mother was diagnosed with cancer which she survived from a young age she witnessed firsthand the profound impact illness can have on a family i began to notice how many people are affected by not only cancer but basic diseases said mariello mariello herself lives with a degenerat... |
739 | in addition to her nuclear engineering major mariello is also pursuing a minor in biomedical sciences and a leadership certificate through to corps of cadets as a member of the corps mariello works with career readiness and scholastics helping prepare cadets for life after college the corps also fostered her interest i... |
740 | utilities can keep the lights on prevent fires with new diagnostic tool interest is spreading across the globe in a new technology developed at texas a&m university to help electric utilities keep the lights on and prevent horrific wildfires its a one-of-a kind hardware and software system called distribution fault ant... |
741 | ‘a game changer engineers at texas a&m developed dfa over 20 years of research and testing at more than a dozen utilities across the nation including texas utilities such as pedernales electric cooperative mid-south synergy and bluebonnet electric cooperative dfa is now being tested by two of californias biggest utilit... |
742 | dr emily pentzer associate professor in the department of materials science and engineering with a joint appointment in the department of chemistry at texas a&m university has been elected as one of two alternate councilors for the division of polymer chemistry (poly division) of the american chemical society (acs) alo... |
743 | safety culture in the offshore oil and gas industry is challenging to quantify especially with 80% of personnel being third-party contractorsdr ivan damnjanovic associate professor in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering and the director of engineering project management at texas a&m university ... |
744 | ready set start your computers!texas a&m university engineers are looking to develop software for industry-standard computers and sensors for race cars at speeds of up to 200 mph the prize is $1 millionthe indy autonomous challenge is a competition among universities that enables self-driving dallara il-15 indy lights ... |
745 | the indy autonomous challenge represents a unique opportunity for our faculty and students to get involved in what is arguably the most exciting racing competition in recent years he said this race brings a whole new set of challenges that need to get addressed having a car on a self-drive mode cruising on an interstat... |
746 | since she was young ocean engineering graduate student lisa bratton has taken to the water as a swimmer – playing multiple sports in her childhood before committing herself to the pool now she is preparing to take on the 2020 olympic trials her olympic dreams started when she tried out for the global competition in 201... |
747 | from tracking ill cows on a ranch to safely restraining animals after a surgery students from texas a&m university were given 48 hours to develop impactful solutions for the animal kingdom during aggies invent: vetmed the 36th aggies invent kicked off jan 10 and challenged eight teams of students with various academic ... |
748 | stomach acid can conduct electricity said peter winsauer biomedical engineering junior once the tube is in the stomach acid it will complete the circuit and turn on an led outside the body that the technician can see teams are encouraged to include members with a variety of backgrounds to enhance the amount of shared k... |
749 | for some students like first year vet student chloe bening participating in aggies invent has adjusted their career goals my eventual plan is to be a professor but i really want to learn more about the engineering side of veterinary medicine bening said if i can be a professor (id) teach an elective in the vet school a... |
750 | dr matt pharr has been awarded national science foundation (nsf) support for his work on developing improved rechargeable batteries pharr an assistant professor in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university was selected for the 2020 nsf faculty early career development (career) aw... |
751 | dr justin wilkerson has received a grant benefiting his research on dynamic cavitation and fracture of soft matter which could have an impact in several areas from emergency first aid to robotics wilkerson an assistant professor in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university was re... |
752 | two world-renowned researchers both members of the national academy of engineering will be joining the faculty of the texas a&m university college of engineering this spring semester dr ali erdemir joins the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering in january and dr ned thomas will join the department of m... |
753 | dr yong-rak kim has come full circle in a way you could even say he's home the newest professor in the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university once walked the building as a graduate studenttexas a&m engineering is one of the best engineering programs in the world and that was th... |
754 | the 2019 boeing innovation challenge (bic) an ongoing multi-university competition put student teams ingenuity and creativity to the test as they developed new ways to advance the commercial aviation industry six of the 19 student teams that advanced to the next stage of the competition hailed from the texas a&m univer... |
755 | the second-round texas a&m teams are time flies reveilles engineers pbetamu wright on pbebc and soar higher time flies included moss misiaszek vic lee and joshua tharakan reveilles engineers consisted of nathanael markle and korbin san miguel team pbetamu included jesus covarrubias kyle jungbluth and jose maldonado mak... |
756 | shivaranjan raghuraman took first place in the doctoral division of the three minute thesis (3mt) finals competition for his presentation on green mechanochemistry a doctoral student in the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering at texas a&m university raghuraman said it was a great honor to be recognize... |
757 | a recent texas a&m university graduate helped oversee the production of a boeing space capsule that made history last month as the first crew-capable capsule to make a land-based touchdown in the united states mitch carson 17 a graduate of the j mike walker 66 department of mechanical engineering is making the most of ... |
