Turning 'Delayed' to 'On Time' Goal of UH Prof in Aircraft Turbulence Studies
(December 13, 2006) Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research ways to reduce delays during aircraft takeoffs and landings caused by swirling vortices. These whirling masses of air follow a plane after a takeoff or landing and can be considerably dangerous to trailing aircraft.

Professor Works to Improve the Longevity of Magnetic Data Storage Devices
(December 1, 2006) Stanko Brankovic, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a grant worth almost $150,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a new class of magnetic materials that are highly resistant to corrosion. Along with co-investigator James Rantschler of Sentorix, Inc., Brankovic will try to overcome the problem of corrosion enabling the magnetic data storage industry to produce devices that will ultimately last longer.

Cullen College Delegation Returns from India with Plans for Future Talks
(December 1, 2006) A delegation from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering recently traveled to India to meet with the administrations of five Indian engineering programs to discuss the implementation of cooperative education programs and research collaborations. While in India, the delegation also had the opportunity to recruit students interested in the college's graduate programs. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Larry Witte, Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair Haluk Ogmen and Industrial Engineering Chair Hamid Parsaei represented Cullen College on the trip.