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Under the direction of University of Oklahoma engineer Chung-Hao Lee, Ph.D. ( photo, on right ), a five-year research project will lead to designing a device that can be customized to better treat unique aneurysms, the irregular bulge in blood vessels that can be deadly. Lee, an associate professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the Gallogly College of Engineering, specifically targets subarachnoid hemorrhages or bleeding in the space between the brain and the surrounding membrane. This kind of bleeding usually happens when an aneurysm bursts in the brain. The current methods for treating intracranial or brain aneurysms are surgical clip ligation which requires a high-risk open-skull surgery, or the current “gold standard” called endovascular coil embolization, a minimally invasive surgery that uses a catheter to deliver soft coils to prevent the flow of blood into the affected blood vessel. “The driving problem is even with this technique, due to the complex...

Andrea Tavera, who earned a master's degree in civil engineering in December 2021, was recognized at the Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference and Research Symposium Outstanding Student Water Research Poster. Her winning poster was titled "Evolution of Low Impact Development Stormwater Control Systems for Runoff Peak Flow Reduction."    Following is her story and path to an advanced degree in engineering. When did your journey at OU begin? I'm from Colombia. I first came to OU as an exchange student for a semester in 2018. I developed such strong relationships with professors and students that I returned in 2019 to earn my master’s in civil engineering with an emphasis on water resources. I graduated in 2021.  Of course, those relationships were only the cherry on top of how amazing OU is as a university; the people, the events, the campus, the opportunities, the student associations, the squirrels ... there’s nothing quite like it anywhere else. What was it like e...

In November, Randa Shehab, Ph.D., senior associate dean for the Gallogly College of Engineering and co-coordinator for the Data Science and Analytics Institute at the University of Oklahoma, was inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. She was among 11 statewide honored as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame Class. A native Oklahoman, Shehab has devoted her entire career to broadening access to engineering education. She started her academic career as an industrial engineering professor at OU, later serving as the college’s director. Today, she serves as senior associate dean for the Gallogly College of Engineering and co-director for the Data Science and Analytics Institute at OU. Shehab strives to provide opportunities for all students so they may succeed in engineering, regardless of individual background or academic preparation. Recognizing the critical staffing needs of Oklahoma’s bustling aerospace and defense industries, she led the renovation of the industrial engin...

Applications for the 2023 Astronaut Scholar Class are now being accepted. Students currently enrolled at OU should see a faculty member on how to apply.  Learn more. In fall 2022, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation recognized University of Oklahoma students Cora DeFrancesco and Mulan Tang, who were among 68 undergraduate students selected as Astronaut Scholars.  The students were honored at the Inventors Gala in Orlando, Florida. The Astronaut scholarship is offered to junior- or senior-year college students pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).  ***** Cora DeFrancesco, of New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, is a graduate student at the OU School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In December 2022, she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in astrophysics and mathematics from OU. Her research is in active galactic nuclei, which are the central supermassive black hole of galaxies actively accreting matter with the energy generated outshining all ...