758 | q: what opportunities were most impactful during your time as a student a: the mechanical engineering department put an emphasis on learning how to use matlab and c++ i didnt understand why at the time but can now see how useful those skills are already at boeing ive been able to take what ive learned and automate proc... |
759 | for nearly five decades the department of ocean engineerings center for dredging studies (cds) at texas a&m university has hosted an annual dredging engineering short course (dsc) for professionals across north america and around the world bringing in esteemed lecturers from the dredging industry government and academi... |
760 | its cool to meet all the people from industry and have such a diverse group of owners engineers and contractors like us coming together said connor tennant a participant from manson construction in jacksonville florida its led to interesting conversations youre learning what everyone does differently and how they appro... |
761 | we have been fortunate to get the best from the industry for our short courses these past years our classes get filled to capacity by around the end of october showing their high demand in the industry said mohan established in 1968 by dr john herbich the cds is currently under the direction of dr robert randall profes... |
762 | dr xia "ben" hu assistant professor in the department of computer science and engineering and a lynn ‘84 and bill crane 83 faculty fellow has recently been given a national science foundation (nsf) and amazon joint award under their fairness in artificial intelligence program with this research funding hu will now take... |
763 | since 1876 the keepers of the spirit of aggieland and guardians of its traditions the corps of cadets has fostered bonds among cadets as they live and attend school together at texas a&m university on a hot summer day in aggieland in 1962 squadron 13s newest members had their first encounter with louis w zaeske jr 64 z... |
764 | honoring zaeske dick burns a graduate of the texas a&m college of engineering and a member of the 1962 freshman class received an invitation from the texas a&m college of engineering to purchase a commemorative brick after looking at the examples of bricks previously purchased burnss immediate thought was to place a br... |
765 | louis w zaeske jr zaeske was born dec 17 1941 at randolph air force base in san antonio texas he was the son of louis w zaeske sr and agnes (prihoda) zaeske zaeske traveled throughout the united states as his dad served in the air force a member of the class of 1964 zaeske graduated from texas a&m with a degree in mech... |
766 | if you are interested in purchasing an engraved brick on the engineering walk at the zachry engineering education complex or have questions please contact engineeringbricks@tamuedu |
767 | reaching for something on the top shelf in the grocery store or brushing one's teeth before bed are tasks many people can do without thinking but doing these same tasks as an upper limb amputee while using a prosthetic device can require more mental effort dr maryam zahabi assistant professor in the department of indus... |
768 | testing different interface prototypes through virtual reality and driving simulations will allow researchers to provide guidance to the engineers creating these interfaces this will lead to better prosthetics for amputees and other technological advances using emg-based assistive human-machine interfaces this research... |
769 | texas a&m universitys online graduate engineering program was again ranked no 1 in the state of texas according to the 2020 rankings released jan 14 by us news & world report best online graduate engineering programs the program was tied for no 5 in the us among public universities and was no 7 overall the program also... |
770 | four hours 30 minutes and 49 secondsthats how long it took for kentaro iio 19 to finish sixth overall in the 262-mile course at the antarctic ice marathon on dec 13 it was also his master's graduation day at texas a&m universityjust 600 miles from the south pole the temperature was a little bit different than college s... |
771 | this race had been my teenage dream and it wasnt cheap but i thought i would never do this if i kept saying ‘someday he said the best part was meeting new people as they were all very adventurous great runnersand since the race fell on the day of his graduation he packed his graduation cap and gown but his checked lugg... |
772 | whether it is running or research iio said the fundamentals are essentialfor me winning a race or doing research are both fun but i cannot run fast if i do not care about basic practice he said similarly i cannot do good research without learning basic knowledge and academic integrity that knowledge and academic integr... |
773 | recently texas a&m university engineering undergraduate students transformed their inventive projects into competitive content for the 2019 virtual project showcase for a chance to win prizes and present their work the virtual project showcase is a platform that the college of engineering has created to explore the min... |
774 | vancura next plans to pursue his graduate degree and said that the bonds that he formed with his teammates sponsor and the universitys staff have completed his undergraduate degree in the best way possible the winning videos in the noncapstone category are: a low-cost motion capture system using smartphones to resolve ... |
775 | a conversation with carolyn '05 and john fenn jr '05 former students in the texas a&m university college of engineering carolyn and john fenn jr have established the carolyn '05 and john fenn jr '05 endowed engineering scholarship to support freshman first-generation students in the college of engineering at texas a&m ... |
776 | the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engine... |
777 | drilling into the earth to tap energy reservoirs is expensive and risky rapid decisions based on accurate information could reduce equipment failure or accidents and quicken the time it takes to drill a well yet current well imaging only gives a limited static picture of the underground environment to drilling operator... |
778 | e-spectrum has a hardware package that can be installed behind the drill bit the software in it currently uses algorithms provided by gildin to gather and filter data from bit vibrations speed or sound changes and temperature or pressure changes but while the e-spectrum unit can quickly assess underground conditions an... |
779 | historically drilling is not associated with sophisticated technology the harsh environments of geothermal and petroleum reservoirs can be disruptive that is as a drill bit travels underground it chews into challenging rock compositions and encounters high temperature and pressure fluctuations any of which can severely... |
