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$12 million donation launches petroleum, business program By Brad Canon

multimillion-dollar investment from the pockets of two former students will help petroleum engineers understand the complex relationship between business and oil. Anthony Bahr and Jay Graham, Class of 1991 and 1992, respectively, are owners of Wildhorse Resources in Houston, and have collectively donated $12 million of their personal funds to jumpstart a Petroleum Ventures Program at Texas A&M. The program, an academic collaboration between Mays Business School and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering, targets petroleum engineering students and business

students with a desire to work in the oil and gas industries. The program aims to foster collaboration between these students by having them take courses together and work together on projects. Through the program, the Petroleum Business Impact Lab will be established. The petroleum engineering component will be called the Graham Petroleum Ventures Program and the Mays component will be called the Bahr Petroleum Ventures Program. “They are young and successful and want to teach students what they have learned from working — giving students a head start,” said Kelli Levey, communication specialist for the dean of Business Administration. Graham and Bahr have worked to start this program for almost two years. Since that time the oil industry has declined significantly,

but Graham said there is never a bad time to invest in the future of students going into the industry. “To be successful, one of the things I told the classes I spoke to on campus at Texas A&M was that you have to be able to weather the ups and the downs,” said Graham. “Regardless of where we are in the industry, investing in students makes sense regardless of a boom or bust in the industry.” Petroleum engineering students are not currently taught about how to deal with the financial side of running a business, said –Graham. Many engineers at oil and gas companies are the stewards of a company’s assets, but their majors are not setting them up to be managers of large companies, Graham said. “When you look across these upstream oil companies, for the PETROLEUM ON PG. 4

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Project participants prepare to present final mock designs in May By Megan Rodriguez Dallas Mavericks owner and “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban is in the market for a multipurpose practice facility, and A&M architecture graduate students are working alongside HKS Inc. to come up with mock designs. Cuban launched the idea for the project after working with Bullock Board Chair and designer of the Dallas Cowboy’s AT&T Stadium Bryan Trubey. The facility is expected to be a home to offices and conference rooms that will allow room for startup technology companies. “Mark Cuban not only owns the Mavericks but also companies related to technology, to health care, and his vision for the NBA team is very different from all the other teams in the NBA,” Erminy said. “We thought it could be an interesting project to develop.” Every couple of years, the Architecture 606 class at A&M combines all its sections to create four studios to work on one single topic, said professor of architecture Michael O’Brian. This year, as Bullock Board Chair, Trubey proposed that students should work alongside HKS Inc. — the company running the professional design work for the stadium — to create mock designs for the project. Marcel Erminy, associate professor of architecture who helps facilitate the project, said the experience graduate students get from the project gives them a taste of what it’s like to interact with a client and a professional architect. “We have the best of both worlds,” Erminy said. “We have a real client that is going to tell what he [Cuban] thinks of what his project should be, and Brian Trubey who is an expert professional architect with a lot of experience, is actually helping the students and sort of guiding them towards a solution.” Koichiro Aitani, architecture associate pro-

There will be no Silver Taps ceremony Tuesday, nor will there be any for the remainder of the academic school year. The next Silver Taps ceremony will be held Sept. 6, 2016. — Staff Report

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fessor, said the experience is unique because students learn to deal with the possibility of experiencing rejection on a design from their client. “All the projects students work on are usually imaginary but now we actually have a client. It doesn’t mean that what students propose will be built but it will be practical practice of what it is like with a real client,” Aitani said. “It’s like

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Kyle Keller hired as SFA basketball coach Billy Kennedy sees second exit from staff By Heath Clary

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Kyle Keller was hired as head coach of SFA’s men’s basketball team.

