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Prof. Contreras-Vidal explains to Rep. Culberson (right) how the brain-machine interface to the Rehab Rex exoskeleton works. ECE Professor Demonstrates Brain-Controlled Robotic Legs to U.S. Rep. John Culberson

Professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, demonstrated to U.S.… Read More
A map of a disaster area created by by NCALM. Disaster Recovery Gets Boost from NSF Grant

One of the biggest challenges following a natural disaster is simply getting help to where it’s needed. After an event like a hurricane or earthquake, debris and standing water… Read More
Working with archeologists in Belize, NCALM researchers were able to create topographical maps of a Mayan city through dense vegetation. These maps located ruins and features that hadn’t been discovered during years of more traditional archeological exploration and research. Laser Mapping Center Gets NSF Funding

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the University of Houston’s National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) has, in the past few years: located ancient… Read More
Photo Credit: NASA ECE’s Small Satellite Research Lab Receives NASA Funding

Thanks to electrical and computer engineering faculty members David Jackson and Ji Chen, the University of Houston will be among only 13 universities chosen by NASA to design and… Read More
Cirino JACS Article Outlines Development of New Biosensor

Making molecules is no easy task. An increasingly attractive approach: have bacteria do the work for us. Such efforts are part of the growing discipline of synthetic biology,… Read More
Dr. Vipu being interviewed by ABC Channel 13 News at the 5th Annual Texas Hurricane Center Conference. Texas Hurricane Center Featured on Channel 13 News

Dr. C. Vipulanandan (Vipu), Director of the Texas Hurricane Center for Innovative Technology (THC-IT) and professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the… Read More
Yan Yao in his lab with a student researcher. Professor Wins Naval Young Investigator Award for Battery Development

A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is working to make safer and longer-lasting batteries for everything from electric vehicles to Navy… Read More
Texas Hurricane Center's 2013 Conference

The Texas Hurricane Center's fifth annual hurricane conference on education and research will be held on August 2, 2013 at the University Hilton, University of Houston, Houston,… Read More
Robertson Professors’ NSF Grant To Develop Advanced Adhesives for Composites

Wind turbines, aircraft, and automobiles could become more tough and durable thanks to research being conducted at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. All of… Read More
'There are no textbooks': Cullen College's Subsea Engineering Program Featured in DecomWorld

As the director of the nation's first-ever subsea engineering graduate program at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, Matthew Franchek is a key figure behind the new Global… Read More

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