780 | right now this is an open-loop advisory system telling drillers what is happening what might happen and why said gildin it gives drillers a chance to adjust their plan of attack during drilling manually the closed-loop automated system is next where action can be taken by machines though still guided and approved by hu... |
781 | alyssa walz has always had a passion for service and knew she wanted to serve others in her careerit came down to engineering or pre-veterinary medicine ultimately engineering won out and walz graduated in december from the zachry department of civil and environmental engineering at texas a&m university with a perfect ... |
782 | dr eyad masad will be inducted this spring as a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) for his contributions to the field of infrastructure materials and systemshes being recognized for his work on the development of innovative methods for characterization of material microstructure an... |
783 | by incorporating the architecture of city drainage systems and readings from flood gauges into a comprehensive statistical framework researchers at texas a&m university can now accurately predict the evolution of floods in extreme situations like hurricanes with their new approach the researchers said their algorithm c... |
784 | to predict which way flood water will flow along drainage channels and cause an inundation mostafavi and his team developed a probability-based model that was fed as one of its inputs the water-level readings on flood gauges these readings were for different time points during two major flooding events in texas hurrica... |
785 | braden beasley is currently pursuing an interdisciplinary engineering degree at texas a&m university that combines architectural engineering and mechanical engineering beasley found this the perfect fit between his passions in energy consumption and thermodynamics from his former mechanical engineering classes as it br... |
786 | q: why did you become a student ambassador for interdisciplinary engineering a: i became an ambassador because i came into the interdisciplinary engineering program looking to get into architectural engineering and now that ive been in it for 1 1/2 years i wouldnt have changed anything about my decision the advisors ar... |
787 | nuclear engineering graduate dr x george xu 94 was recently awarded the edith h quimby award for lifetime achievement in medical physics the american association of physicists in medicine (aapm) awarded him the prestigious achievement for his renowned work in the fields of radiation dosimetry and safety medical physics... |
788 | fatigue is something most individuals deal with daily with work culture stress and long hours all contributing while some can still manage their jobs and remain safe when fatigued workers in the offshore oil and gas industry need to be alert and ready for work in order to avoid accidents oil and gas workers have long s... |
789 | glen david sanders has established the glen "david" sanders 92 endowed chemical engineering scholarship this endowment will be used to provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursuing an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from texas a&m university sanders said that his decision... |
790 | the college of engineering is one of the leading engineering programs in the united states ranking first in undergraduate enrollment and ninth in graduate enrollment endowments supporting the students in the college have an immeasurable impact on their education if you are interested in supporting the college of engine... |
791 | chemical engineering student allison van beveren joined the zachry leadership program her sophomore year of college the challenges she faced during her high school career taught her persistence determination and compassion: all the qualities of a strong leader q: can you tell me about your high school experience you gr... |
792 | q: is that why youre studying chemical engineering to find a cure for crohns disease a: not necessarily but its in the back of my mind im still learning about everything that i can do with my degree really i just want to serve people i want to impact the world thats the thing about chemical engineering – no matter what... |
793 | i think having leaders and mentors like the ones running the program will help me grow as an individual and become the woman i need to be in the engineering field im excited about all of the students ill get to work with everybody is different and unique i learn something from everyone i meet because we all have differ... |
794 | volcanic tsunamis triggered by an underwater eruption typically occur with little warning – devastating the coastal areas and communities they impact richards sunny a doctoral candidate in the department of ocean engineering at texas a&m university at galveston is developing and improving computational fluid dynamics s... |
795 | results from this work would help us to predict the propagation and inundation of potential underwater volcanic tsunamis and help emergency managers and agencies create evacuation plans and save lives said sunny sunny started his ocean engineering journey 10 years ago at the indian institute of technology madras one of... |
796 | a catastrophic problem since he was a graduate student sunny has worked under dr juan horrillo associate professor in the department of ocean engineering and leader of the texas a&m university at galveston tsunami research group on a national science foundation-funded project focusing on volcanic tsunami modeling in th... |
797 | with the physical tests complete sunny and his fellow team members are numerically reproducing the experiment based on the input conditions and results therein – combining traditional experimentation with modern technology to fill in the data gaps that physical experimentation cannot provide due to cost safety or resou... |
798 | a conversation with chris lourenco a doctoral student in the department of industrial and systems engineering chris lourenco will graduate in august with a phd in industrial engineering and set sail on a new adventure he will be serving as a tenure-track assistant professor in the department of mathematics at the unite... |
799 | q how did your experiences at texas a&m prepare you for this role a one thing i love about texas a&m is how supportive the community is the faculty are truly committed to the success of every student my advisor dr erick moreno-centeno has helped me immensely over the course of my studies professionally he has pushed me... |
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