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Four Ph.D. students from the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering secured second place in the 2024 Chevron National Engineering Week Competition, held in February. Petroleum Ph.D. students take 2nd in Chevron competition

Four Ph.D. students from the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering secured second place in the 2024 Chevron National Engineering Week… Read More
Yashashree Kulkarni, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, will serve as the president of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) in 2024. ME's Kulkarni elected president of the Society of Engineering Science

Yashashree Kulkarni, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, will serve as the president of the Society of Engineering… Read More
Yuan Zi, a doctoral student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, was chosen for a Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Professional summer research internship in Germany. [Photo by James Bai.] Ph.D. student Zi thrives during RISE internship

An engineering student completing his doctorate at the University of Houston was honored by being selected for a Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)… Read More
Xingpeng Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, is working on a solution to allow the seamless integration of renewable energy sources with the rest of the power grid. ECE's Li Using CAREER Award to Ensure Continuous Quality Electricity for All

In the race to achieve a net-zero future based on clean energy, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power have emerged as potential champions in the battle against… Read More
Metin Akay, founding chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Houston and John S. Dunn Professor, is one of 50 top scientists from 34 elite universities to publish a roadmap for groundbreaking research to transform the landscape of medicine in the coming decade. BME's Metin Akay Featured in Study Highlighting Scientists’ Contributions to Engineering Advancements

Metin Akay, founding chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Houston and John S. Dunn Professor, is one of 50 top scientists from 34 elite universities… Read More
Members of the University of Houston’s National Society of Black Engineers. Top row, from left, Micah Le-Masakela, Bethel Mbakaogu, Evan Sherman; Bottom row, from left, Jeremy Fagbola, Marie Abejide and Nick Miller. UH's Future Black STEM Leaders Strive toward Representation in Energy while Inspiring Their Peers

Madam C. J. Walker’s journey from impoverished orphan to becoming the first female self-made millionaire in America, laid the foundation for her inspiring legacy as one of the… Read More
Jinghong Chen, an associate professor in the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). ECE's Jinghong Chen Named NAI Senior Member

Jinghong Chen, an associate professor in the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The… Read More
Kimia Seyedmadani [center], a biomedical engineering student pursuing her doctorate, received the NASA Silver Achievement award during a ceremony in December. She is flanked by [left] Dr. Katayoun Madani, Global Surgery Policy and Advocacy Baker Institute Fellow and clinical instructor of global surgery at Baylor College of Medicine; and [right] Michelle Fireling, Director of Human and Health Performance at NASA. BME Ph.D. student Seyedmadani earns NASA Silver Achievement Medal

 A doctoral student at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized with a NASA Silver Achievement Medal, for outstanding leadership and innovation of the biomedical… Read More
Ran An, an assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, has received NSF CAREER award funding for his proposal, “Alternating Current Electrophoresis in Spatially Non-Uniform Electric Fields." BME's An earns CAREER award for 'current' work

An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering is the latest recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.  Ran An is an assistant professor… Read More
CYBER-CARE Director Yunpeng "Jack" Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor of computer information systems and information system security in the Technology Division of the Cullen Collge of Engineering. CYBER-CARE sponsors security workshops

The Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (CYBER-CARE), founded in 2023 and led by the University of Houston, recently sponsored two workshops… Read More