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September 25, 2023
When Wenhua Cao first arrived at the University of Houston to start his doctoral work in the Industrial Engineering Department, he wasn't new to just the school – It was his first time spending significant time in the United…
Wenhua, a graduate of the Industrial Engineering doctoral program, is now an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Physics, a Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He joined MD Anderson as an assistant professor in 2016.
September 20, 2023
Upholding the high standard the group set the previous year, the University of Houston's Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers has earned the Gold Chapter Award for the 2022-23 academic year. The president for the…
UH IISE officers for the 2022-23 academic year. The group earned Gold Award designation for the second straight year.
September 19, 2023
Gino J. Lim, professor and R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has added another international award to his already impressive…
Gino J. Lim, professor and R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, earned the 2023 Distinguished Educator Award at the 8th North American Industrial Engineering & Operations Management (IEOM) Conference.
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.
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.
May 8, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering recognized 15 members of the faculty, staff and students at its 2022-23 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards, held during the Faculty-Staff Meeting on May 2. A full photo gallery can be found on…
Dean Joseph W. Tedesco presents Varad Joshi, teaching assistant in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with a Teaching Excellence Award.
April 25, 2023
The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has improved two spots, to 69th overall of U.S. Engineering schools, in the latest yearly rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. Excluding private colleges and…
The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has improved two spots, to 69th overall of U.S. Engineering schools, in the 2023 rankings by the U.S. News & World Report.
April 13, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to the 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for the 2022-23 academic year. Students are nominated by professors, with one junior and one…
The Cullen College of Engineering recognizes 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors.
April 10, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering has another member of the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program in its ranks, as Systems Engineering student Jordyn Sibert has…
Jordyn Sibert, a Systems Engineering student in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the latest SMART scholarship recipient from the University of Houston.
April 7, 2023
The University of Houston's Engineering Alumni Association honored 42 different students with more than $21,000 in scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week Program, hosted in February Daniel Herrera, an Electrical Engineering…
Students received awards and scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week.
March 28, 2023
For Elizabeth Richardson – the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23 – its been such a productive four years at the University of Houston that it's hard to know where to start when it comes to…
Elizabeth Richardson, an Industrial Engineering senior, is the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23.
March 24, 2023
A graduate of the Industrial Engineering master's program at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is now leading a team optimizing the operational dynamics at DHL as the firm continues to grow in size and…
Viraj Lele is a 2017 Industrial Engineering graduate of Cullen's Master of Engineering program.
September 9, 2022
Elizabeth Richardson, a senior at the Cullen College of Engineering and the latest subject of the UH Engineering STEMINIST podcast, is practically an expert at deep dives at this point – both in the classroom, and at the…
Elizabeth Richardson, a senior at the Cullen College of Engineering and the latest subject of the UH Engineering STEMINIST podcast, is practically an expert at deep dives at this point – both in the classroom, and at the University of Houston's Natatorium.
September 8, 2022
The University of Houston's IISE student group has earned the Gold Chapter Award for its performance during the 2021-22 academic year. The president of the student chapter for that time period was Emilia Diaz, a Spring 2022…
UH IISE officers from 2021-22.
August 29, 2022
When given the opportunity to join the faculty of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, Yisha Xiang pointed to the facilities and the proximity to major industries as significant factors for…
Yisha Xiang joins the Cullen College of Engineering as an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department for the Fall 2022 semester.
August 26, 2022
An alumni of the Cullen College of Engineering has been selected by The Houston Business Journal as one of 45 honorees in the fifth-annual Most Admired CEO Awards. Daniel Wong, CEO of Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc., is a 1988…
Daniel Wong, CEO of Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. and an alum of the Cullen College of Engineering, has been selected by The Houston Business Journal as one of 45 honorees in the fifth-annual Most Admired CEO Awards.
August 19, 2022
Now that Elias Keedy is a lecturer for the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, he keeps one thing at the forefront of his mind when teaching classes. “I constantly ask myself, 'If I were still…
Elias Keedy accepts a Teaching Excellence Award at the 2022 luncheon from Dean Joseph Tedesco.
August 16, 2022
The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce 12 hirings in a variety of departments and roles for the 2022-23 academic year. Unless otherwise noted, all start dates are Sept. 1. Personnel is sorted alphabetically by…
The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce 13 hirings in a variety of departments and roles for the 2022-23 academic year.
August 15, 2022
For Yaping Wang, a newly promoted Instructional Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, the fulfillment she received from teaching became apparent as she was finishing…
Yaping Wang has been promoted to Instructional Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering.
August 8, 2022
In a way, María Patricia Echeverry serving on the Industrial Engineering Department's Industry Advisory Board is a “full circle” moment for the UH graduate – from an undergrad collaborating with the college, to Master's student…
María Patricia Echeverry earned her master's degree from the Industrial Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering, en route to a successful career as executive vice president at Gulf Coast Distillers. She is now serving on the Industry Advisory Board for the department. [Photo courtesy Gulf Coast Distillers.]

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