Research

TAMUC Law Enforcement Cadets Participate in Research Study
Cadets in the Hunt County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Academy located at A&M-Commerce recently participated in a research study to determine how fitness parameters change for academy cadets over the course of their training.
The study was conducted by Michael…

TAMUC Faculty Member Co-Authors Article About Teacher Longevity
Sarah Guthery, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, is co-author of a recent website article titled “How teachers enter the profession affects how long they stay on the job.”
The article discusses how…

TAMUC Looking to Revolutionize Gamebird Research at New Ag Facility
Texas A&M University-Commerce is poised to become a national leader in gamebird research with the future completion of the proposed agricultural education complex.
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp expressed optimism for the potential of the complex's facilities that…

Mathematical Association of America Features A&M-Commerce Students’ Research Video
The Mathematical Association of America has selected a research project video by A&M-Commerce students Victor Ezem and Ashlee Story to be featured on its website.
Ezem is a mathematics and computer science major, and Story is a computer science major.…

Health and Human Performance Undergrad Selected for Research Funding
The Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) has selected A&M-Commerce student Taryn Cast to receive an undergraduate Student Research Development Award. The university will receive a $1,000 grant to support Cast's research project, “Physical Fitness of…

A&M-Commerce Research Students Present at Mathematics Conference
Two research projects submitted by A&M-Commerce students participating in the university's summer 2021 National Research Experience for Undergraduates program in mathematics were selected for pre-recorded presentations at the Young Mathematicians Conference at Ohio State University, held virtually August 20-22.
Mathematics…

TAMUC Teams up With Tarleton State to Receive Massive Grant for Drought and Pollinator Research
Texas A&M University-Commerce and Tarleton State University jointly received nearly $300,000 in research funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The funds will support research into plant drought response and insect pollinator studies, also…

A&M-Commerce Professor Newton Cited for Space Research Collaboration
William Newton, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at A&M-Commerce, is cited in a recent press release for his collaboration with researchers at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.
The researchers have discovered a new…

TAMUC Department of Chemistry Selected for Renewed REU Grant
The A&M-Commerce Department of Chemistry is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant for continued funding of the department's summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). The grant will fund REU summer programs through 2024 for community college students interested…

A&M-Commerce Experiencing Success with Vital Quail Translocation Effort
With Texas’ native Bobwhite Quail population down for another quail season, the path to a more sustainable quail population in Texas is underway thanks to efforts by The Quail Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
The final report for the…

A&M-Commerce Planetarium & Observatory Offer the Universe to Students and Community
The Planetarium and the Observatory at Texas A&M University-Commerce offer an astronomical amount of knowledge to students and the community.
Located on the first floor of the McFarland Science Building, the Planetarium features a Digistar 5 all-digital projection system and…

A&M-Commerce Professors Named Faculty Fellows at Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center
Professors Srujan Kotikela and Eman Hammad were recently named Faculty Fellows at the Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center in College Station, Texas.
Cybersecurity Center Faculty Fellows are members of the Texas A&M University System who work together to further cybersecurity…
A&M-Commerce Faculty and Staff Present Research at Virtual Nursing Conference
The Beta Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses has chosen to conduct the 2020 Beta Chi Research Conference in an online format. The conference was originally scheduled for March 13 in Shreveport, Louisiana, but it…

College of Science and Engineering Students Win Big at 16th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium
Four students from the College of Science and Engineering came home with top finishes at The Texas A&M University System’s 16th Annual TAMUS Pathways Research Symposium, hosted on the campus of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, on November 7-8, 2019.

A&M-Commerce Well-Represented at TACES Mid-Winter Conference
Texas A&M University-Commerce doctoral students
representing the Department of Counseling recently attended the Texas
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Mid-Winter Conference.
The conference was held February 27-28, 2020 with the theme
of Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Helping Communities…
A&M-Commerce Faculty awarded $25,000 research grant
Dr. Sojung Kim, an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been awarded a $25,000 grant for his research, titled “Enhancement of APEX Model of Simulating Soil Erosion and Salt Transport in the…

Provost Receives 2019 Emerald Literati Award
A&M-Commerce
congratulates Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. John
Humphreys on receiving a 2019 Emerald Literati Award by Emerald Publishing for his
article in the “Journal of
Management History.” Humphreys co-authored the article with researchers
from five other…

Biological Sciences Alumna Triumphs Over Adversity
Pipasha Biswas has noble goals, like healing the human
heart and curing cancer. But that's not the only reason she is so inspiring. Recently,
when unimaginable pain and loss blocked her path and tested her endurance, Pipasha
forged ahead, holding…
Physics and Astronomy Professor Receives Research Grant
Dr.
Kurtis Williams, associate professor
of physics and astronomy at A&M-Commerce,
received a $273,424 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund his
study titled, “Using a Large Sample of White Dwarf Stars to Study Stellar
Evolution.” According to the…
Research Team Receives Grant from National I-Corps Program
A&M-Commerce's NSF-I-Corps team, led by Dr. Larry Lemanski, received a $50,000 NSF grant for a project titled “Regeneration of Cardiac Muscle using Cardiac Inducing RNA (CIR) Treated Stem Cells.” The NSF-I Corps program will begin in San Antonio in September…