UH Cullen College of Engineering

Review Courses Offered at UH for Engineering State Board Exams
Engineers planning to take state exams this October in preparation for obtaining their professional licenses can enroll in review courses offered by the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. These review courses prepare engineers for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE/P&P) examinations. Registration deadline for each course is Tuesday, Aug. 15. Read more…

UH Engineering Alumnus Signs Major Deal with LucasArts
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Mitch Bunnell (1985 BSEE) has signed a contract to incorporate technology developed by his company, Pixelux Entertainment, into video games developed by George Lucas’ LucasArts. Bunnell's Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) technology simulates how objects behave in real-world environments, eliminating the need for costly pre-animation production by providing animation in real-time. DMM will be incorporated into the next ten games produced by LucasArts, including Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Read more…

Alumnus-Owned Firm Receives Award for Innovation

A company owned by University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Manmohan Kalsi (1970 MS ME, 1975 PhD ME) recently received the Woelfel Distinguished Innovation Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' International Petroleum Technology Institute. Kalsi Engineering received the award for its Kalsi Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearing™, a compact bearing that extends the performance envelope of drill bits and down-hole motors and other down-hole tools to operate under higher loads and speeds, making it cheaper and more efficient than other bearings. Read more…

Hussain to Lead ME Section of National Academy of Engineering; Receives Grant

Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as an officer of the National Academy of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Section. His three-year term, which begins on July 1, includes one-year terms as secretary and then vice-chair and will culminate with Hussain serving as chair of the Mechanical Engineering Section, one of the most prestigious positions in the mechanical engineering community. He also recently received a National Science Foundation grant for $300,000 to support his research into an aircraft's trailing vortices, which are swirling flows behind an airplane caused by the difference in air pressure above and below the wings. Such research could result in reduced delays at airports. Read more…

Engineering Professor Receives Minority Advancement Award

Hamid Parsaei, professor and chair of industrial engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, recently received the UPS Award for Minority Advancement from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). The award, which was presented at the group’s annual conference in May, is given “for innovative development of programs/products directed to the advancement of women, minorities or people with disabilities within the field of industrial engineering.” Parsaei received the award largely for his efforts to recruit minority students to the Department of Industrial Engineering. Read more…

Chemical Engineering Professor Receives University Award, Welch Grant

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Peter Vekilov has received the University of Houston Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award at the associate professor level for his pioneering research to identify ways to mitigate the harmful effects of debilitating diseases such as sickle cell anemia, cataracts, diabetes and Alzheimer's. He also received a $150,000 research grant from The Welch Foundation to support research involving the role water plays in the process of insulin crystallization and the aggregation of proteins in solutions. One of the most prestigious grants in Texas higher education, the award marks the third time a faculty member from the department has received a Welch Foundation grant. Read more…

Engineers as Problem Solvers
Monday, July 10 and July 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Benefiting Cullen College of Engineering programs: GRADE and WELCOME.
For more information, contact Cynthia Oliver Coleman.

Alumni Mixer
Wednesday, July 19, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
FOX Sports Bar, 5175 Westheimer (Galleria area, corner of Sage and Westheimer)

EAA Board Meeting
Thursday, July 20, 5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.
Engineering Building 2, 4th floor, Dean's Conference Room
All alumni are welcome!