Texas
A&M, UT celebrate Magellan Telescope
milestone
Texas A&M University, the University of Texas and five other partners have
celebrated the casting of the first of seven mirrors for the Giant Magellan
Telescope.
A&M-Corpus
Christi professor receives $665,000 grant to re-establish coastal elevations
Dr. Gary Jeffress, a professor of computing and mathematical science at Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi, has received a $665,000 grant from the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to start a program to re-establish height
elevations in Texas that have deteriorated or disappeared since being put in
place more than 50 years ago. This will help researchers predict the effects
of a hurricane and will help developers who must rely on topographical maps
that are inaccurate.
TTI navigates research via ship channel
“All eyes are on Texas for transportation,” Mike Behrens, executive
director of the Texas Department of Transportation, said at a recent meeting
of the Texas Transportation Institute’s advisory council, and TTI is taking
a lead role in meeting the state’s transportation needs.
State climatologist says Texas is in severe drought
Parts of Texas are in the middle of a severe drought and many cities received
less than one-half of their normal spring rainfall, according to the National
Weather Service and John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist and professor
of meteorology at Texas A&M University. Many parts of the state received
little or no rain during June, adding that some of the most severe drought
conditions in the United States exist in Texas.