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Graduate student and NASA fellow John Hayes took a gap year. Today, he is closing research gaps.

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A global oilfield services company is supporting Texas A&M University students embarking on international education through internships and short-term study abroad opportunities.

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A material from the Texas A&M Soft Matter Facility that stores daytime heat and releases it at night was recently featured on the cover of a top materials journal.

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Awards

Murphy named to Forbes 50 Over 50

Oct. 7, 2026 • 2 min. read

Dr. Robin R. Murphy, professor emerita in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was recognized by Forbes in the impact category for her significant contributions to disaster robotics.

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Dr. Rita Esuru Okoroafor received the National Science Foundation's highest honor for early-career faculty for her research on understanding and sustaining hydrogen generation from reactive rocks deep beneath the Earth's surface.

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Six former students and seven current students were honored at this year’s Outstanding Engineering Awards, coinciding with Texas A&M University’s sesquicentennial.

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Mechanical engineering researcher Dr. Minghui Zheng wins a National Science Foundation grant for her project that implements aerial robots to improve automated harvesting in dense, complex apple orchards.

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Faculty members from the petroleum engineering department were recognized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers for their professional contributions and meaningful impact in the field.

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Dr. Ashok Mishra was recognized for his transformative research clarifying drought dynamics, migration patterns, propagation and impacts, which informed strategies to address extreme hydroclimatic events at regional and global scales.

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Dr. Edward Peter Miesch ’55 pours into Texas A&M Engineering through an endowed scholarship to help future Aggies transform their lives through education.