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Stanko Brankovic Engineering Professors Earn Honors for Teaching, Research

Each year, the university recognizes excellence in teaching, service, research and scholarship through a variety of awards given to faculty. Presented during the 32nd Annual…
Taraka Ravi Shankar Mullapudi holds the three awards he received at the 24th Annual Campus Leaders Reception and Awards Ceremony April 27. Contributed Photo. Graduate Student Takes Home Honor at ICE Competition

Taraka Ravi Shankar Mullapudi, a Ph.D. candidate in civil and structural engineering, placed third at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) USA Graduate and Student Paper…
Stuart Long is the seventh professor in college history to win the Esther Farfel Award. Photo by Thomas Shea For Second Consecutive Year: Engineering Professor Earns Highest UH Honor

Long seventh in college history to receive Esther Farfel Award Behind most great leaders there is a great mentor. In Stuart Long’s case, there were four. Each of these educators…
Team members James Beamer (left), Carlos Moran, John Hemmick and Osaid Shamsi show off the award signifying their first place win in the robotics competition at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Technical, Professional and Student Conference April 17. Contributed Photo. UH Robotics Team Takes First in Regional Competition for Second Year

A few sleepless nights and some creative thinking paid off big for one University of Houston robotics team at the 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)…
Members from the University of Houston-Rice University student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers at the Oceanstar Drilling Rig Museum. Contributed Photo. SPE Student Chapter Earns Honors

The University of Houston-Rice University student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) was named Chapter of the Month for April. The international SPE office chose…
Stanko Brankovic Research in Nanoscience Earns Professor Highly Competitive NSF Award

Stanko Brankovic, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has received one of the most prestigious National Science Foundation…
Ji Chen UH Researcher to Develop Tool for More Accurate Radiation Therapy

A device being developed by a University of Houston professor could boost the cure rate for lung cancer by arming doctors with the ability to more effectively target these cancer…
UH PROMES students assist Texas middle and high school students in testing their wind turbine designs. UH Hosts STEM Outreach Event

The University of Houston, this weekend, was host to the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) 25th Annual Statewide Math and Science Competition. Encouraging women…
Venkat Selvamanickam Engineering Researcher to Modernize Power Grid

Although the U.S. electric power industry is one of the greatest engineering marvels of the 20th century, aging technology and an increase in demand create problems for the…
UH Cullen College of Engineering Dean Joseph Tedesco, and Venkat "Selva" Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, sign two license agreements with SuperPower. Photo by Thomas Shea. UH, SuperPower Sign Superconducting Wire License Agreements

The University of Houston executed two license agreements with SuperPower, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Philips Electronics. One agreement covers the intellectual property…