Dr. Sara Abedi

Dr. Sara Abedi has received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the most prestigious recognition given to teachers early in their academic careers. The award will fund her study of reactive brine interactions on the properties of rocks at multiple length scales.

Shirtless man wearing jeans strapped into an inversion table.

NASA‘s Human Research Program is funding two research proposals, led by Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles, to study the effects of altered gravity on bimanual coordination, and cardiovascular and ocular health.

Cars and city buses passing through an intersection in an urban downtown area.

Travel time studies in urban areas have shown that delays caused by intersections make up 12-55% of daily commute travel. A research team led by Dr. Guni Sharon has developed a self-learning system that utilizes machine learning to improve the flow of traffic at intersections.

Dr. Olivier Mathieu and a graphic representation of a cellphone with a burned battery.

Dr. Olivier Mathieu and his research team are using predictive models to combat the potential for flammability in lithium-ion batteries that are found in smartphones and electric vehicles.

Sung II Park holding wireless optogenetic device

With the ultimate goal to suppress hunger, avoid overconsumption and treat obesity, researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food intake, among other functions.

Two men in a grassy field looking at an iPad.

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station has been awarded a contract by the National Cemetery Administration, as part of their Veterans Legacy Program, to engage Texas A&M University students in the development of an immersive and interactive digitized national cemetery experience.