UH Cullen College of Engineering

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	The UH Cullen College of Engineering has granted nearly 1,000 Ph.D. degrees since the launch of its doctoral program 50 years ago. Compared with the number of undergraduate and even master’s degrees awarded annually, the path to the Ph.D. degree is unquestionably the road less traveled for many college students. For UH alumni, their motivations for pursuing their doctorate differ as much as their evolving career paths. Read more…

Alumni Profiles

From Legacy to Leadership
Jesse Gonzalez (1969 BSCE) began his career with SpawGlass as a laborer and has risen to chairman of the $400 million-a-year company.
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Beyer The Road to Success
Charles Beyer (1972 BSCE, 1977 MSCE) recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Beyer Construction and the completion of 1,000 projects. He paves the way for current and future students by sponsoring an annual UH civil engineering networking luncheon.
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Faculty Research Showcased

Rifai The Quest for Clean Water
One of the challenges for major cities is limiting the amount of pollutants that enter bodies of water. Professor Hanadi Rifai’s research involves the creation of sophisticated models of watersheds to help determine how much pollution is in a body of water and where that pollution is coming from.
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Donor Profile

Snider Moved to Give
Motivated by their faith and a sense of gratitude to UH, Larry Snider (1955 BSIE) and his wife Gerri have provided tremendous support to the UH Cullen College of Engineering because of the opportunities his education afforded them.
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Last Word

A Rocket Road to Education
UH Professor Emeritus John Lienhard offers a perspective on the pathway to education via a past episode of his daily National Public Radio program, The Engines of Our Ingenuity.
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