Award
News and updates featuring awards for research, faculty achievements, and student projects.
Chemical engineering assistant professor Chelsea Hu has been selected for a three-year Air Force Young Investigator award, supporting her research into innovative scientific approaches with the potential for broad impact.
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.
Okoroafor earns NSF CAREER Award for work in hydrogen generation
Oct. 6, 2026 • 2 min. readDr. 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.
Six former students and seven current students were honored at this year’s Outstanding Engineering Awards, coinciding with Texas A&M University’s sesquicentennial.
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.
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.
The Biomedical Engineering Society honored Texas A&M researcher Dr. Gerard Coté for his contributions to the field and dedication to laboratory research that translates into better healthcare for patients worldwide.
Halliburton Engineering Global Programs’ Introduction to Research Abroad Program won the 2026 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education.
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected Toan Truong for its Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for his work in the advanced metal manufacturing facility in the mechanical engineering department at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Krishna Narayanan discusses teaching excellence and being selected to receive one of the highest faculty honors at Texas A&M University.









