Texas A&M Engineering honors faculty

Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, recognized faculty members in the Dwight Look College of Engineering for their teaching, service and contributions to Texas A&M Engineering. The following were honored from the department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering: Teaching Excellence – Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award: Dr. Elena Castell-Perez Research Excellence – …

Singh awarded Bush Excellence Award for International Research

COLLEGE STATION — The Bush Excellence Award for faculty in International Research was presented to Dr. Vijay P. Singh, professor and Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  Organizers say for more than 30 years, Singh has dedicated …

Auvermann awarded Superior Service by AgriLife Extension

AMARILLO — Dr. Brent Auvermann is an agricultural engineering specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension Service with joint appointments in Texas AgriLife Research and Texas A&M University’s biological and agricultural engineering department. His expertise disseminated while wearing these many hats has earned Auvermann a 2011 Superior Service Award in the specialist category. The award was announced …

BAEN Newsletter – March 2012

Howdy! The Spring semester is already underway and many good things are happening at the BAEN department. First, join me in welcoming Steve Searcy as our new Department Head. Steve has great ideas to maintain the quality of our programs and our reputation as one of the best in the nation. The faculty, staff, and students will certainly work with …

Smith honored for undergraduate teaching

Dr. Patricia Smith, associate professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been honored with a University Professorship for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence award. The honor is given to the university’s “most distinguished teachers of undergraduates – faculty members who have exhibited uncommon excellence and devotion to the education of undergraduate …

Searcy named head of Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

By: Robert Burns COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Stephen W. Searcy has been named head of the biological and agricultural engineering department in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. The announcement was made by Dr. Mark A. Hussey, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences for Texas A&M AgriLife. …

BAEN Newsletter – December 2011

It is hard to believe that we are getting close to the end of the year. In this issue of the BAEN newsletter, you will see how busy the faculty, staff and students have been. Please join me in congratulating those faculty members who were recognized for their commitment to teaching excellence. Some of our …

BAEN Extension Specialist to conduct rainwater harvesting training for landscape professionals

Feb. 8 workshop in Edinburg will address system use, design and construction By: Paul Schattenberg EDINBURG – A one-day training workshop for landscape professionals interested in learning about systems for collecting and using rainwater will be held Feb. 8 at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service office, 410 N.13th Ave. in Edinburg. The program will take …

Dallas course to train irrigation contractors to use advanced software

Dallas landscapes have become dependent upon irrigation just to survive By: Robert Burns DALLAS — Though the Dallas area recently got rain, as far as home landscapes, parks and sports fields are concerned, the drought is far from over, all of which makes professional irrigators jobs more demanding, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service …

Drought confuses some smart-irrigation controllers

‘Goldilocks’ protocol shows which applied too much, too little or just enough By: Robert Burns COLLEGE  STATION – Confounded by Texas weather? So are most “smart” electronic irrigation controllers, according to a Texas AgriLIfe Extension Service expert. “Over the last two years, in a testing program, we found that Texas’ variable and erratic weather confuses …