Sallie and Don Davis with their dog.

The Sallie and Don Davis ’61 Career Development Professorship in Mechanical Engineering II was established to support the teaching, research, service and professional development for mechanical engineering professors.

A headshot Cassie Duclos on a maroon background.

Cassie Duclos received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the most prestigious honors for graduate researchers.

A headshot of Dr. Kaiwen Hsiao.

Dr. Kaiwen Hsiao received the National Science Foundation’s highest honor for early-career faculty through her pioneering mission to print structures smaller than the wavelength of light itself.

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Junior high teacher Michelle Beineman won the Texas Science and Engineering Fair’s 2026 Truman T. Bell Award for dedication to fostering STEM education.

A group of students pose for a photo with a young child in the middle.

A biomedical engineering capstone team developed a pediatric jaw brace to help a five-year-old breathe at night — winning a first-place capstone prize among all biomedical teams in the process.

Dozens of capstone teams gather for a photo along with Texas A&M Engineering faculty and staff.

Nearly two thousand students presented their senior capstone projects to industry judges and competed for awards recognizing their solutions and presentation skills at the 2026 Engineering Project Showcase.

A group of students in Texas A&M shirts pose for a photo in front of a backdrop with the logos for NASA and Texas Space Consortium.

In a capstone project partnership with NASA, five Texas A&M biomedical engineering seniors designed a zero-gravity exercise device to sustain astronaut health during space travel to Mars.

Kim and Robert Brown smiling.
Giving

Observing Aggieland through optimism

May 29, 2026 • 4 min. read

To former students Kim ’83 and Robert Brown ’82, remaining connected to Aggieland is far more than a gameday visit; it is a commitment to touching the lives of Aggie engineers through generous scholarships.

Six individuals smile and give thumbs up while standing next to a yellow warning sign with red lights. The sign reads Road May Flood and Turn Around on Red.

A Texas A&M Engineering team created a low-cost system that provides real-time, accessible alerts to support safer decision making for drivers and emergency responders.

Dr. Nikki Ritchey

Dr. Niki Ritchey’s efforts as a Texas A&M honors professor in the College of Engineering led her to be recognized with the Wells Fargo Honors Faculty Mentor Award.