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Former Texas A&M assistant coach Kyle Keller has been hired as the new head coach of the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball team, the university announced Monday. Keller will replace Brad Underwood, who recently accepted the Oklahoma State head coaching job after leading the Lumberjacks to an upset over third-seeded West Virginia and a berth in the second round of this season’s

NCAA Tournament. “Kyle brings a wealth of experience having worked for great coaches like Eddie Sutton, Bill Self and Billy Kennedy,” said SFA director of athletics Robert Hill. “This experience will fit well to continue our SFA basketball culture of winning championships and making NCAA tournament appearances. He cares deeply for his players and is a wonderful husband and father. We are so happy he has agreed to become a Lumberjack.” Keller just completed his 25th season as a coach, five of which came at A&M. His career has

included stops at Kansas, Oklahoma State, Louisiana Tech and Texas-San Antonio (UTSA). This move marks the second exit from Billy Kennedy’s staff this offseason, as Rick Stansbury left the Aggies for the head coaching job at Western Kentucky last week. Keller will take over a program coming off one of the best seasons in program history and in the midst of a terrific three-year run. The Lumberjacks have lost only one conference game in the past three seasons and will return two starters from last year’s 28-6 squad.

Junior wide receiver Speedy Noil was arrested Friday.

Staff Report Texas A&M wide receiver Speedy Noil was arrested Friday for driving without a license, according to Brazos County arrest records. Noil saw both his catches and receiving yards decrease by about half from 44 to 21 and 559 to 226, respectively, from his freshman year to his sophomore year. Noil has seen his fair share of disciplinary action during his A&M career. The junior was suspended for a violation of team rules for both the Nov. 14 game against Western Carolina along with the 2016 Music City Bowl against Louisville. The bowl suspension will also carry over to the opening game of the 2016 season at home against UCLA.

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STOCK UP, STOCK DOWN Here’s a look at a few players who will look to put on a good performance in front of NFL scouts and executives at Texas A&M’s Pro Day Wednesday Tra Carson, RB The rugged running back projects out to a day-three draft pick or undrafted according to walterfootball.com. Carson was not able to participate in key elements of February’s NFL combine such as the 40-yard dash and the 20-yard shuffle. A&M’s leading rusher from 2015 runs with power and that could serve him well as a short-yardage back, but he will need to show NFL coaches and executives that he has the breakaway speed needed to succeed at the next level. The agility drills will be key for Carson.

Germain Ifedi, OG As the only Aggie to declare for the NFL draft prior to completing his college eligibility, the 6-foot-6, 335 pounder has received draft projections ranging anywhere between the second and third rounds, according to CBS sports. With 24 bench reps, Ifedi doesn’t have the eye-popping strength that scouts look for in a top-10 pick, but his experience at both tackle and guard should help him be the first Aggie off the draft board come late April.

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The newly-converted running back had only one season of experience at cornerback for the Aggies. Williams was tested often throughout last season and although he struggled at times, defensive coordinator John Chavis stuck with him. Williams shined during the NFL combine drills, posting the third-best 40-yard dash of 4.37 seconds and tying for third with 18 reps on the bench press. If Williams gets drafted, it will be based primarily on projection considering his lack of experience.

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Three professors earn highest faculty honors By Katy Stapp Three Texas A&M faculty members have been recognized as University Distinguished Professors, one of the highest faculty honors awarded. Akhil Datta-Gupta, Valen Johnson and Cheryl Lyn Walker have joined a select group of 85 faculty members. The award is given to faculty members who are recognized in their field of study and have made at least one influential contribution to their field. Datta-Gupta, regents professor and holder of L.F. Peterson ’36 Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering, previously worked for BP in research and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for establishing the theory of streamline simulation for fluid flow in heterogeneous reservoirs, a technology that has been rapidly adopted by the industry for reservoir management among other uses. “I am very honored for being named as a University Distinguished Professor,” Datta-Gupta said. “It is truly a humbling experience to be selected from a pool of so many deserving candidates.” Johnson, professor and head of the Department of Statistics in the College of Sci-

ence, has spent the last three decades analyzing comparative intelligences in non-human primates, studied grade inflation at American universities and developed a more effective means of testing the effectiveness of cancer drugs. Johnson is an elected member in the International Statistics Institute and has two published books. “I am honored by my selection as a distinguished professor, and thank Texas A&M University and the College of Science for the outstanding environment that they have provided for me to conduct my research,” Johnson said. “This is a world class university with a world class faculty, and it is a pleasure and honor to work here.” Walker, a Robert A. Welch Professor and director of the Institute of Biosciences and Technology, is a distinguished molecular biologist who has made impressive contributions to the scientific understanding of gene-environment interactions in human disease. Walker is a recipient of awards including the Cozzarelli Prize in Biological Sciences from the National Academy of Sciences, and Outstanding Distinguished Scientist from the A&M Chapter of Sigma Xi. Walker was not available for comment at time of press.

