Dr. Craig Glennie was awarded the Osman Ghazzaly Faculty Achievement Award from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE). The award is presented each year to an outstanding faculty member in recognition of their innovation and excellence in teaching, research, or service. He received the award at the 2019 Civil & Environmental Engineering Gala, where other awardees and scholarship recipients were also honored. Dr. Glennie is an NCALM PI and Associate Professor in CEE. Congratulations, Craig!

Read about this year's recent Civil & Environmental Enginnering Gala & Induction Ceremony here. Pictures of the event can be viewed here.

The due date for 2018 Seed Project proposals has been extended until Friday, February 1, 2019. Due to research community requests, students will be provided additional time to apply for a seed project grant. This will allow for more and better submissions from graduate students. See the program announcement below:

The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping invites proposals from graduate students seeking airborne lidar data (up to 40 km2) for use in research toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. For background information and a complete guideline for submitting a proposal, see the Seed Proposals and Format Guidelines pages. The proposal submission period is Thursday, September 13, 2018–Friday, February 1, 2019. For more information, contact ncalm [at] egr.uh.edu (subject: Seed%20Proposal%20Inquiry) or call (832) 842-8881.

Faculty, staff, and students at University of Houston’s National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Laura Ann Murphy. Laura was not only essential to our day-to-day research and teaching efforts, but she went above and beyond to ensure that we were happy and doing well. From a simple M&M dispenser that she kept at her desk so we had a sweet moment when we stopped to talk to her, to her famous pineapple upside-down cake and Irish beef and Guinness stew that she often prepared for our pot-lucks or celebrations, to the many lunches, dinners, and outings she organized for staff, students, and visitors, to the unforgettable moments she delighted and entertained us through singing, she has left us with countless memories. Laura was not only special and caring to the people she knew, but she was kind and helpful to those in need that she did not know. When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last year, she was one of the first people to organize food, clothing, and supplies collection and delivery for her immediate and city-wide neighbors.

We have lost not only a coworker, but we have lost an important part of our collective spirit. We are certain that she would like us to keep moving forward, to continue to do good for science and our communities, and to put a smile on our friends’, families’, and neighbors’ faces. As we miss her, we also celebrate her life, her accomplishments, and the joy and positive examples she brought to our lives. Below we share photos of a few of these special moments with which she enriched our lives.

The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping invites proposals from graduate students seeking airborne lidar data (up to 40 km2) for use in research toward an M.S. or Ph.D. degree. For background information and a complete guideline for submitting a proposal, see the Seed Proposals and Format Guidelines pages. The proposal submission period is Thursday, September 13–Thursday, December 20, 2018. For more information, contact ncalm [at] egr.uh.edu (subject: Seed%20Project%20Proposal%20Information) or call (832) 842-8881.