Dr. Jon Mogford, Vice Chancellor for Research, Texas A&M System; Sharp; Jim Yeonopolus, Chancellor, Central Texas College; Nigliazzo; Harvey; Bruce Mercy, Executive Director, The Center for Solar Energy; Lagoudas; and Dr. Russ Porter, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, A&M-Central Texas.

Texas A&M University-Central Texas has received a $1.5 million grant through The Texas A&M University System’s Chancellor’s Research Initiative (CRI) to bring an aspiring young researcher, Dr. Taylor Harvey, to the campus.

Katherine Banks Shaking Hands With A NASA/JSC Representative

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) has signed a Space Act Agreement (SAA) that establishes a framework for increasing collaboration among the agencies’ researchers and engineers.

Scientist Handling Mechanical Equipment

Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) will lead the new Gulf Coast Regional Manufacturing Center, one of five regional centers located across the country as part of the $140 million Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) announced June 20 by the White House.

Dr. Dan Hill has been appointed to the Bureau of of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin by Governor Greg Abbott.

Nuclear Facilities Experience Participants

NSSPI led students and staff from six universities, including Texas A&M University, and five national laboratories participated in the 2016 Nuclear Facilities Experience (NFE) in Japan.