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Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering and director of the Texas Hurricane Center Hurricane Conference Set for Aug. 2 at UH

Conference Focuses on Protection and Rapid Recovery on the Gulf Coast Just before the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, emergency managers, industry executives and public… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won the 2019 Career Innovator Award UH Cullen College of Engineering Presents Inaugural Innovator Awards

Faculty, students recognized for innovation, creative entrepreneurial spirit Innovation is the engine that drives all of humanity’s greatest achievements – from the creation of… Read More
Concussions have long confounded scientists who face technological limitations hindering understanding of pathological changes triggered by concussion, causing inability to design effective treatment regimens. Photo courtesy: GettyImages Targeting New Treatments for Concussions by Transforming Brain Pathology

Research Team Combines Multi-Spectral Imaging and Supercomputing Badri Roysam, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UH Cullen College of… Read More
Jiming Bao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. Cullen College Professors Win Welch Awards to Explore Fundamental Chemical Ideas

Two UH Cullen College of Engineering professors received funding from the Welch Foundation for their contributions to basic chemical research that benefits humankind. These three-… Read More
By examining the interactions between single-neuron activities and the information flowing to these neurons, biomedical engineering Professor Joe Francis found that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward. Photo courtesy: GettyImages Research Moves Closer to Brain-Machine Interface Autonomy

Findings Could Help Seamlessly Integrate Prosthetics A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence,… Read More
Dr. Yan Yao holds the solid-state battery, with Dr. Yanliang Liang next to him and Dr. Xiaowei Chi behind them at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. UH Engineer’s Battery Research Gets New Charge With Additional DOE Funding

Yan Yao’s “Battery500” Award Selected for Phase II A quest for better batteries has led the U.S. Department of Energy to invest an additional $800,000 in Yan Yao’s research… Read More
Yandi Hu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Houston, led a team of researchers in developing a better understanding of the presence of strontium-rich barite in seawater. Solving a Scientific Mystery and Finding a Solution for Industry

Researchers Determine Why Strontium-rich Barite is Found in Oceans In solving a scientific mystery, researchers from the University of Houston and the nation’s national… Read More
By mixing polymer powder in solution to generate a film that they then stretched, researchers have changed polyethylene's microstructure, from spaghetti-like clumps of molecular chains (left), to straighter strands (right), allowing heat to conduct through the polymer, better than most metals. Credit: Image courtesy of Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue Liu (Gang Chen et al). UH, MIT Thermal Research Published in Nature Communications

New polymer films conduct heat like metals Polymers, also known as plastics, can be found in almost every kind of modern technological products – from soft robotics and… Read More
Thomas Hsu $1 Million Gift Will Expand UH Structural Engineering Labs

New Facilities and Space will Benefit Research and Education When Thomas Hsu first stepped onto the University of Houston campus in 1980, UH was an emerging research university in… Read More
Students are building a robotic car capable of traveling up to 10 mph as part of the project. Could Robots Make a Documentary about a 5K Race?

UH-Led Project Focuses on Training Robots to Observe and Make Decisions A 5K race can offer both victory and heartbreak, but capturing those moments on video requires both… Read More

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