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A headshot of Lawrence Schulze, who looks directly at the camera, in a black suit jacket and a blue dress shirt and tie. Schulze also wears glasses and has a short, grey haircut. ISE’s Schulze Named ASSP Fellow

Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Lawrence Schulze has been named a fellow of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) after over twenty years… Read More
A photo of plastic garbage intermingled with seaweed on a beach. University of Houston Engineer Creates a Possible Replacement for Plastic

In a world overrun with plastic garbage, causing untold environmental woes, University of Houston assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Maksud Rahman, has… Read More
A headshot of PI Hyongki Lee NGA Awards Up to $2.1M for NCALM Geodesy Expansion

Kaspar J. Willam Professor Hyongki Lee (PI) and co-PIs Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair Professor Craig Glennie, Research Associate Professor Juan… Read More
Lihong Zhao, wearing a blue long-sleeved dress shirt, stands in front of a row of wall portraits. His arms are crossed in front of him. ECE’s Zhao earns Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

Lihong Zhao, an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering, is the latest to earn a Ralph E. Powe Junior… Read More
Jakob and Grace Lee, Cullen graduates in Mechanical Engineering, met and fell in love at the college. MAE Alum Finds Career, Partner, Thanks to UH

For Grace Tuttle, choosing to attend the University of Houston ultimately provided her with more than just an education and a career — It led to her meeting her husband at the… Read More
Matt Zelisko, wearing a red UH polo shirt, sits at the edge of a grey lecture hall table. PROMES Director Zelisko is Ready to Grow

PROMES (Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies) is a longstanding effort by the Cullen College of Engineering to enhance engineering students’ performance and provide them… Read More
Daniel Floryan, Kalsi Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, has been selected for the 2025 Young Investigator Program Award by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. MAE’S Floryan earns AFOSR Young Investigator Program award for energy efficiency research

Daniel Floryan, Kalsi Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, has been selected for the 2025 Young Investigator Program Award by the Air Force Office of… Read More
Weihang Zhu wears a blue and white collared shirt against a grey background in this headshot. He has short, dark hair, and is wearing glasses. MET’s Zhu Receives Third NSF RET Award

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Weihang Zhu has been awarded $599,999 to fund his Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site project, Industries of the Future… Read More
Zheng Fan, wearing a light-colored polo shirt, stands with his arms crossed in front of a dark wall with rows of portraits. MET’s Fan Receives Half-Million Dollar CAREER Award

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Zheng Fan has been awarded $549,771 for his CAREER Award proposal, Understanding the Formation of Pore-Free Interlayers… Read More
Pieremanuele Canepa, Robert A. Welch Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. ECE’s Canepa earns Scialog funding

Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have funded seven team proposals for… Read More