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PROMES Sponsors Out of the Darkness Walk PROMES Sponsors Out of the Darkness Walk

The UH Cullen College of Engineering’s PROMES Program is teaming up with the Greater Houston Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for the fifth year in…
Felipe Bayon Rockwell Lecture Series Presents "America's Energy Future"

On March 21, the Cullen College of Engineering and the Rockwell Distinguished Lecture Series will present “America’s Energy Future,” a talk by Felipe Bayon from BP surrounding the…
LEFT: The system being developed by Cullen College Researchers diagnoses disease by blocking holes with pathogens and some other connected material, in this case silver particles, preventing light from shining through. RIGHT: A close-up of nanoholes blocked by these particles. Diagnosing Diseases With Smart Phones

Smart phones are capable of giving us directions when we’re lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a…
Annual PROMES Award Banquet: Check Out the Photos!

The annual PROMES Awards Banquet was held last week to honor the hard work and academic achievements of the PROMES student community. Check out this year’s PROMES banquet photos…
Chellam Shankar Chellam's Saharan Dust Research Highlighted by Houston Chronicle

Anyone with respiratory sensitivities like asthma or allergies knows Houston’s air quality can be a problem. Shankar Chellam, professor of civil and environmental engineering at…