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Photos: UH Engineering Welcomes Over 100 Companies to Recruit Engineering Students February 12, 2019On Thursday, February 7th, nearly 1,400 UH engineering students flocked to the UH Hilton to interview and meet with representatives from 110 of... |
 On Thursday, February 7th, nearly 1,400 UH engineering students flocked to the UH Hilton to interview and meet with representatives from 110 of Houston’s leading companies at the spring 2019 Engineering Career Fair. |
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Photos: 2019 Civil & Environmental Engineering Gala & Induction Ceremony February 5, 2019The Academy of Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineers welcomed three new members at its annual induction and awards ceremony on Thursday,... |
 The Academy of Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineers welcomed three new members at its annual induction and awards ceremony on Thursday, January 31st at the Hess Club. Hosted by the UH Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), the celebration honored Dennis Paul, Eliza Paul, and Orval E. Rhoads Jr. for their contributions to the profession, field and the university. |
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Photos: UH Engineering Celebrates More Than 400 Graduates at Fall 2018 Commencement December 19, 2018The UH Cullen College celebrated the graduation of more than 400 engineers at the fall 2018 commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 13, hosted at... |
 The UH Cullen College celebrated the graduation of more than 400 engineers at the fall 2018 commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 13, hosted at the NRG Arena. The proud graduates included 253 bachelor's, 208 master’s and 30 doctoral students. |
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UH Cullen College Ranked Among Top Engineering Schools for Veterans November 29, 2018The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the... |
 The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the country for veterans to earn degrees by College Factual in its 2019 Best for Vets rankings. Overall, the Cullen College sits in the top 10 percent of institutions for best value and most popular engineering degrees among veterans, as well as the top 15 percent of colleges with the highest paid graduates. |
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Distinguished Alumnus, Bilfinger Executive to be UH Cullen College Fall 2018 Commencement Speaker November 13, 2018Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec.... |
 Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec. 13 at the NRG Arena. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from UH in 1980 and has remained involved in the Cullen College community throughout the course of his 37 year-long career. |
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Photos: Fall 2018 Rockwell Lecture Series Kicks Off With John Crittenden October 29, 2018The UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Rockwell Lecture Series kicked off this fall with distinguished speaker John Crittenden, member of the... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Rockwell Lecture Series kicked off this fall with distinguished speaker John Crittenden, member of the National Academy of Engineering and director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Crittenden, also a professor of civil and environmental engineering, is a world-renowned expert on sustainable urban infrastructure systems. |
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Cullen Colleges Mourns Andy Veletsos, National Academy of Engineering Member and UH Professor October 29, 2018Anestis “Andy” Veletsos, a National Academy of Engineering member and an internationally renowned educator, died last week. He was a distinguished... |
 Anestis “Andy” Veletsos, a National Academy of Engineering member and an internationally renowned educator, died last week. He was a distinguished adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, which he joined in 2010, as well as the Brown & Root professor of civil engineering emeritus at Rice University. |
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Bang for Your Buck: Three UH Engineering Online Master’s Programs Ranked Among Top in Nation for Return on Investment October 17, 2018Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and... |
 Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and best value in the 2019 Best Online Colleges rankings released by SR Education Group. The recently released rankings put the online M.S. degree in civil engineering at No. 5, electrical engineering at No .11 and mechanical engineering at No. 19. |
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Building the UH Engineering Legacy at Katy: From Foundation to New Heights October 15, 2018 Q & A With Founding Director Phaneendra Kondapi Plans for the Cullen College of Engineering to expand into the Katy area grow more concrete... |
 Q & A With Founding Director Phaneendra Kondapi
Plans for the Cullen College of Engineering to expand into the Katy area grow more concrete each day as the construction of the University of Houston Katy Campus progresses. The 84,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building will open its doors to hundreds of UH engineering students in fall 2019. |
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Photos: Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Reconnect at 16th Annual Luncheon October 8, 2018The 16th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Luncheon welcomed more than 100 alumni, students, and faculty at Hess Club on Wednesday,... |
 The 16th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Luncheon welcomed more than 100 alumni, students, and faculty at Hess Club on Wednesday, October 3. The annual event – established in 2002 by the late Charles Beyer (BSCE ’72, MSCE ’77) – celebrates the successes of the UH civil and environmental engineering department and honors its alumni, supporters and friends. |
