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Introducing Christine Ehlig-Economides, Petroleum Engineering Professor and NAE Member August 20, 2014 This fall, this Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome Christine Ehlig-Economides to its faculty as the first-ever William C. Miller Endowed Chair Professor of petroleum engineering. A member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Ehligh-Economides is the 9th NAE member to join the Cullen College’s faculty since 2008, bringing the total number of NAE members at the college up to 11. She became the first American woman to earn a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering when she obtained her doctorate from Stanford University in 1979. Ehlig-Economides is a world-renowned expert in reservoir engineering, pressure transient analysis, integrated reservoir characterization, complex well design and production enhancement. Her career has taken her around the world as a Schlumberger engineer, and for the past 10 years she has taught petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University. She’s published more than 115 papers, lectured or consulted in 50 countries and has authored two patents. She is one of only 16 Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI) Scholars and has recently been named a Chief Scientist for the Sinopec Research Institute on Petroleum Engineering as one of the Thousand Talents in China. During her career, she has served on numerous Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE) committees and task forces. Click the video to learn more about Ehlig-Economides, and join the Cullen College in welcoming her to the petroleum engineering faculty! |
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Choose Houston! Top Reasons to Get Your Engineering Degree at the Cullen College May 16, 2014 Congratulations!! You've been accepted into the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. But, chances are we aren't the only college you've been accepted into. Here's why we think you should "Choose Houston!" |
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Alumni Spotlight: M.S. Kalsi, President of Kalsi Engineering May 16, 2014 "My burning desire was to start my own consulting business," said M.S. Kalsi (MSME '70, Ph.D. ME '75), founding owner of Kalsi Engineering and alumnus of the UH Cullen College of Engineering. In 1978, that's exactly what he did. Three years after obtaining his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from UH, Kalsi took a leap of faith, leaving a stable, full-time position as R&D Manager at WKM Valves -- a major valve manufacturer that is now a part of Cameron -- to build his own business from the ground up. The company Kalsi envisioned wasn't just an engineering consulting firm -- it was also a research and development firm which produced patented products in valve and sealing technologies, conducting design, analysis and equipment testing under real-world conditions for its clients. Today, Kalsi Engineering boasts over 45 patents in seals and valves; 35 of these pertain to rotary seals that are widely used in demanding applications in the oil field drilling and mining industries. |
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Memorial Elementary School Egg Drop Competition April 24, 2014 Subsea Engineering students from University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering recently partnered up with Memorial Elementary School in an effort to bring hands-on engineering experience to primary school children. |
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25th Annual Golf Tournament Highlights April 14, 2014 The sun broke through the morning clouds just in time for over 120 golfers to tee off at the 25th annual Cullen College of Engineering golf tournament on Monday, April 7. The golf tournament, sponsored this year by LJA Engineering, is an annual event bringing golfers from engineering firms all over the Houston area together to rub elbows and compete for prizes including a Harley Davidson. |
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NASA Exoskeleton Trials February 11, 2014 All too often, a stroke can mean total loss of mobility for the patient. For years, this has been accepted as a reality for stoke victims, but for Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, losing the ability to walk after a stroke is simply a roadblock to regaining full mobility – one which can and will be overcome. |
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UH Cougarnauts Fly in NASA's "Vomit Comet" February 5, 2014 Last November, we told you about a team of UH Cullen College of Engineering students who were chosen to take a coveted ride in NASA’s reduced gravity aircraft, known as the “Vomit Comet.” Now, we have a behind-the-scenes look at the "Cougarnauts" flight in near-zero gravity. |
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J.J. Azar, NAE Member and Petroleum Expert, Joins Cullen College Faculty December 3, 2013 World-renowned petroleum engineering expert, lecturer, researcher and NAE member J. J. Azar has joined the UH Cullen College of Engineering's petroleum engineering program as a distinguished adjunct professor. |
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NSBE Walk for Education November 11, 2013 Every year, the UH Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers goes out into the Houston community to try and raise awareness of the importance of education and the availability of scholarships. |
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Undergraduate Research Day 2013 November 5, 2013 Learn more about Undergraduate Research Day at the UH Cullen College of Engineering! For more information, please visit: http://www.uh.edu/honors/undergraduate-research/uh-research/urday2013/index.php. |
