UH Researchers Speeding Development of New Medications
(July 26, 2007) Mike Nikolaou, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering with the UH Cullen College of Engineering, and Vincent Tam, assistant professor with the UH College of Pharmacy, have received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to devise a method to speed the development of new antibiotics and to prescribe them in ways that help prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to them. They are developing a computerized modeling system that greatly reduces the number of real-world experiments needed to test the effectiveness of a new drug.

UH Professor Publishes Seventh Engineering History Book
(July 18, 2007) Jerry Rogers, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, has edited his seventh book on engineering history titled “Environmental and Water Resources: Milestones in Engineering History.” The book outlines historic projects and events in those fields, including the water engineering feats of the Mayan Indians, the creation of the water supply for France’s Versailles Palace and the 1900 hurricane that led to the construction of the seawall that to this day protects Galveston Island.