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National Semiconductor, the world’s largest maker of analog circuits, has given $160,000 to a Cullen College of Engineering professor to develop new metal alloys for possible use in devices that require top-notch reliability. The…
Professor Wins Grant from Semiconductor Giant
Prosthetic limbs that can be controlled by the mind aren’t the stuff of science fiction any more. Such devices, which users operate through a neural implant that translates signals from the brain to the prosthetic, have been…
Professor Leading Multi-Institution Neural Implant Research Effort
Stuart Long, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective January 1, 2011. Life fellow…
Long Named IEEE Life Fellow
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering made an impressive jump in the National Research Council’s latest ranking of Ph.D. programs. The NRC, part of the…
ECE Department “On the Move” in Latest NRC Rankings
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics went to the two scientists who first isolated graphene, one-atom-thick crystals of graphite. Now, an investigator with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is finding success in…
Professor Taking Next Step with “Nobel” Material
William P. Schneider, a longtime professor in the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who retired in 2002, passed away on Friday, Sept. 24. He was 87. Schneider’s ties to the…
Longtime ECE Professor William Schneider Passes Away
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Roysam to boost neuroscience research at UH. The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has named Badrinath "Badri" Roysam from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the new chair of the…
New Chair Named for Electrical and Computer Engineering
Work highlighted in leading sleep journal Perhaps just as pressing as discovering how the brain works or what drives evolution is why we spend a third of our lives asleep. Among some of the greatest scientific mysteries, sleep…
Researchers Connect Visual Perception With Sleep
Stuart Long, a veteran electrical and computer engineering professor in the Cullen College, has been named the University of Houston’s interim vice chancellor/vice president of research and technology transfer. Long’s appointment…
ECE Professor Steps Into Interim VP Role
An $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help fund the purchase of a cutting edge tool expected to boost nanofabrication research taking place on campus. The 50 keV Electron Beam Lithography (EBL) System will…
New Tool to Advance Research Opportunities for Area Scientists, Students
UH was one of 24 institutions that received money from the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program in April. A competitive, peer-reviewed grant program funding science and engineering research projects by faculty members at…
Engineering Faculty Among Those From UH to Receive State ARP Funding
Each year, the university recognizes excellence in teaching, service, research and scholarship through a variety of awards given to faculty. Presented during the 32nd Annual University of Houston Faculty Awards Ceremony April…
Engineering Professors Earn Honors for Teaching, Research
Long seventh in college history to receive Esther Farfel Award Behind most great leaders there is a great mentor. In Stuart Long’s case, there were four. Each of these educators encouraged Long to dream big, and ultimately…
For Second Consecutive Year: Engineering Professor Earns Highest UH Honor
A few sleepless nights and some creative thinking paid off big for one University of Houston robotics team at the 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Technical, Professional and Student…
UH Robotics Team Takes First in Regional Competition for Second Year
Stanko Brankovic, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has received one of the most prestigious National Science Foundation honors given to junior faculty members. The second…
Research in Nanoscience Earns Professor Highly Competitive NSF Award
A device being developed by a University of Houston professor could boost the cure rate for lung cancer by arming doctors with the ability to more effectively target these cancer cells as a person breathes. With a $100,000 grant…
UH Researcher to Develop Tool for More Accurate Radiation Therapy
To better understand the fundamental laws of nature, researchers worldwide utilize particle accelerators to explore high-energy interactions at the atomic level. By propelling high-velocity beams of protons, neutrons or electrons…
UH Researcher to Study Electropolishing Effects on Particle Accelerators
Calculated maneuvers and solid design earned a team of University of Houston engineering students a first place win at the Texas VEX Robotics Championship at Galena Park High School recently. The UH group beat teams from Rice…
Robotics Team to Compete in World VEX Championship
Schlumberger will cover the cost of attending the 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Technical, Professional and Student Conference for two University of Houston engineering students who won a…
UH Students Compete For Spot on Circuits Team at Upcoming Conference
An assistant professor in UH's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was recently recognized for work that could allow wireless devices to more efficiently share the radio waves with a grant from the National Science…
Professor Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award