UH
professor heads face-recognition initiatives Ioannis Kakadiaris,
Eckhard Pfeiffer professor of computer science,
and his Computational Biomedicine Lab team
have developed face-recognition software
that uses a three-dimensional snapshot of
a person’s face to create a unique
identifier. The technology can be used for
many tasks, such as gaining access to secure
facilities or authorizing credit card purchases.
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Hoagland
named winner of Jackson Poetry Prize Award-winning
poet and University of Houston creative
writing professor Tony Hoagland has another
award to add to his collection of honors.
Hoagland was named the second annual recipient
of the Jackson Poetry Prize, presented by
Poets & Writers Inc., the nation’s
largest nonprofit literary organization.
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High-efficiency
solutions: solar and fuel cells UH’s
Seamus “Shay” Curran is leading
a team of scientists, in collaboration with
Wake Forest University, that has made a
quantum leap in utilizing organic nanomaterials
to develop solar cells. Curran’s team
of researchers has developed an internationally
recognized track record in the development
and characterization of such devices. MORE
Understanding
polar-ice breakdown The National
Science Foundation awarded UH marine geologist
Julia Wellner a grant to support a research
cruise to Antarctica Aboard a 300-foot ice-breaking
ship, Wellner's team will collect Antarctic
sediment samples that could shed new light
on melting polar ice caps and rising sea
levels across the globe. MORE
Presidential
appointment for superconductivity pioneer A University
of Houston professor whose breakthrough
work on superconductivity made him one of
the America’s most renowned researchers
has been appointed to the President’s
Committee on the National Medal of Science.
Paul C.W. Chu is among the dozen distinguished
scientists chosen to evaluate nominees for
the award, the nation’s highest honor
for scientific achievement. MORE
