Overview

Research projects within the College of Technology reflect one or more of the areas of technology or consumer merchandising and human development that we teach. In this way, our research is well integrated with our teaching. Students then gain the advantage of learning from faculty members who are working on the cutting edge of their fields.

Since research projects usually reflect grants from funding agencies, these projects may change from time to time according to the funding that is granted by these agencies. However, the field of interest for a given faculty member is usually fairly constant. To find out more about the field of research and interest for a given faculty member, please consult their personal profile in the faculty section of our web site.

Current Projects

The following are some of our currently funded research projects.

• Center for Technology Literacy : An Upward Mobility Strategy for Economic Growth
  Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, $98K (plus $98K matching)
  E. Barbieri, S. Lee, L. Song
  July 2007 - June 2008
• Developing course modules to meet critical industry workforce needs in aerospace and energy cluster
  Texas Workforce Commission, subcontract from San Jacinto, $252K
  Heidar Malki, Xiaojing Yuan, Raresh Pascali, Chris Baca
  April 2007 - April 2009
• Development of a Project Performance Measurement System for Fluor Daniel
  Fluor Partner Grant, Fluor Corporation, $5K
  S. Lee
  2007-2008
• Bridges to the Future- Initiating a Comprehensive Biotechnology Program at the University Of Houston
  Texas Workforce Commission, $1,023,336
  Rupa Iyer, Chris Baca, Heidar Malki, and Miguel Ramos
  September 1, 2006 – March 31, 2008
• A Global and Cross-Industry Perspective on EVM Practice and Future Trend
  Project Management Institute (PMI), $30,000
  L. Song
  January 2008 - December 2008