February 20, 2026

Dr. Ranji Vaidyanathan’s passion for advanced engineering research, education and applied innovation has earned him recognition as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi) in the research and innovation category

February 17, 2026

Oklahoma State University graduate student Kazi Arman Ahmed and his team captured first place at the Data4Good Analytics national competition, hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business.

February 16, 2026

In the field of energy, a petroleum engineering Ph.D. student in Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology is gaining national recognition for his research in hydraulic fracturing. At the 2026 Society of Petroleum Engineers Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition, the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Section awarded Vishesh Bhadariya as a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, honoring his contributions to hydraulic fracturing research.

February 13, 2026

Dr. Afshin J. Ghajar published the 2025 RELEASE of his book “Heat and Mass Transfer – Fundamentals and Applications,” McGraw-Hill, 2025 and 2026 RELEASE of his book, “Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences,” McGraw-Hill, 2026.