Astronauts don’t care much about fashion: They’ve been wearing essentially the same space suit for almost 40 years. But they care a lot about the technology in the suit that keeps them alive.
Dr. Karen Butler-Purry, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named recipient of the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mentor Award.
American universities must produce new technologies and more trained professionals in the field of energy efficiency to deal with looming energy shortages, says a Texas A&M professor and TEES researcher who specializes in energy systems.
The math and science education partnership between the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Fort Stockton Independent School District has paid off for the district’s students -- and now for two of its employees, as well.
Anastasia Muliana, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a 2006 NSF CAREER award for her research into new methods of analyzing the structure of advanced composite materials.
A Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) laboratory at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio has received $2.3 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command to support lean manufacturing initiatives at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD).
The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System has honored Texas A&M Engineering’s Dr. Jay Humphrey and Dr. W.D. "Dan" Turner with Regents Service Awards for their service to the A&M System and the state of Texas.