UH Department of Mechanical Engineering

Cleaner Consumption

Environmental concerns are leading industry and government to invest in technologies that consume less energy and produce cleaner emissions. Researchers at the Cullen College of Engineering are helping to bring these technologies from laboratories to the real world.

Piezoelectrics

Research by University of Houston engineering professors could turn wasted ambient energy into watts of power if they are successful in their bid to engineer a new, more powerful piezoelectric material

Medical Technology May Improve Treatment for Patients with Cerebral Aneurysms

Mechanical engineering professor Ralph Metcalfe and his research students work with doctors at Baylor College of Medicine/The Methodist Hospital on new medical technology to identify brain aneurysms before they create stroke.

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Loss of Professor Dave Zimmerman It is with great sadness that I have to inform of the sudden and untimely passing away of Professor David Zimmerman. Dave was a much-admired faculty member in our department, and has had a meritorious academic career spanning 25 years. His research work was noted for unusual depth and breadth—with contributions in both experimental and theoretical/numerical aspects of problems, as well as topics ranging from structural dynamics, optimal control, modal analysis, optimization algorithms and signal processing. In addition to his excellence as a researcher, Dave was a very committed educator, a thoughtful leader, and a mentor not only to his numerous doctoral students but also to young faculty members in our department. We will greatly miss both his scholarship and his friendship. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Crowder’s Funeral Home, Webster, TX. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:00 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the David Zimmerman Memorial Fund, 102 Grey Bridge Row, Cary, NC 27513 to benefit students of mechanical engineering. Pradeep Sharma Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Loss of Professor Dave Zimmerman

It is with great sadness that I have to inform of the sudden and untimely passing away of Professor David Zimmerman.

Dave was a much-admired faculty member in our department, and has had a meritorious academic career spanning 25 years. His research work was noted for unusual depth and breadth—with contributions in both experimental and theoretical/numerical aspects of problems, as well as topics ranging from structural dynamics, optimal control, modal analysis, optimization algorithms and signal processing.

In addition to his excellence as a researcher, Dave was a very committed educator, a thoughtful leader, and a mentor not only to his numerous doctoral students but also to young faculty members in our department. We will greatly miss both his scholarship and his friendship.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Crowder’s Funeral Home, Webster, TX. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:00 at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the David Zimmerman Memorial Fund, 102 Grey Bridge Row, Cary, NC 27513 to benefit students of mechanical engineering.

Pradeep Sharma
Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Department News


Undergrad Researcher Wins Senior Thesis Award Mechanical engineering undergraduate Mario Laposse was awarded an Outstanding Thesis Award for 2012, for his research under the guidance of M.D.... Read More
College Mourns Passing of ME Professor David Zimmerman David Zimmerman, a professor in the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, passed away Tuesday, April 10,... Read More

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