›› Imaging Device to Benefit Patients of in Vitro Fertilization
Kirill Larin, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering with the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is developing an imaging device that could increase the success of in vitro fertilization. The research is in partnership with Michael Allon, a Houston-based doctor specializing in fertility issues. Their work is supported by a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Wallace Coulter Foundation, which specializes in funding translational research, i.e. research designed to move a technology from the lab to its use in real-world situations. Read more…

›› $1M Grant To Support Meta-Materials Research
A group of researchers led by Pradeep Sharma, professor of mechanical engineering, have received a $1.22M grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a novel class of meta-materials that generate electricity when placed under stress. These new materials could impact everything from next generation artificial limbs and medical diagnostic tools to electronic devices worn by soldiers. Read more…

›› Applause
Michelle Holt and Mike Fernandez (ME) captured first place at the 11th Annual Earth and Space Conference Undergraduate Active Vibration Design Competition. Christina Chang and Athar Razvi (ME) placed third. Chang and Fernandez also earned awards for Best Undergraduate Student Paper.

Graduate students Claudio Olmi (ECE) and Peng Li (ME) won the Distinctive Excellence Award in the WIZnet iEthernet 2007 Design Contest for their WIZnet Enabled Remote Laboratory project. Both students participate in research for the Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory, which is managed by Gangbing Song, associate professor of mechanical engineering.

›› College Offering Scholarships for Accelerated B.S. to Graduate Program
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships for students in the college’s accelerated B.S. to graduate degree program. The program combines coursework for the bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and/or Ph.D., thereby reducing the number of credit hours needed to earn multiple degrees. Under the program, students can apply a total of six credit hours toward both a bachelor’s degree and a graduate degree. Read more…

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Undergraduate Students: Important Curriculum Info

Course Announcment: MECE 3345 will now be offered in both long semesters. This class has grown to nearly 50 students and climbing, so if your schedule allows, please consider taking the same lecture in the Spring 08. Students taking MECE 3345 in the spring may take MECE 3245 (lab) next Fall 08 or later. As before, MECE 3245 will continue to be offered both long semesters.