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Sponsor Cynthia Oliver Coleman (left) with winner Tam Nguyen Women in Engineering Become Women in Red at Spring Event

The Cullen College played host to the 3rd Women in Engineering spring event on March 8. The free event was funded by alumna Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E. (BSChE ’71). The event… Read More
Lifetime Achievement Award — Charles A. Beyer Engineering Alumni Association Announces 2017 Gala Honorees

The 2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering… Read More
Giancarlo Mitterhofer displays the user-friendly interface of the Renaissance Management System behind him. Making smart buildings smarter: mechanical engineering alumnus invents smart building technology

From his office in west Houston, UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Giancarlo Mitterhofer (BSME ’03) looks down at his smartphone and realizes two things: he’s not making as… Read More
Great teachers are in line for great things, thanks to generous alumnus Generous Engineering Alumnus William A. Brookshire Funds $1M Scholarship for Teachers

In his continued spirit of generosity, UH Engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire has donated $1 million to the Cullen College of Engineering to create the William A. Brookshire… Read More
Bertha “Bo” Lohec, a friend to engineering Cullen College Alumnus Honors Wife with Endowment

When Bertha “Bo” Lohec passed away on Nov. 1, her husband, UH mechanical engineering alumnus Ron Lohec, knew the perfect tribute – an endowment to the UH Cullen College to help… Read More
UH Engineering Celebrates 75th Anniversary and Homecoming PHOTOS: UH Engineering Celebrates 75th Anniversary and Homecoming

Friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered for barbeque, drinks and games to celebrate the college’s 75th anniversary and gear up for the 2016 UH Football Homecoming… Read More
2016 ECE Alumni Mixer PHOTOS: 2016 ECE Alumni Mixer

The Cullen College’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department held its fourth annual ECE Alumni Mixer on October 20 at Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston’s oldest… Read More
From left: Russell Dunlavy, Dean Joseph W. Tedesco, Nancy Beyer, Honorable Joe Zimmerman, Trent Perez PHOTOS: Alumni Reconnect in Memory of Charles Beyer at 2016 Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Luncheon

More than 150 UH civil engineering alumni, faculty and students gathered at the HESS Club on Westheimer to reconnect and honor the memory of Charles Beyer at the 14th annual Civil… Read More
Women in Engineering Program Kicks Off Semester With Annual Networking Event Women in Engineering Program Kicks Off Semester With Annual Networking Event

More than 80 UH engineering students, faculty and alumnae came together at the 2016 Women in Engineering Program’s Welcome Back Networking Mixer held at the UH Hilton on October… Read More
Gary Goodheart Q&A with Gary Goodheart, UH Engineering Alumnus and Civil Engineer of the Year in the State of Illinois

Over the course of his extensive career, UH civil engineering alumnus Gary Goodheart has traveled near and far to tackle tough infrastructure questions and challenges around the… Read More