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Craig Glennie, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of engineering defense research initiatives at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is leading the project team on the $63.5 million contract to help modernize U.S. Army decision-making. Glennie leading effort for $63.5M DoD Contract to Revolutionize Army Decision-Making
September 25, 2023
The University of Houston has been awarded a $63.5 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to help the Army make effective and timely decisions with a strong analytical… Read More
Wenhua, a graduate of the Industrial Engineering doctoral program, is now an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Physics, a Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He joined MD Anderson as an assistant professor in 2016. IE alum Cao excelling as associate professor at MD Anderson
September 25, 2023
When Wenhua Cao first arrived at the University of Houston to start his doctoral work in the Industrial Engineering Department, he wasn't new to just the school – It was his first… Read More
UH IISE officers for the 2022-23 academic year. The group earned Gold Award designation for the second straight year. UH IISE earns second consecutive Gold Chapter Award
September 20, 2023
Upholding the high standard the group set the previous year, the University of Houston's Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers has earned the Gold Chapter Award for the… Read More
Gino J. Lim, professor and R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, earned the 2023 Distinguished Educator Award at the 8th North American Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM) Conference. IE's Lim wins Distinguished Educator Award from IEOM
September 19, 2023
Gino J. Lim, professor and R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has added another… Read More
Women in Cybersecurity, Houston chapter. Women in Technology lead the way for new semester
September 18, 2023
New friends, free food, free stuff – what's not to love? The Cat's Back, the University of Houston's traditional welcome back event for new and returning students, took place late… Read More
Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik, professor emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. College mourns the passing of Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik
September 15, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering offers its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik, who passed in September after a battle with brain cancer.… Read More
Megan Robertson, professor of chemical engineering at UH’s Cullen College of Engineering. UH Research Team Awarded $4M to Convert Plastic Waste into Useful Materials
September 14, 2023
Welch Foundation Grant Propels New Plastics Project In today’s fast-paced world, convenience often comes packaged in plastic, from shopping bags to food containers, not to mention… Read More
The University of Houston ranks 60th on the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) list of the Top 100 Universities in the U.S. Granted Utility Patents. UH Ranked in Top 100 U.S. Universities for Patents by National Academy of Inventors
September 14, 2023
The University of Houston ranks 60th on the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) list of the Top 100 Universities in the U.S. Granted Utility Patents. This new list was created to… Read More
Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, will lead the newly formed Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization. Thanks to $5M grant, Rimer-led Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization Formed
September 13, 2023
Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, known globally for his seminal breakthroughs that control crystals to help treat malaria and kidney stones, has… Read More
Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, a research assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and a co-investigator for the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), is part of the 2023-25 cohort for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG Academy Fellows. CEE's Fernandez-Diaz tabbed as AGU LANDInG Academy Fellow
September 13, 2023
Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, a research assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and a co-investigator for the National Center for Airborne Laser… Read More