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Beyond Archaeology: NCALM Pursues New Technology, New Projects September 20, 2018 Lidar Mapping Has Also Yielded Other Earth Science Discoveries The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping is best-known for its headline-... |
 Lidar Mapping Has Also Yielded Other Earth Science Discoveries
The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping is best-known for its headline-grabbing work in archeology – the 2016 discovery of previously unknown ruins of a complex Maya settlement in the Guatemalan jungles, undocumented settlements from an ancient civilization in Honduras uncovered in 2012, and detailed mapping of more than a dozen other settlements in Mexico and Central America. |
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Renowned Engineering Faculty Join Cullen College September 11, 2018 The UH Cullen College of Engineering is kicking off the 2018-2019 academic year by adding seven new faculty members to its teaching and research... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering is kicking off the 2018-2019 academic year by adding seven new faculty members to its teaching and research rosters, including a member of the presigious National Academy of Engineering. They specialize in fields ranging from reservoir engineering to neuro-engineering, and their research covers topics ranging from water resources to power and energy systems. |
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UH Student Earns Top National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship August 17, 2018 Research Soaring to New Heights on the Tails of NASA Satellites Andrea Albright, a graduate student in the Cullen College of Engineering’s... |
 Research Soaring to New Heights on the Tails of NASA Satellites
Andrea Albright, a graduate student in the Cullen College of Engineering’s geosensing systems engineering and sciences program, won a 2018 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. She is among 69 U.S. fellows chosen from more than 3,600 applicants. |
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UH Engineering Professor Appointed Associate Editor of Clean Water Journal August 14, 2018Debora Rodrigues, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, recently accepted the... |
 Debora Rodrigues, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, recently accepted the invitation to serve as an associate editor of npj Clean Water, a new open access online journal dedicated to publishing papers about cutting-edge research aimed at ensuring the clean water supplies around the globe. It is published by Nature Research. |
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Mission: Possible — Mapping Dangerous Terrain August 8, 2018 UH Engineers Focus on Degradable Reconnaissance Vehicles and Evasive Drone Maneuvers Ensuring military forces have up-to-date information about a... |
 UH Engineers Focus on Degradable Reconnaissance Vehicles and Evasive Drone Maneuvers
Ensuring military forces have up-to-date information about a potentially hostile region offers obvious advantages, but current methods for doing that – especially along shorelines, where underwater mines and other hazards can pose serious risks – all have drawbacks. It is especially difficult if keeping the technology out of enemy hands is a priority. |
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Hurricane Conference Offers Updates on Hurricane Preparation July 31, 2018 Annual Conference Highlights Regional Readiness for Future Storms Emergency managers, public officials and industry executives will meet at the... |
 Annual Conference Highlights Regional Readiness for Future StormsEmergency managers, public officials and industry executives will meet at the University of Houston Friday, Aug. 3, to discuss the latest in disaster preparations, loss mitigation and rapid recovery in the face of hurricanes and other storms. |
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UH Engineering Student Wins First Place at 2018 EMI Conference July 13, 2018 Inspired by nature, Ph.D. candidate proposes computational framework to solve life problems Real life problems are often complex and hard to... |
 Inspired by nature, Ph.D. candidate proposes computational framework to solve life problems
Real life problems are often complex and hard to resolve. So Mohammad Sarraf Joshaghani, a third year Ph.D. student at the Cullen College of Engineering, looks to nature, numerical techniques and computers to find possible solutions. |
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Can Nanoparticles Be Used to Lower Antibiotic Resistance? July 11, 2018 UH Engineers Are Testing a Theory with Livestock Microbiome Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most serious threats to public health,... |
 UH Engineers Are Testing a Theory with Livestock MicrobiomeAntibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most serious threats to public health, forcing the use of medications that are more toxic, more expensive and not always effective. There are several causes, including over-prescription of antibiotics in both humans and in livestock. |
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American Academy of Water Resources Engineers Recognizes UH Civil Engineering Retiree June 27, 2018 Jerry Rogers has a lifetime marked by leadership and service Jerry Rogers, who retired as professor emeritus from the UH department of civil and... |
 Jerry Rogers has a lifetime marked by leadership and service
Jerry Rogers, who retired as professor emeritus from the UH department of civil and environmental engineering in 2013, recently became the fourth recipient of a Service to the Academy Award from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE), a subsidiary of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). |
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UH Cullen College's 'Parameters' Magazine Wins Crystal Award from American Marketing Association May 11, 2018The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public relations/communications newsletter. Finalists in the category included UH's Bauer College of Business and Houston Methodist Hospital. |