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Program To Study Management Skills From Engineering Perspective The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has launched a new Master’s Degree Program in Project and Construction Management (PCM) through the…
New Master’s Degree in Project and Construction Management
Michael W. O'Neill, University of Houston Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday at his home. He was 63 years old. A native of San Antonio, Texas…
University Mourns Death of Distinguished Engineering Professor
While most of his peers take the summer off, high school teacher Steven Statt has been spending his summer at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, where he has been learning about drinking water filtration…
High School Teacher Receives Training in Water Filtration Technology
Michael W. O'Neill, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, has been informed by the American Society of Civil Engineers that he will be the recipient of the Martin S. Kapp Award this November at the organization's…
Cullen Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Honored by ASCE
Dean Raymond Flumerfelt announced the winners of this year's faculty teaching and research awards at the UH Cullen College of Engineering's annual Faculty and Staff Meeting on April 22. Karolos Grigoriadis claimed the W. T.…
Dean Announces 2003 Faculty Awards for Teaching, Research
Four faculty members of the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were honored last week at the university faculty awards presentation. Vemuri Balakotaiah, Karolos Grigoriadis, David Shattuck and Osman Ghazzaly were…
Four Cullen Faculty Members Honored at UH Faculty Awards Dinner
University of Houston environmental engineering professor emeritus James M. Symons has been invited to Washington, D.C., to receive the 2003 Edward J. Cleary Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE).…
UH Distinguished Professor Emeritus to Be Honored by American Academy of Environmental Engineers
A popular national engineering magazine has ranked the University of Houston among the most productive civil engineering research schools in the nation. After performing its own in-depth survey of more than 117 institutions,…
National Ranking Places UH Civil Engineering at No. 14
Jerry Rogers was preparing to give a presentation titled "Early Civil Engineering Education and History" at a morning session of the 150th Annual Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers when he was surprised with a…
Civil Engineering Professor Rogers Honored by ASCE
Hanadi Rifai, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, credits her love of the ocean as a deciding factor in choosing a career that has led her to head a $3.2 million study funded by the Texas Commission on…
On the Waterfront: Professor Rifai is profiled in the latest issue of Collegium Magazine
A major scientific study under way in Texas may help clarify how toxic chemicals are transported through the environment. Since last summer, University of Houston environmental engineers have been taking hundreds of water, fish…
$3.2 Million Project To Document Dioxin Levels In Houston Ship Channel
Membrane filters, such as those currently used in some home water purification systems, might someday be used on a large scale to remove contaminants and organic compounds that affect the purity of municipal water supplies,…
Membrane filter technology could improve quality of drinking water
Michael W. O'Neill, University of Houston Cullen Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, will receive the 2002 Distinguished Service Award from the Deep Foundations Institute at the organization's 27th annual conference…
UH Engineering Professor O'Neill To Be Honored by Deep Foundations Institute
The dioxin found in seafood organism tissue can affect human health, even at low concentrations, says Hanadi Rifai, UH associate professor of civil & environmental engineering. Rifai discusses the health advisories,…
‘Images’: Improving Health of Houston's Residents Focus of UH Research Project
Four University of Houston civil engineering students recently participated in a Paint-a-Thon Community Service Project during the National Student Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). On June 22, UH…
UH Civil Engineering Students Paint for Community Service
Membrane filter technology is helping to remove barriers to cleaner drinking water. University of Houston researchers are studying how membrane filters, such as those currently used in some home water purification systems, might…
Membrane Filters Offer Options For Cleaner Water
The dioxin found in seafood organism tissue can affect human health, even at low concentrations, says Hanadi Rifai, UH associate professor of civil & environmental engineering. Rifai discusses the health advisories,…
‘Images’: Improving Health of Houston's Residents Focus of UH Research Project
Three Cullen College of Engineering faculty members were honored Tuesday at a University of Houston luncheon where 17 UH educators and researchers received awards based on nominations from faculty, staff and alumni. William G.…
Cullen College Faculty Members Honored at Awards Ceremony
After a promotion to associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and an appointment to editor-in-chief of the Bioremediation journal, Hanadi S. Rifai can now add another honor to her list of recent achievements.…
UH Engineer Receives $3.2 Million Grant to Study Dioxin Levels in Houston Ship Channel
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Jimmie Schindewolf, P.E., led a group of 22 students from the UH American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter on a tour of the new Reliant Stadium last Friday…
UH Civil Engineering Students Tour Reliant Stadium