Featured Guest Speakers

Dr. Juan Fernandez Diaz.

Research Associate Professor , Co-PI NCALM LAB, University of Houston

Dr.Juan is specializing in active remote sensing, with expertise in lidar–radar synergy, 3D structural parameter estimation, and environmental monitoring. His work spans airborne mapping and archaeological prospection across tropical regions, where he also leads logistics and operations for major field campaigns in Latin America. During his talk, he discussed exciting summer internship opportunities in his lab, highlighting projects in geotechnical analysis and advanced airborne lidar mapping..

sep 30 2025 • UH Cullen Hall

jfernandez11@uh.edu

Colonel (Ret.) Jose L. Aguilar.

Colonel (Ret.)

Colonel (Ret.) Jose L. Aguilar is a distinguished U.S. Army combat engineer who rose from humble immigrant beginnings in Mexico to become a West Point graduate and a career officer with nearly three decades of service. His leadership spanned multiple deployments, engineering missions, and command roles that strengthened military infrastructure and operations worldwide. Today, he continues to inspire others through his journey of perseverance, service, and patriotism.

OCT 14 2025 • UH Cullen Hall

Colonel Michael Fossum

Retired Colonel

Mars exploration challenges and engineering breakthroughs for deep-space missions.

Feb 18, 2024 • UH Farish Hall, Rm 215

Ms. Priya Singh addressing students — Photo: SAME UH Media

Dr.Craig Glennie

Director, UH NCALM

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

NCALM, based at the University of Houston ,provides research-quality airborne LiDAR data, advances airborne laser mapping, and trains graduate students for academia, government, and industry.

Nov 2, 2025 • Engineering Auditorium 101

Dr.Mountain

Retired Researcher Norwich Senior Military Academy

Mechatronics, Industrial Robotics, Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Laser Fabrication Applications and has published papers related to powder coating and particle technology. He has been heavily involved in the scholarship of engineering education, attracting and retaining engineering students and the pedagogy of design engineering..

Nov 16, 2025 • Student Center North

Charles Phillips

Retired Army Colonel and Professor

How robotics and AI are reshaping tomorrow’s world—and where to plug in.

Dec 3, 2025 • UH Innovation Hub

Dr. Samuel Robello

Petroleum Engineer

The Chief Technology Officer at Halliburton , Talk of how Oil and gas impacts National Security

Dec 3, 2025 • UH Innovation Hub