Author Archives: Stormy Kretzschmar
NEW! Parnell Faculty Fellowship Created
An endowed fund to create the Dr. Calvin B. Parnell Faculty Fellowship in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department has been established by the Wesson Family Foundation. David Wesson, AGEN ’82, wanted to honor Dr. Calvin Parnell, who was an important mentor to David as an undergraduate. The Wesson Family Foundation entered into an agreement with the Texas A&M Foundation to make gifts that establish the Parnell Faculty Fellowship as well as a Wesson Family Foundation Matching Fund. The Matching Fund was created to encourage others who value… Read More →
Study Food Engineering and Technology in Spain
Summer 2020 program cancelled. Please contact Dr. Elena Castell-Perez (ecastell@tamu.edu) or Dr. Rosana Moreira (rmoreira@tamu.edu) for questions or concerns. Click here to apply. The proposed global engagement initiative is designed to provide 21st century education to students in Engineering, Food Science, and Agricultural Business Management fields. The Mission is to provide valuable experiences to TAMU students focusing in part on the future domains of Food Science and Engineering education. Through culture awareness and creativity, our students will improve technical and soft skills essential to compete in a… Read More →
Undergraduate Summer Research Application NOW OPEN
Roll up your sleeves. Become a researcher! Program dates: May 26, 2020 — July 31, 2020 Are you an undergraduate engineering student who wants to discover innovative solutions to problems? The Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Program (USRG) at Texas A&M University will take your academic career to the next level. USRG provides an exciting and unique opportunity for undergraduate students to immerse themselves in research under the guidance of College of Engineering faculty, postdoctoral fellows and advanced graduate students. Click here to apply!
Dr. Calvin Parnell Retirement Biography
Written by Whitney Steinmann Dr. Calvin Parnell, Regent’s Professor and beloved and long standing faculty member, is retiring after 42 years in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department. His contributions and presence in the department greatly impacted the cotton industry and agricultural air quality controls. Dr. Parnell was born in 1941 in New Mexico to cotton farmers. His parents, though not wealthy by any means, were able to fund their three children’s college education for their first two years. He attended New Mexico State University where he received… Read More →