UH Cullen College of Engineering

SEMI “High Tech U” Program Hopes to Offset Decline of Technology Workers in the U.S.
Middle and high school math and science educators from across the country will learn how semiconductors are produced so they can motivate students to pursue high tech careers during a training program held at UH June 23-24. The two-day “High Tech U, Teacher Edition” program produced by the global industry association Semiconductor Equipment and Manufacturers International (SEMI®) and sponsored by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is offered as a mini-institute within the 28th Annual SECME Summer Institute. This year’s program is hosted by the UH Cullen College of Engineering.

SECME Institute at UH Will Be Engineering a Brighter Future
UH is hosting the 28th Annual Summer Institute of SECME June 14-July 1, bringing together 650 or so teachers, advisers, educational specialists, parents and students to participate in an array of hands-on workshops, classes and exciting special presentations. Events range from a water rocket competition and a demonstration about the physics of bobble head dolls to mousetrap car races and a lecture about changes the human body undergoes in space. Guest speakers include representatives from NASA, Lockheed Martin, DuPont and Disney Design & Engineering.

UH Engineers Use Newest Superconductor to Fabricate Wires and Coils
UH engineers became one of the first few in the world to fabricate wires and coils from magnesium diboride (MgB2), the most recent superconductor yet to be discovered, and their success may ultimately lead to better and less expensive electrical devices, lower energy consumption and lower consumer costs on electrical power. Their accomplishments were featured on the cover of the journal “Superconductor Science and Technology” in February and April 2004. UH Mechanical Engineer Kamel Salama and his team at the Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials (TcSAM) say the fabrication process is very promising because it may lead to less expensive and more efficient real-world applications such as power lines, magnetic resonance imaging devices, motors, generators and much more.

UH Engineering Communicators Receive Over a Dozen Awards
The UH Cullen College of Engineering's Office of Communications recently added 13 awards to its list of accolades this year from local, regional and national professional organizations.

Pictured are Jeff Shaw, Angie Shortt, Brian Allen and
Harriet Yim. Photo by Mark Lacy.

- Watch the latest college video that premiered at the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards Dinner earlier this month.

- Visit the Engineering Alumni Association online.