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UH Engineering Professor Receives High Honor From Caltech October 27, 2008A longtime Cullen College of Engineering professor was recently named a Moore Distinguished Scholar by the California Institute of Technology. Fazle... |
 A longtime Cullen College of Engineering professor was recently named a Moore Distinguished Scholar by the California Institute of Technology. Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is the sole recipient of the award for the 2008-09 year in the division of engineering and applied sciences. |
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Adjunct Professor Develops Technology to Aid Energy Company in Hurricanes September 9, 2008Days before residents on the Gulf coast were evacuated for Hurricane Ike, aircrafts were ferrying crews in the area from the offshore rigs and... |
 Days before residents on the Gulf coast were evacuated for Hurricane Ike, aircrafts were ferrying crews in the area from the offshore rigs and platforms responsible for a quarter of U.S. oil and 15 percent of natural gas production. |
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Grant to Help Further Study of Nanoscale Piezoelectric Effect August 26, 2008Funds from a nearly $400,000 grant received by two mechanical engineering professors could help researchers better understand the origins of the... |
 Funds from a nearly $400,000 grant received by two mechanical engineering professors could help researchers better understand the origins of the super-charged piezoelectric effect at the nanoscale. |
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NSF Grant to Fund Cross Country Collaborations for UH Researchers August 26, 2008Tunisia, on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa and its close neighbor, Egypt, will each become regular stamps in the passports of two... |
Tunisia, on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa and its close neighbor, Egypt, will each become regular stamps in the passports of two engineering faculty members during the next three years. |
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Son of UH Engineering Lecturer to Compete in Olympic Games August 15, 2008Shola Nurudeen may be a little more excited than most about Monday’s broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games. That’s because her son, Selim Nurudeen,... |
 Shola Nurudeen may be a little more excited than most about Monday’s broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games. That’s because her son, Selim Nurudeen, will be competing for her home country of Nigeria in the preliminary heats of the 110-meter high hurdles. |
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Engineering Professors Part of Study on New Artifical Heart Technology July 7, 2008Two mechanical engineering professors will have a hand in creating technology that could give those on the long waiting list for a heart transplant a... |
 Two mechanical engineering professors will have a hand in creating technology that could give those on the long waiting list for a heart transplant a second chance. |
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Engineering Professors Among Select Few to Receive State ARP Funding June 6, 2008Seven facutly members from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering in May received grants totaling more than $500,000 from the Norman... |
 Seven facutly members from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering in May received grants totaling more than $500,000 from the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program. ARP is a competitive, peer-reviewed grant program funding scientific and engineering research projects of faculty members at Texas higher education institutions. Funding given through the program is administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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Engineering Professor to Head NIH Study Section May 29, 2008Ralph W. Metcalfe, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering and mathematics, was recently appointed chair of the National Institutes of... |
 Ralph W. Metcalfe, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering and mathematics, was recently appointed chair of the National Institutes of Health Cardiovascular Devices Study Section. The study section’s scientific review administrator selected Metcalfe, who has served on the section since June 2004, for the position. |
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Engineering Organizations Present Professor With High Honors May 21, 2008Two engineering organizations earlier this year presented awards to Kirill V. Larin, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering,... |
 Two engineering organizations earlier this year presented awards to Kirill V. Larin, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, for achievements in his biomedical optics and imaging research. The 2008 Outstanding Young Scientist Award was presented to Larin in February by the Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology. The award recognized him for significant success in his first five years of research. |
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20th Annual Crawfish Boil Makes History May 14, 2008The large crowd at the University of Houston and American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ annual Cajun Crawfish Boil fundraiser paid off big for... |
 The large crowd at the University of Houston and American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ annual Cajun Crawfish Boil fundraiser paid off big for students seeking scholarships in the Cullen College of Engineering. Event Chair Diane Ashen estimates the May 4 event—now in its 20th year—raised more than $150,000 in scholarships. That’s more than double the $75,000 raised in 2007. |
