Dr. Zachary Grasley has been appointed to lead the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective Sept. 1. He has been a member of the faculty in the department for many years and director of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal since 2018.
Researchers at Texas A&M University utilize neuroergonomics to measure and model human driver trust in automated vehicles. Neuroergonomics is the study of the brain and behavior at work and is the pillar for driver trust measurements with autonomous vehicles.
Dr. Tanmay Lele and his interdisciplinary team are applying evolutionary biology to engineering to better understand how the mechanical properties of cells in the body operate and how pathologies such as cancer can disrupt these processes.
Dr. Arum Han and his collaborators designed an experimental system to show that exposure of the coronavirus to a very high temperature, even if applied less than a second, can be sufficient to neutralize the virus so that it can no longer infect another human host.
Machine learning and data science analysis developed by Texas A&M University researchers can quantify how much upgrades to wind technology will boost power production.
The Texas A&M University System has named Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg interim deputy director and chief technology officer of the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC). She assumed the duties of the position on June 7.
Dr. Fadhil Al-Aboosi is leading a team studying the adoption of solar photovoltaic grid-tied systems on building rooftops in countries that have good solar energy potential as an alternative to fossil fuel-based power plants.
Houston's Starling Medical took home the top $50,000 prize for the seventh annual Texas A&M New Ventures Competition. The company is a digital health device company developing an artificial intelligence and tech-enabled platform as a safer, smarter alternative to urinary catheters for individuals with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will collaborate with energy-sector stakeholders, several national labs and universities in 10 states as the manager of a new Ocean Energy Safety Institute to lead research that promotes safer workplaces, improved environmental stewardship and greater U.S. energy security.
Dr. Limei Tian and her team are developing a novel way to diagnose COVID-19 through a mask using adapted biosensor research designed for other disease diagnoses.
Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar and his graduate student Patrick Lee are developing a new class of hydrogels that can leverage light in a multitude of ways, including drug delivery and regenerative medicine treatments.
Currently, there are limited tools available to monitor a patient’s psychiatric health between hospital visits. Researchers at Texas A&M University have designed a smart device-based electronic platform that can help patients and their health care providers improve mental health management between visits.
