Solar panels and wind turbines generating power

A research team from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering has developed a framework incorporating the use of carbon dioxide capture processes and renewable energy sources at power plants, increasing the efficiency of both.

Image of a nematode glowing with fluorescence.

Texas A&M University researchers have developed a sophisticated genetic tool in bacteria that can be used to silence traits in a nematode. This study is a first step in designing more advanced tools to understand and engineer bacteria-host interaction toward biomedical applications.

Lithium  battery shown within the transparent silhouette of a car.

Dr. Choongho Yu and Ranga Vasudevan have launched a startup focused on lithium battery-based technology, with support from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Office of Commercialization and Entrepreneurship.

Doctor examining a patient's mouth.

Intraoral movements needed for breathing and speech can get impaired due to diseases and aging. Texas A&M University researchers have determined the minimum amplitude of electrical currents and a circuit model needed to stimulate oral nerves and give a feeling of sensation.

A stack of sheet metal.

Dr. Dinakar Sagapuram and researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory are using new metal manufacturing techniques to create stronger materials with a higher capacity to withstand radiation from nuclear reactors.

Image of MRI brain scan of head and skull with hand pointing

Dr. Shuiwang Ji is part of a collaborative research team recently awarded a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help find the subtle signs of Alzheimer’s disease in neuroimaging data using artificial intelligence.

Dr. Karan Watson

Dr. Karan Watson was awarded the 2021 American Society for Engineering Education Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education for her pioneering leadership and sustained contributions to education in the fields of engineering and engineering technology.

Cancer cells

Dr. Phanourios Tamamis from Texas A&M University and Dr. Ehud Gazit from Tel Aviv University have received a collaborative National Science Foundation and United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation award for research on designing new classes of novel peptide nanocarriers for cancer drugs.