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Dear Cullen College Faculty and Staff:</p>
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Our world-renowned faculty are one of our greatest resources as a college, and I am proud to introduce seven new members to our teaching and research rosters. They each bring impressive academic credentials, research achievement and life experiences that bolster
the Cullen College’s reputation as a premier destination for engineering research and education.</p>
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<strong>You may read more about our talented newcomers <a href="https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201909/uh-cullen-college-engineering-welcomes-seven-new-faculty-members" title="https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201909/uh-cullen-college-engineering-welcomes-seven-new-faculty-members">
here</a>.</strong></p>
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Please join me in welcoming our new faculty!</p>
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Thank you and warm regards,<br>
Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE<span> </span><br>
Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean<br>
Cullen College of Engineering<br>
<a href="https://www.egr.uh.edu" style="color:rgb(200,16,46)">www.egr.uh.edu</a></p>
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<a href="https://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201909/uh-cullen-college-engineering-welcomes-seven-new-faculty-members" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46)"><strong><u>The UH Cullen College of Engineering Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members</u></strong></a></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Mario Romero-Ortega</strong></span><br>
Cullen Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering</p>
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<i style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: ; line-height: normal;">Dr. Romero-Ortega will join the Cullen College on January 1, 2020.</i></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Marzia Cescon</strong></span><br>
David Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Mostafa Momen</strong></span><strong><br>
</strong>Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Gulin Aksu</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"> </span></strong><br>
Lecturer with the Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Marsha Kowal</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"> </span></strong><br>
Lecturer with the Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Jennifer Singh</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"> </span></strong><br>
Lecturer with the Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><strong>Kristin Schaefer</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"> </span></strong><br>
Lecturer with the Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success</p>
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<em>This is an official message sent by the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Dean's Office.</em></p>
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