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Dean Tedesco shares his perspective on growth and successes for UH Cullen College. 2018 Alumni Breakfast with Dean Tedesco: UH Engineering’s Growth, Success and Goals for the Future

Alumni and friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered at the Dish Society restaurant in Katy for the first Alumni Breakfast with Dean Joseph Tedesco on Friday, Feb.… Read More
A new Makerspace at the UH Library is now open to all students. New Makerspace Now Open at UH Library

A new Makerspace at the University of Houston Libraries is now open. The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and UH Libraries have partnered to offer the UH… Read More
Jeffrey Rimer, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received the 2018 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. UH Engineer Wins Welch Foundation’s 2018 Hackerman Award

An engineer from the University of Houston known for his groundbreaking work in crystal engineering has received the 2018 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. Jeffrey… Read More
Nuri Ince is helping to locate the brain's seizure onset zone in record time UH Engineer Locates Brain’s Seizure Onset Zone in Record Time

A University of Houston biomedical engineer is reporting a dramatic decrease in the time it takes to detect the seizure onset zone (SOZ), the actual part of the brain that causes… Read More
UH mechanical engineer Cunjiang Yu has been named to MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” list of researchers with Chinese citizenship. UH Engineer Chosen for MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35

An engineer at the University of Houston known for his work in developing stretchable semiconductors and electronics has been named to MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under… Read More
UH biomedical engineering student Amanda Nash wins Student Leadership Award PROMES Scholar Wins Student Leadership Award for the 2018 BEYA STEM Conference

Amanda Nash, a first-generation undergraduate student at the University of Houston, likes to combine biology, engineering, research and awards. “I love learning new things and… Read More
Abe Najjar established an endowed scholarship for electrical and computer engineering students at UH with financial need. Photo Credit: Yuri Gevrasev From Lebanon, With Love: Alumnus Abe Najjar Supports Electrical Engineering Students With Endowed Scholarship

As a child in Lebanon, Abe Najjar (BSEE ’89, MSEE ’91) never dreamed he would one day be working in Houston as an engineer for one of the largest engineering, procurement and… Read More
Credit: SpaceX via Associated Press Falcon Heavy Rocket will be One of SpaceX’s Biggest Tests Yet: Olga Bannova Speaks with LA Times

With SpaceX’s highly anticipated and ambitious demonstration launch of its Falcon Heavy Rocket scheduled for later this month, LA Times writer Samantha Masunaga spoke with space… Read More
Professor Hyongki Lee (left) and postdoctoral researcher Ning Cao received funding from NASA to help build a sustainable system for water management in the lower Mekong region of Southeast Asia From High in the Sky Hyongki Lee and Ning Cao Monitor Water Storage Changes in Lower Mekong With Latest NASA Grant

One of the biggest challenges faced here on Earth – how to manage water resources for an ever-growing global population – may soon be solved more than 20,000 miles above our heads… Read More
Badri Roysam, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the IEEE Image Processing Expert and ECE Chair Named IEEE Fellow

Badri Roysam, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a 2018 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and… Read More