Current Students
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact about Current Students.
Dennis Meier ’76 and his wife Donna have established the Donna and Dennis Meier ’76 Endowed Nuclear Engineering Scholarship to support future Texas A&M engineers.
Aggie engineer Calvin Schroeder ’26 helped guide Mars rover Team KARURA through the ups and downs of two challenging competitions in Japan and Utah.
Hu “Oliver” Zhao receives a national Tau Beta Pi fellowship and becomes the first Texas A&M University student named a Tau Beta Pi Laureate since 1982.
Researchers at Texas A&M and Sandia National Laboratories have demonstrated a class of 3D-printed shape-memory alloy connections that snap together like building blocks yet carry structural loads far beyond conventional fasteners, adhesives, Velcro or plastic joints.
How an Aggie transformed a small startup into a global enterprise
Sep. 3, 2026 • 5 min. readHala Ballouz ’89 transformed a small firm into an industry-leading power engineering company, and now she’s using her skill set to elevate student success at her alma mater.
Bright Ngozichukwu gained valuable insight into how scientific discoveries can move from the lab to real-world technologies through the Dow BEST Symposium.
Several chemical engineering undergraduates discussed gaining hands-on research experience while working alongside faculty mentors on challenging projects.
Dr. Khan Zahid establishes endowed scholarship for Texas A&M University chemical engineering students in honor of his father, Dr. M.A. Naser ’67.
Engineering faculty member Dr. Noemi Mendoza Diaz aims to improve college student mental health by bringing The Connection Project to Texas A&M.
Ph.D. candidate Sarah Lam has spent her graduate studies designing the RAD Exploration Vehicle — and the experience has pushed them both toward their potential.