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Melissa Rurangirwa, a Fall 2023 Technology Division graduate, answers some of our questions while reflecting on the journey that brought her to the University of Houston, as well as her plans post-graduation. Rurangirwa finds her path at UH, thanks to classes, Active Minds

Melissa Rurangirwa, a Fall 2023 Technology Division graduate, answers some of our questions while reflecting on the journey that brought her to the University of Houston, as well… Read More
Mayra Martinez is one of two recipients from UH of this year's Andy Ellis Memorial Scholarship Award from the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE). Martinez earns AADE's Andy Ellis Memorial Scholarship Award

When Mayra Martinez was growing up in San Luis Potosi in Mexico, she described it as a very small place with limited opportunities for education. She only attended school until… Read More
Women in Cybersecurity, Houston chapter. Women in Technology lead the way for new semester

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
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

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
The Technology Division is proud to be hosting three Fulbright awardees from the kingdom of Morocco in Driss Benhaddou's Wireless and Optical Networking (WON) lab. [Left to right] Wiam Ayrir, Hajar El Gadi, Salmane Douch, and Driss Benhaddou, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology. Technology Division Welcomes Trio of Moroccan Fulbright Scholars

Technological innovation is a multi-faceted, globally driven landscape, with the sharing and exchanging of perspectives vital to growth, success and honing the cutting edge. This… Read More
Kripa Adhikari, a doctoral candidate at the Cullen College of Engineering, will be traveling to New Mexico in July to present her research on thermal cooling, after earning a travel award for the 17th U. S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM). CEE's Adhikari earns USNCCM travel award, SEAoT scholarship

A doctoral candidate at the Cullen College of Engineering will be traveling to New Mexico in July to present her research on thermal cooling, after earning a travel award for the… Read More
Doctoral candidate Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero poses with Goran Majkic, research professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, after winning the inaugural Poster Prize Competition at CCA 2023, the Coated Conductors for Applications International Workshop, held at UH in April. Doctoral student Quintero wins CCA Poster Competition

Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero had a successful career in the oil and gas industry for several years after getting her bachelor's degree from the Universidad Industrial de… Read More
An early April event co-hosted by the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) and the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) brought more than 150 students from 18 local middle and high schools to the campus of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering. PROMES, TAME host competition for local students

An early April event co-hosted by the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) and the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) brought more than 150… Read More
Jakob Lee, a Mechanical Engineering student, is the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. 2023 Outstanding Junior - ME's Lee balances business, academics

Juggling assignments and managing responsibilities isn't anything new for Jakob Lee, the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. After all, you learn… Read More
Jerrod A. Henderson, a faculty member of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department and the co-founder of the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy, was named to an Associate Editor position for the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. ChBE's Henderson picked for associate editor position

After contributing for several years to the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor Jerrod A. Henderson will now have a more direct role in… Read More