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“You will realize that commitment to outreach and engagement is just as important if not more important than the initial discovery.” Chris Houser, associate dean of the College of Geosciences

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Chris Houser, associate dean in the College of Geosciences, stressed the importance of communicating the importance of research outside the scientific community at the Student Research Week awards ceremony.

Lecturer to talk extremist hate, media coverage By Katy Stapp The idea that extremists on the political right have created a culture of hate in America will be a focal point of a lecture Tuesday. Potok is the editor-in-chief of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s quarterly journal, The Intelligence Report, and is one of the leading experts in the United States on extremism. He has testified in front of of the U.S. Senate and the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights. The lecture, called “The State of Hate in America,” is part of the Journalism Studies program’s “Representations of Race in the Media.” Dale Rice, director of the Journalism Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts, said the idea for the event stemmed from a series of conversations within the Journalism Studies Program about the way issues involving race are covered in the media. “We think that [these issues] are critical at this point in time and it’s very important for not only journalism students, but for others to think seriously about these issues and the way they’re portrayed in the media,” Rice said. “And so we invited Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center because of his past experience as a journalist who covered these sorts of issues and now his work in examining extremism and hate groups.” Potok said he plans on talking about the rise of radical rights in response to different political issues like non-white immigration in the lecture. “The bottom line is that this last year may have been the most traumatic year we’ve seen since 1968 in terms of political violence and conflict,” Potok said. “And then of course when you add the Trump phenomenon and all that’s happened with the Republican presidential race and the kinds of things that have been said — we’re seeing a kind of polarization and hatred in the political mainstream that is really quite stunning.” Potok said it is important for aspiring journalists attending the event to consider issues like these because they are of the most prevalent topics in society right now. “This topic is at the center of what’s happening to our country and our political life,” Potok said. “To me, this is possibly the biggest story in the world right now — the rise of the radical right.”

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Student Research Week closes with awards ceremony Chris Houser focuses keynote on communication By Chris Martin Dozens of awards — and thousands in cash prizes — were given to student researchers from all corners of campus Monday, as Student Research Week, SRW, wrapped up its annual week-long event with a closing ceremony. SRW is a three-day event that gives student researchers the chance to present their work to a panel of judges. Over 700 graduate and undergraduate student competitors were whittled down to a few dozen award-winners who were recognized at Monday’s event. Keynote speaker Chris Houser, associate dean of the College of Geosciences, stressed the importance of communication, engagement and outreach to touch on SRW’s 2016 theme, “Rev’d Up for Research.” “Student Research Week is about something far greater — that is engagement and knowledge systems, and is the true heart for the university,” Houser said. “It was hoped that through your presentations, you would inspire others, or as the tagline said, ‘Rev’d Up for Research,’ you would have engaged that research and inspired others to be apart of that knowledge process as well.” Prerna Jain, a chemical engineering graduate student, won an award for her work in the fields of biology, biochemistry and biophysics. Jain said she developed a resilience framework that she tested in the oil and gas industry that would aid in finding other methods to approach catastrophic oil incidents. “Before coming to graduate school I worked in the process industry for five years and have seen all these things very clearly,” Jain said. “This industry is very important for society at large because it provides products containing polymers. So

