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STEP Forward campers pose by the Houston Waterwall. STEP Forward Camp Forms Lasting Friendships While Teaching Engineering Basics

In 2006, just months after stepping into her new role as PROMES Director, Kathy Zerda led her first STEP Forward camp at the University of Houston. Over the course of the week,…
GRADE Camper Moyinoluwa Oyebanji talks to KTRK reporter Elissa Rivas during her visit to the camp. G.R.A.D.E. Camp Catches Eye of Local TV News

The Cullen College of Engineering’s annual G.R.A.D.E. Camp caught the eye of local ABC news affiliate KTRK this summer, and they recently ran a feature on the engineering camp on…
6th Annual Hurricane and Disasters Conference to be Held on August 1

In recent years, the Gulf Coast region has been tremendously affected by the landfall of large hurricanes. In 2005, Category 3 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the coastal…
Team NEO works with Mathys Elementary students as part of their commitment to the NASA program. Team NEO Experiments in Zero Gravity With NASA

The Cullen College of Engineering has once again sent a team of undergraduate engineers up in NASA’s zero-gravity simulation plane, the “vomit comet." The group consists of Hector…
Houston Chronicle Shines Spotlight on Declining Number of Petroleum Professors

As the petroleum engineering industry grows more and more lucrative for professionals, educational institutions are having a harder time recruiting experts for academic roles,…
Engineering Community Mourns Loss of Chemical Engineering Senior Abraham Aboiralor

A cherished member of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, chemical engineering senior Abraham Aboiralor, died unexpectedly on June 17. Aboiralor was a popular Cullen College…
Phillips 66 Phillips 66 Donation Strengthens Ties to University of Houston

The University of Houston’s colleges of business and engineering have gained new support from one of the city’s energy leaders, which has donated money to a variety of programs…
College Grieves Passing of Undergraduate Student Ridwan Ajala

Ridwan Ajala, a beloved undergraduate student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, passed away on Tuesday, June 24th. Ridwan touched many members of the Cullen College…
New UH Video Spotlights Subsea Engineering Students

The Cullen College of Engineering’s subsea engineering program was the focus of a new video piece produced by UH Energy featuring two subsea students, Nebolisa Egbunike and Megan…
Dr. Saurabh Prasad collects ground data alongside two of his Ph.D. students. Electrical & Computer Engineering Researcher Wins NASA's New Investigator Award

Saurabh Prasad, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, has won NASA’s New Investigator Award in Earth Science. Out of…