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A professor in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering recently received a two-year grant from National Semiconductor Corporation, the world leader in the production of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal…
Professor Awarded Grant From Leading Semiconductor Producer
Dennis Webb (1976 BSEE) started with NASA during the last leg of the Apollo missions, still a rookie engineer on a University of Houston Co-op. Now, a veteran of the agency, the 54-year-old plans to end his career with NASA the…
Longtime NASA Employee, UH Alumnus Reflects on Time with NASA
Ji Chen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has been named a distinguished lecturer by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, a division of the Institute of Electrical and…
Professor Among Two Nationwide Named to Distinguished Lecturer Post
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering researchers are attempting to develop novel magnetic field sensor technology key in the creation of a low-cost system to map magnetic objects quickly and accurately. The…
Professors to Develop Novel Magnetic Field Sensor Technology
Professors from the Cullen College of Engineering have created an implantable single electrode cuff and a wireless telemetry system allowing researchers to better understand how certain neurons in locusts’ brains process sensory…
Professors Develop Technologies to Aid Study of Nervous System
Seven faculty members from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering in May received grants totaling more than $500,000 from the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program. ARP is a competitive, peer-reviewed grant…
Engineering Professors Among Select Few to Receive State ARP Funding
A well named home page with a professional feel and accessible links—that’s what regional judges with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Student Branch Web Site Contest had to say about a University of Houston…
UH Engineering Student Takes Home Top Regional Web Design Award
A University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering professor has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to study a more efficient, cost effective way to produce platinum fuel…
Professor Receives Grant for Fuel Cell Catalyst Research
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering students were recognized on April 19 for the design and performance of one of two robots entered in the 2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 5 Technical…
UH Engineering Students Compete in Robotics Competition
Bruno Breitmeyer, professor of psychology at UH, and Haluk Ogmen, chair and professor of electrical & computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, have published their third book in two years on visual…
UH Professors Publish Third Book on Visual Perception
The aroma of award winning chili and the sounds of the latest music filled the air at the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) UH Student Chapter’s 29th Annual Chili Cook-Off on March 13 outside of the…
Annual IEEE Chili Cook-Off Draws Large Crowd
Haluk Ogmen, chair and professor of electrical & computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has published this third book in three years on the phenomena surrounding visual perception, specifically how and…
Professor Publishes Third Book Surrounding Visual Perception
Telemedicine and telesurgery applications motivate Yuhua Chen to develop more sophisticated networking equipment. Yuhua Chen knows she’s lucky to live in Houston. The assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering…
UH Researcher Building Next-Generation Internet
New nano-fabrication technique enables the creation of squares and other features that hold promise for the future of computing. A team of professors with the Center for Nanomagnetic Systems at the University of Houston Cullen…
In Nanotech, It's Hip to be Square
Betty Barr receives first-ever Provost Faculty Advising Award With nearly 25 years of experience advising students, Betty Barr, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston Cullen…
Professor Honored for Excellence in Advising
College names Carmona and Huynh most outstanding students for 2006-2007 The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has named its Outstanding Junior and Senior students for the 2006-2007 academic year. Both students…
Cullen College Honors its Best and Brightest
Nanopantography technique to create billions of nanotech devices in a matter of hours. A team of researchers with the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering has filed a patent for new technology that could take…
New Technique Could Speed Mass Production of Nanotech Devices
Dmitri Litvinov’s second project with the U.S. Navy will establish guidelines for nanoscale magnetic device design and production. A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has received a grant from…
Professor Studying Scalability in Nanotechnology
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is conducting research that could help drive the data storage industry for years to come, as well as enable the creation of unimagined medical devices.…
Professor Works to Improve the Longevity of Magnetic Data Storage Devices
A contingent from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has returned from India with informal agreements to discuss research and educational partnerships with institutions throughout the country. The group,…
Cullen College Delegation Returns from India with Plans for Future Talks