A new institute led by Texas A&M Engineering will bring together industry and energy researchers from throughout The Texas A&M University System to address some of the world’s critical energy challenges.

Dr. Kenneth R. Hall, senior associate dean for research and deputy director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), has been selected as the recipient of the Excellence in Gas Processing Research Award.

The Texas A&M University System has inked an exclusive license with Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. of Lancaster, Penn., for momentum-driven vortex phase separator technology developed by TEES researchers.

Seven teams from the Space Engineering Institute (SEI) presented their Fall 2009 NASA projects in November to engineering mentors from NASA Johnson Space Center.