Each spring, the University of Houston recognizes exceptional faculty member across the university at the annual UH Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony. This year, nine Cullen College of Engineering faculty members were honored for their great strides in teaching and research excellence.
Two Cullen College professors also received the highest honors awarded at UH. Dmitri Litvinov from Electrical and Computer Engineering received the Esther Farfel Award, and Gangbing Song from Mechanical Engineering received the John and Rebecca Moores Professorship. Learn more about these prestigious awards here and here.
Teaching Excellence
The Teaching Excellence Awards are presented to faculty members who shine in the classroom and take their lesson plans above and beyond the national standards. The award winners can be nominated by faculty and students alike. The following professors received Teaching Excellence Awards for their achievements in the 2013-2014 academic year.
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Mo Li (CEE) Teaching Excellence |
Diana de la Rosa-Pohl (ECE) Teaching Excellence (Instructor/Clinical) |
Jiabiao Ruan (ME) Teaching Excellence (Graduate Teaching Assistance) |
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Pradeep Sharma (ME) Teaching Excellence (Group Teaching) |
Hanadi Rifai (CEE) Teaching Excellence (Group Teaching) |
Fritz Claydon (ECE) Teaching Excellence (Group Teaching) |
Stuart Long (ECE) Teaching Excellence (Group Teaching) |
Eugene Chiappetta (College of Education) Teaching Excellence (Group Teaching) |
Research Excellence
Three Cullen College professors also received Excellence in Research and Scholarship Awards for their research endeavors and scholarship achievements. The following professors received Research and Scholarship Awards for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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Jeff Rimer (ChBE) Research Excellence (Assistant Professor) |
Ramanan Krishnamoorti (ChBE) Research Excellence (Full Professor) |
Venkat Selvamanickam (ME) Research Excellence (Full Professor) |