Electrical and Computer Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Dr. Karan L. Watson received the prestigious Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her years of exceptional dedication and service to ABET.
Racing across America: Solar team takes 11th in national competition
Oct. 14, 2024 • 5 min. readThe Texas A&M Solar Car Racing Team competed in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and the American Solar Challenge, finishing 11th overall and 7th in their division out of over 40 teams nationwide.
Computer engineer codes path to success for multidisciplinary students
Sep. 27, 2024 • 3 min. readFormer doctoral students Zhuo Li ’05 and wife Nancy Zhou ’07 establish scholarship to encourage multidisciplinary education in engineering.
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.
Drs. Shuiwang Ji, Xiaoning Qian and Byung-Jun Yoon are one of the teams taking part in the APECx program funded by ARPA-H.
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.
It can light up the sky and shut down the grid: the Aurora Borealis
Sep. 3, 2024 • 5 min. readGeomagnetic 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.
Dr. Mladen Kezunovic was recently awarded the 2024 International Council on Large Electric Systems Medal for his technical contributions and leadership impacts.
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.
Pocket-sized invention revolutionizes ability to detect harmful materials
July 11, 2024 • 2 min. readDr. Peter Rentzepis has invented a low-cost cellphone-based Raman spectrometer system to make identifications of unknown biological molecules within minutes.









