Nanotech Experts To Gather in Houston in April 2005
(July 29, 2004) World experts in nanotechnology will gather in Houston next April to attend the Second Conference on Nanoscale Devices & System Integration (NDSI’05) sponsored by IEEE Nanotechnology Council and the UH Cullen College of Engineering. The NDSI’05 will be held at the Warwick Hotel on April 4-6, 2005. UH electrical engineering professors Dmitri Litvinov (program co-chair) and Jack Wolfe (local chair) are heading the conference organization efforts.

Engineering Alumni Association hosts Annual Membership Reception and Social
(July 28, 2004) The Engineering Alumni Association will host its Annual Membership Reception and Social on August 12.

UH Engineering Alumnus Carlos Ortiz-Longo Designs and Maintains Equipment for International Space Station
(July 20, 2004) Although engineering is about applying math and science principles to practical uses, UH engineering alumnus Carlos Ortiz-Longo (1993 MS, 2000 PhD) is quick to explain that it doesn't mean there is no room for variety and fun in his profession -- and that makes his work out of this world. Literally. Ortiz-Longo, who works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in Houston, manages a team that designs and maintains exercise equipment for the crew of the International Space Station. Tuning exercise equipment sounds simple enough, but Ortiz-Longo and his team have one requirement that alters their work quite drastically. Story from the Daily Cougar.

UH Engineering Professor Develops Intelligent Systems that Presage Tomorrow's Technology
(July 15, 2004) Gangbing Song, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his colleagues are working on new applications for smart materials and intelligent systems—projects that will take us deep into the future of technological advances. The merger of artificial intelligence, neural networking and a deepening understanding of the connection between electricity and structural properties are bringing futuristic visions of technology closer to reality. And Song’s nationally funded research is leading the way, as he uses his own cutting-edge research to build new educational avenues for tomorrow’s engineers at the UH Cullen College of Engineering.