Rong Zeng

NSF AWARD RECIPIENT GARNERS UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION

In less than 15 years, Rong Zeng immigrated from China, obtained her Ph.D. and now has earned an Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award for her study of wireless and mobile networks. Zeng, assistant professor of computer science, analyzes sensors to predict the feasibility and performance of complex tasks that the network of wireless devices has to achieve.

Since joining the UH faculty in 2004, Zeng has received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award. She also has received six major federal grants including three as principal investigator, totaling $2 million. Her work has been cited more than 600 times by other scientists.

"She has shown that she is not content with simply what is sufficient for tenure or promotion, but to reach a level of achievement that is on par with the top computer scientists in the world," her nominator wrote.

Six Awards for Excellence in Research and Scholarship are given this year to faculty who have achieved a substantial record of outstanding research, scholarship or creative activities in their field. Each award carries a $5,000 stipend and a plaque.

Francine Parker