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Letter from the Chair Dear Colleagues, |
I hope that this message finds you well! This holiday season, there is so much to be thankful for. I am grateful for the promise of modern medicine, for all of the healthcare professionals and first responders who have done so much to keep us safe, and for all of the wonderful colleagues such as yourselves who we have had the great fortune of collaborating with in effort of making our world a better, safer place for all to enjoy. On behalf of the Cullen College electrical and computer engineering department, I wish you all joy and peace this holiday season and a happy new year!
Warm Regards,
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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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Molding, Patterning and Driving Liquids with Light
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Jiming Bao has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light with potential applications in adaptive optics, mass transport and microfluidics manufacturing and molding of micro and nanostructures. |
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Kaushik Rajashekara Joins CAE As Foreign Member
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Rajashekara is one of 20 newly elected members to the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). |
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National Academy Of Engineering Member Joins UH ECE
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Hao Huang, a retired aviation industry veteran, has joined the department as an adjunct professor. |
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$2.7 Million Award From National Institute Of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
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Wei-Chuan Shih has been awarded $2.7 million to develop cancer tests with unprecedented early detection power. |
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Federated Learning Over 5G Mobile Devices
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PIs, Miao Pan and Xin Fu, will target high efficiency, low latency, and good privacy in their work with a $500,000 grant from the NSF. |
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Stanko Brankovic Named ECS Fellow
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A renowned expert in electrocatalysis, sensors, corrosion, and electrochemical material science and nanofabrication, Brankovic was one of the top 0.15% of members elected this year. |
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Brain Injury Research Featured In ASEE PRISM Magazine
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“Knocks on the Noggin”, part of ASEE PRISM Magazine’s First Look section, featured Badri Roysam’s groundbreaking work mapping unhealthy tissue in its May issue. |
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Spectrum And Wireless Innovation
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Zhu Han received funding to improve data transmission and bandwidth efficiency for high-definition maps and Earth-to-space communications. |
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NIH National Advisory Board Membership
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Jose Contreras-Vidal was selected to serve on the National Institutes of Health’s National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. |
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UH ECE Welcomes New Faculty Member
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Deepa Ramachandran has joined the department as a senior lecturer. She began working as a lecturer for the Cullen College at UH at Katy during July of this year. Deepa’s research focuses on technical skills in both oil & gas and medical industries. |
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Optimizing Drilling Operations
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New software created by Jiefu Chen and Zhu Han could make drilling operations more efficient and safer. |
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Using Sweat On Skin To Infer Brain Stress
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Rose Faghih is reporting the first steps toward monitoring brain responses using wearable devices. |
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