Dear Friends of ECE, I am proud to highlight the many exciting accomplishments of the UH ECE community. These are exciting times for the department, and we welcome the opportunity to share the stories of our progress with you. This year is off to a great start. In 2019, our professors have brought in multi-million-dollar grants, covering a wide range of topics, from embryo imaging to diagnostics of solid-state lithium batteries. Notably, ECE faculty published a record number of journal publications last year, wrote new books and were featured internationally in the media. We also owe a great deal of thanks to our department’s supporters. Earlier this year, we unveiled the new, state-of-the-art Omron Senior Design and Robotics Laboratory. The Omron Senior Design and Robotics Lab is truly a game changer for the electrical and computer engineering department because it gives our students the opportunity to work with the latest technology, equipment and software — all provided by Omron. As our enrollment continues to grow, our admission standards are also increasing. I am proud to say that our current body of ECE students at the UH Cullen College of Engineering is made up of the strongest and most talented individuals our department has ever had the pleasure of educating. Thank you, and do keep in touch, Badri Roysam, D.Sc., Fellow IEEE, Fellow AIMBE Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor Chair Electrical & Computer Engineering Department University of Houston |
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1 NAE member 2 NAI members 7 IEEE Fellows 1 SAE Fellow 1 AIMBE Fellow 1 OSA Fellow 1 APS fellow 1 Distinguished ACM Member 7 CAREER Awardees 2 CPRIT Scholars |
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RESEARCH MILESTONES IN ECE |
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UH ECE Chairman Targeting New Treatments For Concussions By Transforming Brain Pathology Badri Roysam, chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is leading a $3.19 million project to create new technology that could provide an unprecedented look at the injured brain. |
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What Happens As Solid-State Batteries Begin To Fail? Yan Yao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is principal investigator for a $1 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new platform to study the chemical, structural and mechanical interactions at the interface between a battery’s solid electrolyte and the cathode and anode. |
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UH ECE Professor Jiming Bao Elected Fellow of American Physical Society Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). |
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UH Engineer Leads Team Creating Point-of-Care Test for Prostate Cancer Dmitri Litvinov, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, is leading a team working to bring a new biosensor for detecting the recurrence of prostate cancer to the doctor’s office. |
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UH ECE Engineer Enhances Mobile Virtual Reality/Augmented User Experience Researchers in the Cullen College of Engineering, including Xin Fu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, are working to improve virtual and augmented reality user experiences and increase applications. These tools are becoming part of our daily lives — from smartphone applications to retail engagement. |
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UH Engineer Offers Proposals To Improve Nation’s Electric Grid Xingpeng Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, submitted two winning proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Industry Technology and Practices Innovation Challenge. |
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UH Engineers Test Biodegradable Self-Guided Reconnaissance Devices Discretion is an integral part of covert reconnaissance missions. With that in mind, a team of UH Cullen College of Engineering researchers are working on $1 million project to create self-guided biodegradable containers of sensors to map coastlines and the bottom of the ocean. |
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UH Researchers Report New Light-Activated Micro Pump Jiming Bao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, is lead author on a paper published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reporting the discovery. |
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UH ECE Assistant Professor Reports Brain Stimulation For PTSD Patients Rose T. Faghih, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is reporting that a closed-loop brain stimulator, based on sweat response, can be developed for PTSD and an array of neuropsychiatric disorders. |
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UH ECE Department Gifted State-Of-The-Art Senior Design and Robotics Laboratory Space From Omron Corporation The UH Cullen College of Engineering and Omron Corp unveiled the Omron Senior Design and Robotics Laboratory directly benefiting students in the electrical and computer engineering department featuring a senior design area and a robotics area. |
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National Academy of Engineering Member And UH Professor Kaushik Rajashekara Wins IEEE Achievement Award Kaushik Rajashekara, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), is the winner of the 2019 IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)’s Power Electronics Society (PELS). |
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Partnering with Industry Are you a student looking for industry experience? The ECE Department Industry Advisory Board offers industry experience opportunities, along with career counseling, technical advice, project consulting, mentoring and internships, just to name a few. The ECE IAB also works closely with faculty to bring industry opportunities to the classroom. Faculty and students interested in learning more and connecting with the ECE IAB may fill out this contact form or reach out to board members directly. Click here to learn more. Interested in joining the ECE IAB? Contact us here. The IAB recently welcomed its newest members, Robb Black and Jeff Busby. For more information about the IAB, its activities, and members visit us at www.ee.uh.edu/people/industry-advisory-board. |
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UH Cullen College of Engineering Helps Grow A Next Generation Of Researchers Undergraduates from all across the nation spent 10 weeks this summer at the Cullen College of Engineering and the BRAIN Center at the University of Houston gaining research experience, learning valuable lessons and building their academic careers through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer program. |
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UH Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Expands to University of Houston at Katy The new facility features 80,000 square feet of classroom, lab and studio space, and is home to UH Engineering’s new state-of-the-art capstone design studio. Conveniently located near Houston’s Energy Corridor, UH Engineering in Katy represents a model partnership between academia and industry — one that advances innovative solutions to education and workforce challenges. |
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UH Cullen College of Engineering E421 Engineering Bldg 2, Houston, TX 77204-4007 713-743-4200 The University of Houston is an EEO/AA institution. |
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