Engineering Technology News

Cullen teams place in UH Energy's Innovation Commercialization Competition
September 29, 2023
The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real. “You don’t see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a usable product or service that has value, brings it… 		Several teams of students and professors from the Cullen College of Engineering earned distinction at this year's UH Energy Innovation Commercialization Competition.
Technology Division Welcomes Trio of Moroccan Fulbright Scholars
September 12, 2023
Technological innovation is a multi-faceted, globally driven landscape, with the sharing and exchanging of perspectives vital to growth, success and honing the cutting edge. This semester, the Technology Division is proud to be… 		The Technology Division is proud to be hosting three Fulbright awardees from the kingdom of Morocco in Driss Benhaddou's Wireless and Optical Networking (WON) lab. [Left to right] Wiam Ayrir, Hajar El Gadi, Salmane Douch, and Driss Benhaddou, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology.
Cullen College of Engineering welcomes 31 new faculty members
September 11, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year. All employees were hired after a competitive search process and multiple rounds of interviews… 		The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers achieves Gold Status
July 31, 2023
This summer, the University of Houston's student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) was awarded Gold Status by SME national leadership – a considerable accomplishment. This award recognizes outstanding… 		Members of SME pose for a photo. The group recently achieved gold status from SME national leadership.
Houston BioTech Donation Enriches UH Program, Prepares Future Professionals
June 30, 2023
The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics. The Houston-based, clinical-stage biotechnology… 		The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics.
Technology Division honors 6 at 2023 Excellence Awards
May 19, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division presented awards to recognize six faculty, staff and students for their commitment to excellence during the Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards ceremony at their end of… 		Heidar Malki, Senior Associate Dean of the Technology Division, presents Weihang Zhu, professor of Engineering Technology, with the Faculty Research Excellence Award.
Supply Chain & Logistics, IE partners with Tailored Brands to offer students opportunities
May 15, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division might not seem like the most likely place to find an internship partnership with menswear giant Tailored Brands, but that's exactly where you'd have found them earlier this… 		An effort spearheaded by Margaret Kidd, Undergraduate Program Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology and Instructional Associate Professor, and Yaping Wang, Undergraduate Program Director of Industrial Engineering and Instructional Associate Professor, allowed students to practice interviewing and earn internship opportunities with Tailored Brands.
Meet Shivaani Suresh Kanna, Spring 2023 Engineering Technology Luminary Award winner
May 12, 2023
The Engineering Technology Luminary Award recognizes top-performing students who have demonstrated excellence in engineering technology in the Technology Division at the Cullen College of Engineering. Shivaani Suresh Kanna has… 		Shivaani Suresh Kanna has been named the recipient of the Engineering Technology Luminary Award for 2023 from the Technology Division at the Cullen College of Engineering.
cloudathon@UH continues to grow with 2023 edition
May 4, 2023
This Spring, more than 150 dedicated, tech-savvy students from five Texas universities gathered in the UH Student Center Ballroom to collaboratively solve a set of carefully crafted, brain-teasing computing and networking… 		José C. Martínez, Instructional Assistant Professor in Computer Information Systems, speaks at the 2023 cloudathon@UH.
Researchers Turn to the Power of Native Aquatic Plants to Clean Coastal Waters
April 17, 2023
UH-Led Research Team Develops Efficient, Cost Effective Method for Removing Excess Nutrients and Metal Salts Along Gulf Coast To find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful chemicals along the Gulf of Mexico coastline,… 		The Managing Urban Runoff project tests abilities of certain native grass species to clear pollution from coastal waters. On the study site, from left, are principal investigator Vankatesh Balan, University of Houston; Ram Ray, Prairie View A&M University; Weihang Zhu, UH; and Gururaj Neelgund, Prairie View A&M. Not pictured are researchers Xiaonan Shan, UH, and Sandeep Kumar, Old Dominion University.
Researchers Study How Underserved Farmers Can Improve Crop, Impact Climate Change
March 14, 2023
University of Houston researchers are developing a program to teach small-scale, underserved and limited resources (SULR) farmers how to improve their crop production by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon… 		Xiaonan Shan