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ATMAE Poster:"Building Future: Empowering Underrepresented Youth through STEM Summer camp" won the best poster award in faculty category at the ATMAE Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, NV October 27-31 , 2024. Dr. Yang Euijin led the effort for the poster presentation. Dr. Iftekhar Basith served as the PI for the TWC grant, and Dr. Euijin Yang served as the CO-PI. There were three other faculty members who contributed during the actual camp in June 2024.

Bearkat Internships: Connor Brett

Construction Management Students Honored In Hard Hat Ceremony

Students Spearhead Innovative VR Collaborations

Congratulations! Dr. Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Associate Professor in Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University has received the following external grants for the academic year 2024-2025. 🎉

ETEC Summer Camp – Sam Houston State University”, $72,136, the Governor’s Summer Merit Program at Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Development of a Smartphone based App, powered by Artificial Intelligence-based Pest Detection”, $62,000, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-APHIS PPA).

Development of an Agricultural Bio-security Curriculum in Texas Ag Science classrooms through teacher education/outreach, national integration into 4-H program and aims of extension into Southeastern United States”, $71,280, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-APHIS PPA).

Bearkat Internships: Dillon Gathright

Four SHSU Research Teams Awarded First BRIDGE Program Grants

Entergy Texas Partners With SHSU To Expand EV Access

Commencement Spotlight: Kenyon Whiting

Commencement Spotlight: Brandon Fierro

Commencement Spotlight: Y Luong

Dr. Basith wins Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Sammy Award April 2022

Engineering Technology Dept. Hosts Tesla Guest

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Construction Management Graduate Colton Cowser Drafted by Orioles

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Congratulations to ETEC Construction Management Students!

Krishna Massey received the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Greater Houston Scholarship.

Melanie Monejano received the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Greater Houston Patrick J. Kiley Excellence in Leadership Scholarship and the ABC of Greater Houston Scholarship.

Luis Hernandez received the AGC Houston Patrick J. Kiley Excellence in Leadership Scholarship and the AGC of America Education and Research Foundation James D. Pitcock, Jr. Scholarship.

Scholarship Winners

SHSU VR Club Trade Show

The VR Trade Show held on Mon. Feb. 8th gave students a tour of the newly developed VR Lab and allowed them to try out the equipment first hand. Design Engineering Technology students and SHSU VR Club members were able to showcase their projects, including one in partnership with NASA's H.U.N.C.H Program!

The SHSU VR Club is a new student organization that recently celebrated its one year anniversary & is open to all majors.

2021 VR officers