LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Texas Tech University announced a former astronaut will soon be Dean of the Whitacre College of Engineering. Albert Sacco Jr. will take over starting January 1st. He replaces ...

Join Science Spectrum and Texas Tech Whitacre College of Engineering for FAMILY STEM NIGHT in celebration of National Lights On Afterschool Day October 24th from 6 pm-8 pm! Lights On Afterschool Day ...

Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of July 22, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech University’s Whitacre College will receive a $14 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

Officials at Texas Tech and Apache Corp. announced Friday morning a $2 million donation to the university's Whitacre College of Engineering that will establish the Apache Upstream Research Center in ...

Apr. 8—Texas Tech University's Graduate School continues to improve in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report rankings, with notable advancements in several programs across multiple colleges. The Rawls ...

Chau-Chyun Chen begins his third career with his recent appointment as the new holder of the Jack Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair in Sustainable Energy in the Whitacre College of Engineering at ...

Texas Tech University’s Whitacre College has secured a $14 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead the Advanced Semiconductor Power Devices Program, aiming to design high-performance ...

Harman Professional CEO Blake Augsburger has been selected as a 2009 recipient of the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Distinguished Engineer Award. The award is given to alumni of the ...

The 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize has gone to Jay Whitacre for his invention of the Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) battery. The battery, used primarily in combination with solar and wind energy systems, ...