›› Governor Presents UH With Grant to Advance Superconductivity in Texas
The University of Houston has received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the state’s Emerging Technology Fund to aid in the development and commercialization of products based on high-temperature superconductors. Using the state funding UH’s Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the university’s department of mechanical engineering will partner to establish the Texas Center for Superconductivity Applied Research Hub. Under the direction of Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the hub will work to bring industrial leaders in the field to Texas to accelerate development of this emerging technology.

›› UH Diesel Center Finishes Expansion Doubling Size, Capabilities
The Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston recently finished an expansion doubling its size and increasing its means to research and test retrofit devices that reduce the amount of harmful pollutants emitted from heavy-duty diesel engine exhaust. The expansion, funded with a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, cost more than $9 million and took roughly a year to complete. Located in what is now the University of Houston Energy Research Park, the diesel center occupies 12,000 square feet housing more office and functional laboratory space as well as advanced emission testing equipment.

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