Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available, and the U.S. has some of the richest solar resources in the world. To support the progression of solar power, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would provide $128 million in funding to advance solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency […]

The Department of Homeland Security and the United States Air Force have awarded a $4.2 million cybersecurity contract to Texas A&M University Central Texas and Texas A&M University, as announced in a press conference held Friday afternoon in the Bill Yowell Conference Center at Texas A&M University Central Texas. The contract, which also includes Texas […]

By: Research @ Texas A&M With a grant from the National Science Foundation, Texas A&M University will lead a multi-institution network to promote cyber expertise among research universities, community colleges, minority-serving institutions and other organizations in the southwestern United States. The SWEETER (SouthWest Expertise in Expanding, Training, Education and Research) network will provide training and […]

By: Stephanie Jones, Texas A&M University Engineering Cody Williams, a senior computer science and engineering student at Texas A&M University, participated in the latest U.S. Cyber FastTrack competition where he made it to the finals and was awarded a $22,000 scholarship to attend the SANS Technology Institute’s undergraduate certificate program in applied cybersecurity. U.S. Cyber FastTrack […]

By: National Science Foundation Today, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) launched Frontera, the fastest supercomputer at any university and the fifth most powerful system in the world. The system is the result of a $60 million investment by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance […]