October 10, 2024

BiSSL Ph.D. student Hadear Hassan has been awarded the 2024 James J. Cain ’51 Award by the department, an award that recognizes the demonstrated academic and innovative excellence of the recipients and is awarded to only 2 graduate students each year. She received the award at the 2024 Mechanical Engineering Student Award Recognition on October 10th.

James J. Cain ’51 was a long-time supporter and graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Cain was the youngest of five children and was born and raised in Sherman, Texas. After completing high school, Cain attended Texas A&M and received a degree in mechanical engineering. During his long and distinguished career of more than 35 years at Mobil Oil, Cain was renowned for his desire to mentor students and faculty at Texas A&M. He took great pride in being a part of Mobil’s college recruiting team, often filling positions with Aggie graduates.