Rene Bellwied, University of Houston (IMAGE) University of Houston Caption Rene Bellwied is M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Physics at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. His team was awarded $2.3 million from the US Department of Energy to figure out how the transition from Quark-gluon plasma to existing matter occurred. Credit University of Houston Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.