Entrepreneurship

Aggies Invent addressed the overlooked crisis of doctors battling increased cancer risks from radiation. Under the theme set by the 2023 Problems Worth Solving winning statement, students formed six teams at November's event to develop innovative solutions.

Through a recent endowment, Chuck ’82, Shari ’83, and Grady ’11 Meloy, and Katy Evans ’09, have committed to expanding this model program, now named the Meloy Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.

Engineering students work to find solutions involving artificial intelligence, 3D printing and ocean discovery during annual Aggies Invent.

Texas A&M University's College of Engineering and the U.S. Army's III Armored Corps hosted Phantom Invents from June 12-16, 2023.

Texas A&M University and the III Armored Corps are collaborating on an Intensive Design Experience event called Phantom Invents.

Savannah Rhodes and Wyatt Hursh received $50,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct market research for their animal-health device, which uses biomarkers to identify sick animals.

Former electrical engineering student Dr. Bryton Praslicka and educational human resource development master’s student Mary Beth Graham are the overall grand prize winners of the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition, resulting in $350,000 in prize money.

The first-ever Problems Worth Solving pitch competition challenged Aggie engineering entrepreneurs to identify critical problems that could potentially serve as the basis for new startups or investments by an established enterprise.

Val McNeill, a sophomore industrial engineering student, and her team won the honorable mention award at the 2022 Raymond Ideas Challenge held by Texas A&M University’s McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship.

Six teams have advanced to the finals of the Invent for the Planet competition, where they will pitch their innovative designs to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues.