Cynthia Lyle, Senior Research Development Officer Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division of Research Commercialization and Outreach Fourth Annual RCN-CE 3 SAR Steering Committee Meeting December 11, 2015
6 South Texas HSIs involved in NSF RCN CE 3 SAR TAMUCC, TAMUK, TAMIU, UT-RGV, TSU, TAMU-SA Promote regional social and economic development Enable innovative research to increase human research capital and science- enhancing infrastructure in South Texas Promote greater diversity among workforce with advanced degrees
Programs impact large number of underrepresented students among RCN partners TAMUCC Student Statistics Texas 19 southernmost counties Hispanic StudentsTotal students Hispanic Students % Aransas % Bee % Brooks % Cameron % Duval % Hidalgo % Jim Hogg % Jim Wells % Kenedy000.0% Kleberg % Live Oak % McMullen1250.0% Nueces % Refugio % San Patricio % Starr % Webb % Willacy % Zapata % Total % Total number of Fall 2015 students10747 Students from the 19 counties5534 % Students from the 19 counties51.5%
Specialty program inter-institutional courses and internships to provide students a broader knowledge base Unmanned aircraft systems Range management Ag engineering
Development of multidisciplinary and inter- institutional research programs to build UAS technologies for agriculture applications Science TAMUK/ UT-RGV Agriculture Expertise Engineering TAMUCC/ LSUASC UAS Expertise Data UT-RGV/TAMUK/TAMUCC GIS Expertise Sensors required to collect data Data collection techniques UAV/sensor integration Solution
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