Faculty Accolades
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Smartphone-based Early Warning Systems for Earthquakes Can Save Lives: BYU Radio Interviews UH Engineer April 28, 2015After a powerful 7.8 earthquake shook the nation of Nepal last Saturday, many media outlets around the world are asking whether anything could have been done to save some of the nearly 4,000 lives who were lost because of the… |
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Houston’s Channel 2 News Covers Cullen College’s Bridge Beam Research April 16, 2015An investigative reporter with Houston’s Channel 2 News tapped into ongoing research at the UH Cullen College of Engineering aimed at improving aging infrastructures across the U.S. The research, which is led by civil and… |
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Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning April 10, 2015Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as early warning systems for large earthquakes, according to newly reported research. This technology could serve… |
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Thomas Hsu Named ASCE Distinguished Member April 8, 2015Thomas Hsu is a Moores Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, an author of multiple civil engineering textbooks and a nationally-recognized researcher. This spring, Hsu will add another title to his resume:… |
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Professor Helps South Asian Countries Manage Water Resources With NASA Grant March 3, 2015Hyongki Lee, assistant professor in the Cullen College’s department of civil and environmental engineering, has won a grant through NASA’s Applied Sciences Program to help South Asian nations independently manage their water… |
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Joseph Tedesco, Dean of Cullen College, Elected as ASCE Fellow March 2, 2015Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This prestigious honor is held by less than 4 percent of ASCE… |
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Two Engineering Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards February 17, 2015Two professors in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston earned Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this year. Each received a five-year, $… |
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Engineers Earn Grant to Expand Base Plate Connection Research in Low-rise Metal Buildings January 6, 2015Metal buildings comprise almost 50 percent of all non-residential, low-rise construction in the United States. The most common configuration is the gabled frame with sets of exterior columns supporting rafters that form house-… |
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Cullen College Professor Honored for Work in Nanomaterials November 18, 2014Debora Rodrigues, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Houston, has received the Emerging Investigator award from the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO). Rodrigues has worked… |
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Cullen College Welcomes Roberto Ballarini as Civil Engineering Department Chair September 3, 2014The UH Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome Roberto Ballarini as the new Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Ballarini comes to UH from the University of Minnesota, where he served as the… |
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Craig Glennie Appointed Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Surveying August 19, 2014The American Society of Civil Engineer's Journal of Surveying's newest associate editor is Craig Glennie, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Cullen College. Glennie was appointed to the associate… |
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Civil & Environmental Engineering Researcher Wins NASA's New Investigator Award June 20, 2014Hyongki Lee, assistant professor in the Cullen College’s department of civil and environmental engineering, has won NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Out of over 130 proposals submitted to the New… |
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NCALM Researcher Awarded $200K To Develop Open-Source LiDAR Software April 24, 2014Computers and other technologies have vastly increased our ability to collect data on just about anything you can imagine. However, one major drawback to this is our inability to keep up with the amount of data being produced by… |
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International Team Using Shape Memory Alloys to Rehab Concrete Structures March 26, 2014A team of researchers from University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and Qatar University has won a $779,000 grant to develop a new way to rehabilitate deteriorating reinforced concrete structures. The three-year grant… |
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Researchers Win $700k Grant to Develop Pipeline Safety System March 18, 2014Damage to natural gas pipelines is both dangerous and expensive to repair. Much of it is also entirely avoidable. Excavators cause about 30 percent of pipeline damage incidents. In most of these events, the team working the… |
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UH Professor Creates “Definitive Guide” on Nuclear Power Infrastructure January 13, 2014Worldwide, dozens of nuclear power plants are scheduled for construction during the next decade, while hundreds more will be reviewed and examined by regulators. Thanks to the efforts of a University of Houston Cullen College of… |
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UH Researchers Mapping Tahoe National Forest, Bit by Bit January 7, 2014Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are creating what will likely be the most accurate and detailed map of a forested area the world has ever seen. The map of Tahoe National Forest in… |
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Civil Engineering Faculty Writing Bridge Design Specs for New Structural Material October 16, 2013A civil infrastructure that provides essentials like clean running water and passable roads is essential to a healthy and prosperous society. While concrete and steel remain the backbones of modern infrastructure, civil engineers… |
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Rifai Named "Environmental Professional of the Year" October 11, 2013Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hanadi Rifai has been named the Environmental Professional of the Year by the Texas Association of Environmental Professionals (TAEP). Rifai, who also serves as the Cullen College’s… |
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Glacier Study Explores Sea Levels, Water Resources September 16, 2013Hyongki Lee, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is part of an international team studying shrinking mountain glaciers and ice caps using… |
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