Robotics in design and construction at Francis Hall.

A column with elements printed by a robotic arm and assembled by Mehdi Farah Bakhsh stands in front of Francis Hall.

A computer rendering of a construction job site.

Construction science professor Ryan Ahn is heading a National Science Foundation-funded study to create virtual reality training to aid worker safety.

A portrait of Zofia Rybkowski.

Zofia Rybkowski and her team uses shape-memory polymers that physically expand or contract in response to heat and light, mimicking the pores of a living organism.

An image representing architecture software.

Construction science prof Youngjib Ham is helping to develop next-generation building and civil engineering educational tools.

A drone flying near a construction site.

CoSci prof Youngjib Ham is developing an automated site risk assessment procedure in a 50K National Science Foundation-funded study.

Castle Douglas, Scotland, UK - December 31, 2015: Scottish fire brigade personnel and police at the scene of flooding in the small Scottish town of Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. Emergency vehicles can been seen parked on the road.

As Hurricane Laura approaches, first responders tout an app created in part by COSC prof Amir Behzadan that provides flooding facts.

A person using virtual reality to visualize a building mockup.

Ryan Ahn is developing a virtual reality training environment to reduce workers’ underestimation of job site hazards.

A mobile medical unit created by Aggies in BUILD.

A mobile medical unit created by Aggies in BUILD was delivered to the border town of Presidio in early April.

A portrait of Jordan Maywald.

Sophomore Jordan Maywald won $50,000 and first place on the national ABC-TV show “The Great Christmas Light Fight” on Dec. 9.

A portrait of Merry Raba and William Raba.

Aggies Merry and William Raba met at Texas A&M and are creating a legacy by establishing two $150,000 endowments.