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The plaque honoring Cullen College Alumnus C.J. Tamborello at the pedestrian bridge crossing Sims Bayou in FM Law Park. Alumnus Honored with Bridge Dedication

The Houston civil engineering community came together last Friday to honor the late Charles Joseph “C.J.” Tamborello (BSCE ’61) by dedicating a bridge in his memory. The… Read More
UH concrete canoe team Concrete Canoe Team Places Third in Competition

The UH chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers participated in the concrete canoe competition at the 2012 Texas-Mexico Student Regional Conference in San Antonio last… Read More
John Odis Cobb, P.E., RPLS (BSCE '71, MSCE '79) CEE Honors Four New Academy Members

The Academy of Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineers welcomed four new members at the second annual Induction and Award Ceremony this month. Hosted by the UH Department… Read More
Five NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to UH students, alumna Five NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to UH students, alumna

From cognitive neuroscience to theoretical physics, this year’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows from the University of Houston (UH) have their sights… Read More
Jacinta Conrad NSF Awards CAREER Grants to Two More UH Engineering Professors

Two more junior faculty members at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (… Read More
Professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal (left) at a recent demonstration of a Rex Bionics exoskeleton at the University of Houston. Contreras-Vidal is developing a brain-machine interface that will allow users to control such devices through their thoughts. Photo by Nine Nguyen. Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton One Step Closer to Reality

Researchers have put in decades of hard work developing an interface that would allow the human brain to control prosthetic limbs. It’s ironic, then, that the end result may be… Read More
UH students participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk Out of the Darkness Campus Walk Held at UH

The UH Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) sponsored the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk at Lynn Eusan Park last Saturday. The student-led event… Read More
Jeffrey Rimer Catalysis Research Earns Industry Interest

It can take years for new research findings to move from the lab to commercial development – and that’s if they move at all. Recent work by a faculty member with the UH Cullen… Read More
Civil engineering major Nicholas Leschke with his presentation entitled "Terrestrial Laser Scanner Tie Points." Engineering Students Present Research at Symposium

Cullen College of Engineering undergraduates showcased their semester-long research in poster presentations at the inaugural UH Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 12… Read More
David Zimmerman College Mourns Passing of ME Professor David Zimmerman

David Zimmerman, a professor in the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Zimmerman earned his doctorate,… Read More