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Alamgir Karim, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and director of materials engineering at the University of Houston. UH Engineer Alamgir Karim leads game-changing project to advance copolymer production

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year grant to a UH Cullen College of Engineering research team led by Alamgir Karim, professor of chemical and biomolecular… Read More
Unlike the pregnancy test, which uses the color change in the test line as a readout, the new tool will use ultrasensitive sensing of magnetic nanoparticles to detect trace amounts of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a patient’s blood. UH Engineer Leads Team Creating Point-of-Care Test for Prostate Cancer

Improving Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients A team of researchers from the University of Houston and the University of Pennsylvania are working to bring a new biosensor for… Read More
Debora Rodrigues and Yandi Hu, associate professors at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, are collaborating to address water purification issues. UH Cullen College Engineering Faculty Win NSF Grant for Water Purification Study

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded $300,008 to two UH Cullen College of Engineering professors for their research into the development of coatings designed to… Read More
Professor Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan and his doctoral student Sai Anudeep Reddy Maddi in their UH Cullen College lab where they work on their smart cement and related research. UH Startup Sensytec Builds a Foundation of Wins

Sensytec Wins Houston MassChallenge, HAN Investment Prize Money and Recognition from Rice Alliance Sensytec, a UH startup, is busy cementing its reputation with multiple wins this… Read More
Location of the seizure onset zone varies in each patient. The procedure to locate it begins with surgical insertion of electrodes. Testing New Treatment for Epilepsy Patients

Seizure Onset Zone Located Immediately, Dealt With University of Houston associate professor of biomedical engineering Nuri Ince, who pioneered a dramatic decrease in the time it… Read More
Theocharis Baxevanis, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering Cullen College Mechanical Engineering Professors Earn $867K in NSF Awards

Three mechanical engineering professors at the UH Cullen College of Engineering won grants from the National Science Foundation totaling $867,309. These funds enable professors to… Read More
Researchers are working to improve virtual and augmented reality user experience and increase applications. UH Engineer Helps Improve Mobile Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality User Experience

NSF Grant Funds Collaborative Research Involving Three Universities Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), once only existing in the realm of science fiction, are now a growing… Read More
UH Engineer Offers Proposals to Improve Nation's Electric Grid. Photo: Getty Images UH Engineer Offers Proposals to Improve Nation’s Electric Grid

Xingpeng Li Submitted Two Winning Proposals to DOE Competition Balancing electricity supply and demand is challenging, and the prospect of blackouts carries a substantial economic… Read More
Rice University, Texas Southern University and the University of Houston have won a National Science Foundation grant to help underrepresented minorities pursuing academic careers in engineering and science. The principal investigators are, from left: Reginald DesRoches and Canek Phillips of Rice, Pradeep Sharma and Hanadi Rifai of the University of Houston, Yvette Pearson of Rice and Wei Wayne Li of Texas Southern University. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Houston universities team up to boost minorities in academia

NSF grant to Rice, UH, Texas Southern will help future science, engineering professors HOUSTON – (Aug. 13, 2019) – Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the… Read More
Lupus nephritis is one of the most frequent and severe clinical manifestations of lupus, representing a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Photo courtesy: GettyImages Blood Clotting Proteins Discovered as Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis

Finding Could Lead to Better Clinical Disease Monitoring University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is reporting in Arthritis Research and Therapy that clotting proteins, both… Read More

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