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Adam Capitano New Whole-Organ Biosensor May Enhance Homeland Security

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could simply grow new, healthy body parts in the lab whenever we needed to replace diseased or damaged ones? That is the ultimate goal of tissue…
19 on College Staff Recognized for Years of Service

Nineteen staff employees at the UH Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for their years of service recently by University of Houston Chancellor and President Jay Gogue…
Engineering Alumni Association Announces 2004 Recipients of the Distinguished Engineering Awards

William C. Miller Jr. (1955 BSPE) and John W. Rouse (1973 BSCE) will receive the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award at the 2004 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards Dinner…
Ralph Metcalfe and Peter Vekilov have been named deputy directors of the new Biomedical Engineering program. Photo by Jeff Shaw. Metcalfe, Vekilov Named Deputy Directors for Biomedical Engineering Program

The Biomedical Engineering Program, which was launched last fall by the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is quickly attaining a full staff with director Matt…
Parameters Engineering Leaders

Eda Braña-Soto is a junior honors student in mechanical engineering, and she is one of many UH engineering undergraduates benefiting from UH Cullen College of Engineering’s…
Dr. Herb McKee, environmental consultant and UH chemical engineering lecturer; Dr. Pamela Berger, director of environmental policy for the City of Houston; Richard E. Green, EPA regional administrator; Dr. Charles Rooks, director of the UH Diesel Vehicle Research and Testing Facility, and Dr. Mike Harold, professor and chair of the UH Department of Chemical Engineering, in the Diesel Vehicle Research and Testing Center at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Photo by Jeff Shaw. Clean Diesel Benefits Houston

At Houston’s newly-developed Diesel Vehicle Research and Testing Facility today, EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene announced the Bush administration’s Clean Air Nonroad…
UH Engineering Students Utilize the Capstone Design Course

These are just a few examples of research that students in the UH Cullen College of Engineering's capstone design course are addressing. Sometimes a small nudge in the right…
College coordinators Shelia White, Jerry Davenport (lead college coordinator), Kim Jordan and Mary Patronella UH Cullen College of Engineering Faculty & Staff Raise Most Dollars for State Charitable Campaign

UH President Jay Gogue awarded the Cullen College of Engineering with the "Most Dollars Raised" award for faculty and staff participation in the State Employee Charitable Campaign…
Crawfish Boil. Photo by Jeff Shaw. UH Cullen College of Engineering Hosts UH/ASME Cajun Crawfish Boil, Opening to OTC Conference

On May 2, nearly 5,000 people converged on the UH campus to enjoy crawfish and festivities at the 16th Annual UH/ASME Cajun Crawfish Boil. Also at the event, ASME presented a $35,…
Chemical Engineering Professor Demetre Economou nominated Sharon Gates for the UH Staff Excellence Award. Photo by Jeff Shaw. UH Engineering Advisor Sharon Gates Receives UH Staff Excellence Award

For a majority of the 400 chemical engineering undergraduate students, Sharon Gates is more than a familiar face. From working with the students in the classroom to academic…