my passion comes from there.” Raniero Lara-Garduno, a computer science graduate student, won an award for his work in math, statistics and computer science. Lara-Garduno said his research involves the analysis of neurophysiological tests for clinical psychologists and was inspired to pursue this research when advising for a senior design class that truly peaked his interest. “It has an impact that was immediately recognizable not only in the field of computer science, but also for a general purpose,” Lara-Garduno said. “Nurses can administer tests for patients to diagnose and look at the effects of concussions and emergencies much faster.” Houser works in the departments of geography, geology and geophysics and studies the movement of sand in oceans and along beaches. He said his research made long-lasting impacts on science’s understanding of how riptides act and how to accurately convey this information to the public. “My research impact would not have been the same without commitment and engagement making sure it is known to the public,” Houser said. “You will realize that commitment to outreach and engagement is just as important, if not more important than the initial discovery.” Houser said A&M’s role as an institution is to facilitate the impact of student research. “A&M has a unique responsibility to not only educate students to be good scholars and good citizens all over the world, but also has a responsibility to make sure [students’] research has a significant impact on science and society,” Houser said. “That is only possible if you are able to effectively communicate.”

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based on citizens eligible to vote rather than every citizen present. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, gave the final ruling. “In agreement with Texas and the United States, we reject appellants’ attempt to locate a voter-equality mandate in the Equal Protection Clause,” Ginsburg wrote for the majority. “As history, precedent, and practice demonstrate, it is plainly permissible for jurisdictions to measure equalization by the

total population of state and local legislative districts.” Voting districts are currently sectioned by how many citizens in total live within a certain area. Some proponents of the decision say that since the demographics ineligible to vote tend to lean left politically, the decision to revise “one person, one vote” would have reduced the voting power of liberal and democratic voting districts, favoring more conservative districts instead.

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ARCHITECTURE CONTINUED architecture program dedicated to thinking about the same building in four different sites might give the whole process an interesting perspective on how this building should be thought about,” Erminy said. O’Brien said the project is challenging not only because of the complexity and scale of it, but because students have to consider Cuban’s perspective.

PETROLEUM CONTINUED most part a lot of them are run by petroleum engineers,” Graham said. “We don’t get that classical training in capital markets, debt, how to deal with banks and Wall Street through thermodynamic and fluid labs.” Graham said the expectation of the program is that it will be changing for not only the oil industry but will one day be a part of other industries on campus. The need for these kinds of programs is there for other fields of engineering as well, Graham said. “I think this is a first for almost any university, but I fully expect the university to go to donors of construction science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering amongst others,” Graham said. “It needs to be more of an engineering and

“I think that has been the most interesting part of the project, because every day in the studio we are having to sit back and think, ‘Alright, when this opens and Mr. Cuban gives a tour to a rival NBA owner, where is he going to take that person and what is he going to show off?’” O’Brien said. Graduate students have already presented their designs to Cuban in early March but plan to give him their final presentations in early May.

business school initiative as opposed to a petroleum engineering initiative.” Dan Hill, department head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, said he also expects other departments to take on a similar businesstraining model down the road. Other departments will want at least a similar program, said Hill. “If this does what we expect it to do for petroleum engineering students, I think it will be something that other engineering students and departments will see that they want a similar program,” Hill said. A very selective group of students will be admitted to the program, said Hill. “It won’t be just about grades, it will be about identifying students that really have the inclination and aptitude for this additional load,” Hill said. Hill said the program will begin in fall 2016.

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Aggie startup gains traction in competition By Connor Smith An Aggie startup grounded in new 3-D printing technology is moving forward in a nationwide business competition hosted by Rice University. TriFusion Devices is a company that uses new technology involving 3-D printing to create custom designed items like prosthetic limbs in a fast and cheap way. “We are leveraging 3-D printing technology to print out complex devices that are not suited for mass manufacturing,” said Brandon Sweeney, A&M doctoral candidate and chief technology advisor at TriFusion Devices. What makes TriFusion Devices different from other 3-D printer companies is its ability to strengthen the printouts using an electromagnetic microwave welding technique. “3-D printing has historically been hindered by strength issues, so it is really seen as more of a prototyping service,” Sweeney said. Sweeney said this welding method was

