Research
News and updates featuring research from the Texas A&M University, the College of Engineering and its departments, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and beyond.
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.
Mechanical engineering researcher Dr. Minghui Zheng wins a National Science Foundation grant for her project that implements aerial robots to improve automated harvesting in dense, complex apple orchards.
Researchers are examining how electrons and ions move through metal-organic frameworks, offering insights to advance neuron-inspired computing.
Researchers and industry professionals shared ideas and discussed how artificial intelligence is transforming nuclear engineering during a two-day summit at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M researcher Dr. Amir Asadi has received the 2026 DARPA Young Faculty Award to support development of technology that neutralizes lunar dust while capturing its electrostatic charge to generate power.
Researchers at Texas A&M and the American Bureau of Shipping are studying how refrigerated ammonia behaves when it enters water, providing new insights to help improve spill response.
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.
As electricity demand surges, Texas A&M researchers are developing AI-powered technologies to help grid operators manage growing complexity and maintain a reliable power system.
A new National Science Foundation award will fund free, open software that uses machine learning to answer a question every materials scientist asks.
Researchers from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are working to improve community resilience against hurricanes, from preparation to recovery.









