By Jan McHarg, Texas A&M University College of Engineering A new technology combining a laser beam and a particle beam for interstellar propulsion could pave the way for space exploration into the vast corners of our universe. This is the focus of PROCSIMA, a new research proposal by Dr.
Part of the observatory science and engineering team part of the NSF-sponsored project to design and install sub-seafloor observatories within the Hikurangi subduction zone offshore New Zealand to study the physics of earthquakes. From left to right: Patrick Fulton (Texas A&M – Geology & Geophysics), Katerina Petronotis (Texas A&M –…
Left: Chancellor John Sharp and First Lady Laura Bush with the top three winners of the design competition Phillip Hammond (1st place), Leticia Meza (3rd place) and Claudia Pool (2nd Place) Right: President and CEO of Houston Methodist Marc Boom, MD, Chancellor John Sharp and First Lady Laura Bush recognize…
Engineering Medicine (EnMed) received its first scholarship endowment at a recent Texas A&M Foundation event. By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Texas A&M University’s innovative engineering medicine track in partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, received its first scholarship endowment at a recent Texas A&M…
By Elizabeth Thomson, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Engineers from Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech report important new insights into nanoporous gold–a material with growing applications in several areas, including energy storage and biomedical devices–all without stepping into a lab. Instead of conducting any additional experiments, the…
Texas A&M University Health Science Center will join the other founding organizations and the Texas Medical Center (TMC) to break ground on TMC3. By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Highlights The project will include more than 1.5 million square feet and bring together leading researchers with a…
Donald Knuth, a professor emeritus at Stanford, is known as the father of algorithm analysis and the creator of the popular TeX computer typesetting system, presented “Translating the Bible into Music,” which explored his recent composition Fantasia Apocalyptica. (Michael Kellett) By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Hundreds of…
Acevedo with his research poster at AGU 2017. By Catherine McCarthy, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Senior geophysics major Juan Acevedo had a unique experience during his time at Texas A&M University: he participated in not one or two, but four separate undergraduate research projects. Originally from Colombia, Acevedo…
By Aubrey Bloom, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Imagine if all the roads and streets of a city were empty. With no other cars and no variables like pedestrians, it would be relatively easy to direct an autonomous car from one place to another. But what about 20,000…
Phillip West, PhD, assistant professor, and Laura Ciaccia West, PhD, research assistant professor, both in Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology in the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, study a diverse array of cell and animal models to investigate how mitochondria influence human health and disease. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M…
