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UH Mechanical Engineering Chairman Wins Prestigious National Award November 26, 2018 Society of Engineering Science Honors Pradeep Sharma With the 2019 James R. Rice Medal Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering,...	Society of Engineering Science Honors Pradeep Sharma With the 2019 James R. Rice Medal Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, received the 2019 James R. Rice Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES).
Unclogging Pipelines: New Research Promises Safer, More Efficient Offshore Oil Production November 16, 2018 American Chemical Society awards grant to mechanical engineer to study gas hydrates World-renowned for their anti-icing materials and research, UH engineer Hadi Ghasemi and his research group are applying their expertise to a...	American Chemical Society awards grant to mechanical engineer to study gas hydrates World-renowned for their anti-icing materials and research, UH engineer Hadi Ghasemi and his research group are applying their expertise to a new subject – gas hydrates.
Distinguished Alumnus, Bilfinger Executive to be UH Cullen College Fall 2018 Commencement Speaker November 13, 2018Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec. 13 at the NRG Arena. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical...	Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec. 13 at the NRG Arena. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from UH in 1980 and has remained involved in the Cullen College community throughout the course of his 37 year-long career.
UH Data Science Institute Receives $10 Million Boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise November 2, 2018 Collaboration Includes Research Opportunities for Faculty and Students	Collaboration Includes Research Opportunities for Faculty and Students
Wearable Human Machine Interface Device Wins Big at 2018 Materials Today Conference October 31, 2018 Materials Science Postdoc Takes Home Top Poster Prize A postdoctoral researcher working on soft functional electronic human machine interfacing (HMI) devices with the Yu Research Group at the University of Houston won first...	Materials Science Postdoc Takes Home Top Poster Prize A postdoctoral researcher working on soft functional electronic human machine interfacing (HMI) devices with the Yu Research Group at the University of Houston won first place for the best poster award at the 2018 “Materials Today: The Future of Materials Science in the Next Two Decades” conference. It was sponsored by the Materials Today journal and Rice University.
Undergrads From Across the Country Work As UH Engineering Researchers Over Summer October 23, 2018 UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH...	UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH Cullen College’s brightest minds to solve some of the world’s most pressing technical challenges with science and ingenuity.
Bang for Your Buck: Three UH Engineering Online Master’s Programs Ranked Among Top in Nation for Return on Investment October 17, 2018Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and best value in the 2019 Best Online Colleges rankings released by SR Education...	Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and best value in the 2019 Best Online Colleges rankings released by SR Education Group. The recently released rankings put the online M.S. degree in civil engineering at No. 5, electrical engineering at No .11 and mechanical engineering at No. 19.
UH Startup Exostretch Powers to Top Ten Finalist Position with Battery of the Future October 12, 2018Haleh Ardebili’s flexible, bendable and stretchable batteries powered through the competition at the NASA iTech Cycle 3 and earned a space among the top ten finalists.	Haleh Ardebili’s flexible, bendable and stretchable batteries powered through the competition at the NASA iTech Cycle 3 and earned a space among the top ten finalists.
Haleh Ardebili Takes Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative to New Heights October 1, 2018Haleh Ardebili, Bill D. Cook associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently appointed as director of the UH Cullen College of Engineering's Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative.	Haleh Ardebili, Bill D. Cook associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently appointed as director of the UH Cullen College of Engineering's Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative.
UH Engineering Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study Ice Formation and Fight Icing September 14, 2018 Research end goal: 'improve the quality of human life.' When it comes to dangerous natural phenomenon, most people think of events like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. Hadi Ghasemi – Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of...	Research end goal: 'improve the quality of human life.' When it comes to dangerous natural phenomenon, most people think of events like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. Hadi Ghasemi – Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston – thinks of ice.