Current & Former Students Archives - Texas A&M Galveston Newsroom

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Sea Aggies Eye Containerless Careers at Breakbulk Americas

Sep 21, 2026 • 4 min. read

Dr. Cassia Bomer Galvao says Education Day Activities connect the next generation of maritime professionals with a wide range of industry opportunities.

A new graduate in a cadet uniform poses with the Aggie ring sculpture and his extended family.

Texas A&M University at Galveston Holds Summer Commencement

Aug 10, 2026 • 3 min. read

Nearly 70 Sea Aggies receive degrees during a ceremony on Aug. 7.

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Saluting Graduates: Laboratory experience equips Sea Aggie to embrace nuclear option

Aug 6, 2026 • 3 min. read

After caring for animals at Moody Gardens and earning a marine biology degree from Texas A&M University at Galveston, Isabel Rogers ’26 is following her mom into the energy industry.

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Saluting Graduates: Leaving a Legacy of Leadership

Aug 5, 2026 • 5 min. read

Driven by a passion for marine biology and maritime leadership, graduating senior Colton Burtch leaves a transformative legacy at Texas A&M-Galveston.

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Saluting Graduates: First-Generation College Student Finds More Than ‘Nemo’ by Diving Near Sea Creatures, ‘The Scarier the Better’

Aug 3, 2026 • 5 min. read

Yamileth Perez ’26 aims to accomplish more at TAMUG after getting off to a head start on graduate studies this summer.

Saluting Graduates: from Curious Kid to Microplastics Pioneer

Jul 31, 2026 • 5 min. read

How Texas A&M Galveston Ph.D. graduate Asif Mortuza turned a globe-trotting upbringing into groundbreaking marine biology research and impactful mentorship.

With an eye pointed to the camera, an opened-mouthed hammerhead twists its head upward toward a boat while human hands from above hold the shark’s fin and tail.

TAMUG Graduate Student Working to Protect Smooth Hammerhead Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

Jul 27, 2026 • 5 min. read

Newly rediscovered population offers researchers a rare opportunity to understand the ecology and conservation of one of the world's least-studied hammerhead species.

Fatemeh Asadi, an ocean engineering PhD candidate at Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texas A&M Galveston PhD Candidate Wins Prestigious International Maritime Award

Jun 18, 2026 • 3 min. read

Fatemeh Asadi is recognized by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects for her dedication to mentoring and empowering the next generation of marine engineers

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‘Like a Fish in the Water:’ Ilya Espino de Marotta ’85 Thrives at the Panama Canal

Jun 15, 2026 • 4 min. read

Texas A&M University at Galveston engineering graduate known for megaproject leadership was named the first woman to lead the critical shipping channel.

Student Evelyn Chase Holding TAMUG Pendant at Antarctica

Chase-ing Antarctica: Exploring the South Pole from a Student’s lens

Jun 3, 2026 • 5 min. read

Sophomore student Evelyn Chase blends passion, purpose, and photography during her trip to the South Pole.