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Alamgir Karim, Dow Chair and Welch Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Houston, discusses the prototype in his lab. Cullen Researchers Explore Sustainable Future with Innovative High-Energy-Density Capacitors

In the quest for more efficient and sustainable energy solutions, a multi-university research team has reached a significant milestone in capacitor technology. Researchers from… Read More
Pradeep Sharma, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and interim dean of the Cullen College of Engineering, has won the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2023 Cozzarelli Prize. Sharma Wins PNAS Cozzarelli Prize for Paper on Musical Perception

When Pradeep Sharma, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and interim dean of the Cullen College of Engineering, won the… Read More
Miao Pan [left], associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, is co-PI for a collaborative research project with Tomoaki Ohtsuki [right], professor of Information and Computer Science at Keio University, Japan's most prestigious and first private institution of higher learning. ECE professors part of research with Japan's Keio University

The Cullen College of Engineering is now part of a research effort with faculty at Keio University, Japan's most prestigious and very first private institution of higher learning… Read More
UH assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pietro Milillo presents results of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, which measures infrastructure deformation from space with millimetric accuracy. Cullen Researcher Reveals Pre-Collapse Monitoring of Kakhovka Dam, Ukraine

On the morning of June 6, 2023, a substantial portion of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine — vital for water management and hydroelectric power generation — suffered a collapse while… Read More
Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received funding for her National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER proposal, “Data-Enabled Neural Multi-Step Predictive Control (DeMuSPc): a Learning-Based Predictive and Adaptive Control Approach for Complex Nonlinear Systems.” The award amount is $655,248. ME's Cescon earns CAREER award for automatic control work

For Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the news in January that she had earned funding for her National Science Foundation (NSF)… Read More
Bo Zhao, assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has earned funding from the National Science Foundation for a pair of research proposals in the past year. Zhao earns NSF funding for Kirchhoff's Law, solar research

Bo Zhao, assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has earned funding from the National Science Foundation for a pair of… Read More
Alamgir Karim, the Dow Chair and Welch Foundation Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is a part of a collaboration between researchers at three universities to redesign robotic hands to increase their dexterity. ChBE's Karim co-PI on design research for robot hands

A professor from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering is part of a collaboration between researchers at three universities to… Read More
Haleh Ardebili, the new assistant vice president of Entrepreneurship and Startup Ecosystem, and Michael Harold, assistant vice president for Intellectual Property and Industrial Engagements at the University of Houston. Two Cullen professors Selected to Help Advance Technology, Innovation at UH

The University of Houston is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished professionals to key leadership roles within the Office of Technology, Transfer, and Innovation… 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
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 in the… Read More

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