Researchers from Texas A&M Engineering and the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) are collaborating to advance the science and technology for biocomposite manufacturing. Dr. Satish Bukkapatnam, director of the Institute for Manufacturing Systems, and Dr. Mohamed El Mansori, professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials Science and Manufacturing Engineering at ENSAM, combined their complementary strengths to form theAM² transatlantic partnership. This partnership aims to effect change to a global manufacturing industry through extensive research collaborations, education programs, and mutual faculty and student exchange initiatives.