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Research

Preserving a safer tomorrow

Sep. 26, 2024 • 3 min. read

Texas A&M researchers have received a contract up to 3 years, $12.9 million from DARPA to develop a new strategy for preserving microbial samples.

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Drs. Shuiwang Ji, Xiaoning Qian and Byung-Jun Yoon are one of the teams taking part in the APECx program funded by ARPA-H.

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Dr. W. Bryan ’86 and Stephanie L. Bell ’87 have established an endowed scholarship in their names to honor the school they both fell in love with.

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Geomagnetic disturbances can hurt communication and power systems, but Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass, Dr. Thomas Overbye and their research group are researching ways to mitigate their impact.

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Dr. Mladen Kezunovic was recently awarded the 2024 International Council on Large Electric Systems Medal for his technical contributions and leadership impacts.

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Earl Wilson ’82 is continuing to give back in similar fashion to his own scholarship donors with the establishment of the Marsha and Earl O. Wilson ’82 Endowed Scholarship.

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Dr. Peter Rentzepis has invented a low-cost cellphone-based Raman spectrometer system to make identifications of unknown biological molecules within minutes.

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Fueled by legacy, Alex Reid ’15 mastered the art of guiding others to success and emphasizes the importance of mentorship for budding Aggie engineers.

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Dr. Le Xie and fellow researchers are researching the capabilities and limitations of large language models to simplify the job of power engineers.

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