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UH Researchers Report Breakthrough in Ice-Repelling Materials

Posted on January 14, 2019
Researchers led by Hadi Ghasemi, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at UH, have created a durable silicone polymer coating capable of repelling ice from any surface.

Work Has Implications for Aircraft, Power Transmission Lines and More

 

Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the United States, including delays and damage related to air travel, infrastructure and power generation and transmission facilities. Finding effective, durable and environmentally stable de-icing materials has been stymied by the stubborn tenacity with which ice adheres to the materials on which it forms.

UH Cullen College Ranked Among Top Engineering Schools for Veterans

Posted on November 29, 2018
Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the country for veterans to earn degrees in the 2019 Best for Vets rankings.

The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the country for veterans to earn degrees by College Factual in its 2019 Best for Vets rankings.

Overall, the Cullen College sits in the top 10 percent of institutions for best value and most popular engineering degrees among veterans, as well as the top 15 percent of colleges with the highest paid graduates.

Distinguished Alumnus, Bilfinger Executive to be UH Cullen College Fall 2018 Commencement Speaker

Posted on November 13, 2018
Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80) is the fall 2018 UH Cullen College of Engineering commencement speaker.

Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec. 13 at the NRG Arena. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from UH in 1980 and has remained involved in the Cullen College community throughout the course of his 37 year-long career.

Wearable Human Machine Interface Device Wins Big at 2018 Materials Today Conference

Posted on October 31, 2018
Kyoseung Sim, a Cullen College of Engineering alumnus, with his award winning poster.

Materials Science Postdoc Takes Home Top Poster Prize

 

A postdoctoral researcher working on soft functional electronic human machine interfacing (HMI) devices with the Yu Research Group at the University of Houston won first place for the best poster award at the 2018 “Materials Today: The Future of Materials Science in the Next Two Decades” conference. It was sponsored by the Materials Today journal and Rice University.

Undergrads From Across the Country Work As UH Engineering Researchers Over Summer

Posted on October 23, 2018
Student researcher presented their work at the 2018 UH REU Poster Session to students and faculty

UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies

 

For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH Cullen College’s brightest minds to solve some of the world’s most pressing technical challenges with science and ingenuity.

Bang for Your Buck: Three UH Engineering Online Master’s Programs Ranked Among Top in Nation for Return on Investment

Posted on October 17, 2018
UH civil engineering program makes the 2019 Best Online Colleges list.

Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and best value in the 2019 Best Online Colleges rankings released by SR Education Group.

The recently released rankings put the online M.S. degree in civil engineering at No. 5, electrical engineering at No .11 and mechanical engineering at No. 19.

First-Generation Student Wins Prestigious Internship

Posted on August 30, 2018
Danny Guevara, a UH undergrad studying mechanical engineering, heads to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

UH Engineering Undergrad Headed for Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

 

Danny Guevara, a first-generation college student at the University of Houston, was recently selected for the prestigious Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program. He will spend the fall semester conducting research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

#Cullen College Stories - Julie Rogers

Posted on June 12, 2018
Julie Rogers, a Cullen College mechanical engineering senior, is spending her last summer before graduation as a counselor at G.R.A.D.E. Camp.

Julie Rogers
Senior, Mechanical Engineering
Counselor, G.R.A.D.E. Camp

“I’m one of the counselors/mentors helping with robotics. I have [worked] G.R.A.D.E. Camp for two summers now and I really want to help young girls learn about robots.

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Radio Program

Engines of Our Ingenuity, written and hosted by engineering prof. John Lienhard, airs in Houston on KUHF-FM 88.7 M-F 7:35am and 3:55pm. The series is broadcasted by over 30 NPR affiliates nation-wide.