the result of a colaboration with his adviser, chemical engineering professor Micah Green and his colleague, Blake Teipel. “Brandon and I are colleagues in graduate school. We sat next to each other in multiple classes, we endured the beating together, worked really hard on many projects,” said Teipel, A&M doctoral candidate and co-founder and CEO of TriFusion Devices. “What we found is we shared a lot of common interests around nanotechnology, material science and people. How can we make those things work for people?” Teipel and Sweeny will put their business model on display in Houston April 14-16 at the Rice Business Plan Competition, which is one of the world’s largest student startup competitions. The competition is one of many that the duo has competed in. From its beginnings at Startup Aggieland, TriFusion Devices has benefited from the continued mentorship provided by Mays Business School Ideas Challenge and other programs at A&M. “[TriFusion Devices] represents the

entire ecosystem here,” said Richard Lester, director for the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. “It’s meant a lot for us to be able to see how they have been able to grow through our ecosystem here. I think it’s meant a lot for students to see how a really successful team can come together and the skill sets that they have to offer to the team.” Sweeney said the success of TriFusion Devices is the result of hard work paired with guidance. “A lot of times you hear success from a startup company and it sounds really disorganized and so many different things going on, and out of that success is born,” Sweeney said. “That’s a one-in-a-million story where somehow something good came out of all this chaos. We have seen that having a full fledged business plan, and being coached by great mentors can really lead to success more conclusively. We are very sensitive to that and grateful for the great advice and mentorship that we have gotten.”

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Texas A&M faces Rice in Lone Star showdown Aggies aim to bounce back after loss to Florida Gators in No. 1-vs-No. 2 matchup By Andre Perrard A&M’s first series as the newly anointed, topranked team in the country did not go according to plan. It ended quickly with a sweep at the hands of the second-ranked Florida Gators. A&M gets its chance to rebound Tuesday night in a Lone Star showdown. The No. 3 Aggies will head down Highway 290 to take on the Rice Owls in Houston. It was an all-around struggle for the Aggies in Gainesville. The A&M pitchers allowed hit after hit — including four runs in the seventh on Sunday — and bats didn’t produce against the Gator pitching staff. Ryne Birk led the offensive production with five RBI this weekend after going 4-for-13. Birk, Hunter Melton and J.B. Moss each hit homers in the series but the lineup as a whole struggled to drive home baserunners, going 7-for-32 (.218) with runners in scoring position. As a team the Aggies (22-6, 4-5 SEC) still lead the SEC in batting average (.328), slugging percentage (.501) and are second best in both runs scored (216) and hits (325). Boomer White leads the team with a .418 average and has tallied the third most hits thus far in the SEC. The pitching staff saw its ERA rise from 2.93 to 3.20 after the weekend, dropping them from

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second best in the conference to fifth. The defense behind the mound continued to be consistent, committing the second fewest errors in the league. Meanwhile just 90 miles south of College Station, Rice (1710, 7-2 C-USA) has won nine of their past 11 games. This last weekend, the Owls completed a series win at Middle Tennessee State. Six players for Rice have more than 10 RBI led by freshman infielder Ford Proctor with 15. Sophomore outfielder Ryan Chandler leads the team with a .333 batting average and has a team-best seven doubles this season. As for the pitching, Aggie sophomore right hander Brigham Hill will be the likeliest starter. Hill earned a win against Houston last Tuesday after pitching 1 and 2/3 innings of relief and allowing no hits. In his last start against Texas, Hill tossed seven innings and allowed no runs on just six hits. The sophomore is currently third in the SEC with a 1.66 ERA. Rice will likely send Bryan-native Willy Amador to the mound. In his last start against Sam Houston State, the sophomore right-hander threw five innings and allowed two-earned runs on seven hits while fanning five. In the all-time series, A&M leads their old Southwest Conference foe by a 185-95-2 record with A&M winning the previous four meetings. Last year, A&M completed a comeback win late to take the 4-3 decision. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. and will air via radio on 1150 AM.

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