Maritime Transportation & Engineering
A Taste of Texas Returns; Dock Party, Sail Away Flotilla Announced
With Summer Sea Term 2023 fast approaching, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy announced several events both locally in Galveston and in our ports of call! Read More
Q&A with Newly Announced Master of the Training Ship, Wade Howell ’02
In January, Texas A&M University at Galveston announced that Wade Howell ‘02, professor of maritime transportation, would serve as the Master of the Training Ship. Read More
Hagler Fellow Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Enhances Academic Experience at Galveston Campus
This year, Texas A&M University at Galveston welcomed Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, professor in the Department of Global Studies and Geography at Hofstra University, to campus as a Hagler Fellow. Read More
Texas A&M Celebrates Cutting of the Steel for NSMV Lone Star State
Texas A&M University at Galveston, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, TOTE Services, LLC and Philly Shipyard, Inc. today celebrated the cutting of steel for the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas in 2025. Read More
Cadets, Log Travel From Oslo to College Station for 1968 Bonfire
As our community honors the Aggies lost in the 1999 Bonfire collapse and the 12th Man prepares for the last football game of the season, we’re taking a look back at Galveston’s contributions to Bonfire over the last 60 years. Read More
Parties Commit to Explore Potential of Environmentally Beneficial Program
The Galveston Wharves, together with Carnival Corporation, CenterPoint Energy, Royal Caribbean Group, Shell Trading (US) Company (“Shell”) and Texas A&M University at Galveston, will work toward potential solutions to develop environmentally beneficial shore power at the Port of Galveston through a non-binding memorandum of understanding. Read More
Texas A&M-Galveston Marine Engineering Technology Department & Head Honored as Winners of Engineering Award
Both the Marine Engineering Technology Department of Texas A&M University at Galveston and its head, Powell Chair Dr. Alok. K. Verma, have been awarded the 2022 Frederick J. Berger Award by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in recognition of programmatic and individual excellence in engineering technology education. Read More
Texas A&M University at Galveston Hosting Open Dock Party
Texas A&M University at Galveston invites the public to learn more about maritime education and training with two campus events in June. Read More
Texas A&M-Galveston’s Dr. Irfan Khan Chosen for Early-Career Research Fellowship
Texas A&M University at Galveston is proud to congratulate Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Engineering Technology Dr. Irfan Khan on being awarded an Early Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s (NASEM) Gulf Research Program. Read More
From Clipper to Courtroom: Ryan Vechan ’07
Ryan Vechan ‘07 is the quick moving, fast-talking type of professor you get when you combine the mind of a lawyer and the soul of a sailor. Read More