Dr. Akhil Datta-Gupta, a researcher in the TEES Petroleum Engineering Division, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Electrical engineering researcher Dr. Le Xie has received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his energy research that could have a transformative impact on engineering sustainable electricity services of the future.
Colombian government officials are interested in a membrane filtration technology developed by TEES researchers to clean contaminated water recovered from drilling operations.
More than 100 high school teachers 60 school districts throughout the state participated in the 2012 Teacher Summit hosted by Texas A&M University and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station.