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Vipulanandan Hurricane Center Using Ike to Research Recovery Protocols, Protection Tools

From his driver’s seat, University of Houston Professor Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan has a clear view of exactly how the city is adjusting, now two weeks after Hurricane Ike’s…
Chen Professor Among Two Nationwide Named to Distinguished Lecturer Post

Ji Chen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has been named a distinguished lecturer by the Electromagnetic Compatibility…
Grant to Aid in Establishment of New Engineering Minor

To help facilitate a transition into the era of nanoscale-integrated systems, professors at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are developing a…
Benton Baugh (1967 BSME), adjunct professor of mechanical engineering and president of Radoil, Inc., has engineered a new tool to help secure the drilling riser on BP America's Thunder Horse during onset of a hurricane. Thunder Horse is the largest moored semi-submersible oil platform in the world. Photo by Thomas Shea. Adjunct Professor Develops Technology to Aid Energy Company in Hurricanes

Days before residents on the Gulf coast were evacuated for Hurricane Ike, aircrafts were ferrying crews in the area from the offshore rigs and platforms responsible for a quarter…