The transformational gift will fuel academic excellence and elevate campus, supporting endowed chairs, professorships and facility enhancements in the college.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers awarded Texas Tech University Professor James Sheng the International Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award in July 2026, which recognizes outstanding achievements or contributions to the advancement of petroleum engineering in the area of reservoir technology. This award is given to one recipient each year.
The project, “Actively Regulated Electrochemical Interfaces for Robust All-Solid-State Batteries Using Physics-Informed Learning,” aims to revolutionize all-solid-state batteries used for electric transportation, aviation and the grid.
Engineering faculty will pursue development of wide/ultrawide bandgap semiconductors for use in harsh environments, to improve communications and more.