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Efforts to re-engineer delivery of care recognized by Harris Health Industrial engineers work to improve system performance, whether that system is in an oil refinery or an automobile production line or, as in this case, in…
UH Engineers Apply Their Skills to Health Care
The UH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is bringing together UH NSBE alumni and current student members for an information session, titled “NSBE Guy and Girl Talk,” on Tuesday, April 9, in room 108 of…
UH NSBE Alumni to Share Industry Insights With Students
An engineering building at the University of Houston will be renamed the Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building in recognition of a gift that will provide ongoing support for faculty, students, research and…
UH Engineering Building Named for Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal
Victor Zaloom (Ph.D. IE '70) is a man with interests as broad and deep as the industrial engineering (IE) field in which he works. A professor of industrial engineering at Lamar University, Zaloom has really done it all, working…
A Passion for Paying it Forward: Q&A With Victor Zaloom
Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.' Houston civil engineer D. Wayne Klotz (1976 MSCE) has added another feather in his cap. The University of Houston alumnus recently became the fourth recipient of an…
UH Alumnus Wins Prestigious National Engineering Award
It was 1995 and Eric Ayanegui (BSIE ’95) was an industrial engineering undergraduate student at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. He found himself in unfamiliar surroundings – at the Cintas Facility and…
IE Alumnus Eric Ayanegui Engineers Safety, Reliability and Lifelong Relationships
The 2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala was held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA), celebrates the professional…
Photos and Videos: 2017 EAA Gala
UH alumnus William A. Brookshire, Ph.D. (BSChE '57), co-founder and chairman of the board of S&B Engineers and Constructors, died on April 21, 2017. Joseph Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the Cullen College of…
William A. Brookshire Leaves Legacy of Generosity and Dedication to the Cullen College
The 2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA), celebrates the professional…
Engineering Alumni Association Announces 2017 Gala Honorees
The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) held its annual Alumni Awards Gala on June 11 at the Houston Petroleum Club. The event is held every year in honor of distinguished Cullen College alumni and faculty who are awarded for…
PHOTOS: 2015 Engineering Alumni Association Gala
Current and past students from the Cullen College's industrial engineering department came together last Saturday at the annual Industrial Engineering Alumni Luncheon was held at the University of Houston on April 25. Alumni of…
PHOTOS: Industrial Engineering Alumni Luncheon
The largest industrial and systems engineering event of the year is the Institute of Industrial Engineer’s (IIE) annual conference and expo, and this year’s gathering will host Cullen College alumna Nancy Currie as keynote…
IE Alumna to Deliver Keynote Address at IIE Conference
Watson, a computer program named for IBM’s founder, defeated the two best human players on “Jeopardy!” one of the most challenging game shows of all time, in 2011, marking a significant milestone in the advancement of big data…
IBM Fellow and Engineering Alumnus to Give Talk on Big Data Analytics
Media Contact: Angela Hopp713-743-8153 HOUSTON, July 18, 2013 – Engineers who intend to take the Fundamentals of Engineering state exam in the fall to obtain professional licensure are encouraged to enroll in a review course…
Review Course for State Board Exam in Engineering Offered at UH This Fall
The 2013 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association, recognizes the professional…
UH EAA Honors Distinguished Alumni, Faculty
It started as a conversation among friends, about a common issue of college life: the price of textbooks. Ade Adesanya (BSEE '11) recalls the discussion with Eric Imasogie (BSIE '10). "We decided there is no reason why anyone…
Engineering Alums Create Online Social Marketplace
The Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully began the program’s final mission today, and Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Rex Walheim was onboard. Walheim earned his master’s degree in industrial engineering from the college in…
Cullen College Alum Aboard Atlantis
A lifetime separates two special University of Houston engineering students who are graduating this spring. David Levy is receiving two bachelor's degrees, one in mechanical engineering and the other in mathematics. George Hall,…
Two UH Engineering Graduates Separated by 70 Years
Four industrial engineering alumni were recognized April 24 with one of the department’s highest honors during their annual awards banquet. Salah Turkmani, Patrick O’ Connor, Rex Walheim and Darshan Singh were each presented with…
Industrial Engineering Department Holds Annual Awards Banquet
UH Cullen College of Engineering alum Rex Walheim (1989 MSIE) will be aboard the Atlantis (STS-122) mission when it blasts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 7. The launch has been delayed twice due to the…
College Alum Aboard Upcoming Atlantis Mission