When undergraduate Mustafa A. Ali stepped into Prairie View A&M University’s Microelectronics Characterization Laboratory last fall, he didn’t just join a research team, he became part of a pioneering effort to build the university’s first experimental semiconductor program. Under the guidance of Dr. Avra S. Bandyopadhyay, Mustafa mastered the art of manipulating two-dimensional materials [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2026) —Prairie View A&M University’s 2026 Research & Innovation Month brought the university’s expanding research enterprise into full view, giving students, faculty, staff, university leaders and partners a shared stage to show how research is growing across campus. Held under the theme “Where Legacy Meets Impact” the month was [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2026) -- Biochar research at Prairie View is transforming crop residue into far-reaching environmental solutions, and a new biomass processing and biochar production unit is set to accelerate that work. Led by Dr. Ram Ray, the initiative centers on a waste-to-value model that converts unused biomass into biochar, a [...]
