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Chemical and biomolecular engineering faculty members Vince Donnelly (left) and Demetre Economou (right) won a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a technique to etch materials with atomic layer precision. They are shown here with ECE Associate Professor Paul Ruchhoeft (center). NSF Grant Funding Atomic-Scale Patterning Research

How’s this for precision? Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are developing technology to knock single atoms off a silicon wafer without… Read More
Rimer Catalysis Research Gets a Boost though Joint U.S./Israel Grant

It’s not unusual for scientists to take their cues from nature. In fact, Jeff Rimer is building much of his career on such cues. Rimer, Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Assistant… Read More
Belarbi Civil Engineering Faculty Writing Bridge Design Specs for New Structural Material

A civil infrastructure that provides essentials like clean running water and passable roads is essential to a healthy and prosperous society. While concrete and steel remain the… Read More
PHOTOS: Undergraduate Research Day 2013

The 9th annual Undergraduate Research Day took place on Thursday, October 10th. It showcased the achievements of 130 undergraduate researchers from the University of Houston… Read More
Dhivya Ketharnath TcSUH Scholarship Connects Engineering Student With Biomedical Sciences

When Dhivya Ketharnath was in high school, she knew she wanted to be an engineer, but she never would have predicted she would be conducting nanoparticle research for cancer… Read More
Computer-aided Engineering for Oil and Gas Production: Professor’s Research Could Revolutionize Industry

Tools, sensors and materials are vital for efficient petroleum retrieval. Also needed are systems that help the well run smoothly from one second to the next. While the average… Read More
Happy Birthday, NASA, and Thank You For Everything! Happy Birthday, NASA, and Thank You For Everything!

The 55th birthday of our long-time friend, collaborator and supporter, NASA, was a bit sadder than we would have wished for it to be. For all the space enthusiasts out there who… Read More
With the nanowell array, Varadarajan is able to isolate and study individual cells, one of the biggest challenges of biomedical research. Pediatric Brain Cancer Research Wins Funding

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant to develop new treatments for the most deadly form of pediatric brain cancer. Navin… Read More
Nuri Ince with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering will use data recorded by a deep brain probe to target the subthalamic nucleus, a section of the brain that misfires in Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s Surgery Research Wins NSF Grant

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant to make brain surgery for patients with severe cases of Parkinson’s disease safer and… Read More
Kyle Strom delivers course lecture on “Basics of Mud Transport” using Adobe Connect software. Engineering and Biology Professors Team Up to Offer Massive Online Graduate Course

Two University of Houston faculty members – Steve Pennings, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Kyle Strom, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering – are… Read More

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