Dr. John Tyson, a minION instructor and research associate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, demonstrated a minION during a training of scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife Within five years, consumers may begin using a device smaller than a flip phone…
Dr. David Toback. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science When Texas A&M University physicist David Toback was elected three years ago as co-spokesperson for the CDF collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), he had one primary…
A team of design and engineering faculty and students are attempting to create a low-cost method to quickly cast complex, concrete forms. By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture Envisioning cityscapes renewed with stylish, custom-designed concrete structures, a group of Texas A&M design and engineering faculty and…
Artist’s rendering of KELT-9b (red), illustrated along with the star it orbits, KELT-9, which is more than twice as large and nearly twice as hot as our Sun. (Credit: Robert Hurt, NASA/JPL-Caltech.) By Pam Frost Gorder, Ohio State University EDITOR’S NOTE: Prior to coming to Texas A&M University in…
By Deana Totzke, Texas A&M University College of Engineering The National Security Agency (NSA), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has designated Texas A&M University as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations, making it one of only a handful of academic institutions…
Paul Barth analyzed drone video feed and satellite imagery for the Air Force before pursuing his studies at Texas A&M. By Andrew Vernon, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Every Aggie has their own journey. Many grow up knowing about Aggieland from the time they are born, while others…
Dr. Matthias Katzfuss. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University statistician Matthias Katzfuss has been selected to receive the American Statistical Association’s 2017 ENVR Young Investigator Award, presented by the ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR). The award is…
By Taylor Phillips-Rodriguez, Texas A&M University College of Engineering A Texas A&M University undergraduate capstone design team named Enclave Electronics International recently presented their internet of things (IoT) lunar rover prototype to scientists at the NASA Johnson Space Center in…
By Shraddha Sankhe, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Texas A&M University researchers have developed an intelligent transportation system prototype designed to avoid collisions and prevent hacking of autonomous vehicles. Modern vehicles are increasingly autonomous, relying on sensors to provide information to automatically control them. They are also equipped…
Dr. Timonthy C. Hall. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science In 2016, Texas A&M University mourned the death of Senior Distinguished Professor of Biology Dr. Timothy C. Hall. This week, Texas A&M will celebrate his life and pioneering research career with a two-day event showcasing…