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Ilya Espino de Marotta

People pose with a Texas A&M flag and give the Gig'em thumbs up sign at the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal.

‘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.

Panama Canal Expansion Completed with Texas A&M Galveston Graduate Heading the Project

Jul 28, 2016 • 3 min. read

When it first opened in 1914, the Panama Canal was considered one of mankind's top engineering achievements.