Archived News — November 2021

Jiming Bao, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light with potential applications in adaptive optics, mass transport and microfluidics manufacturing and molding of micro and nanostructures. UH Researcher Develops New Fluid That Light Can Cut
November 29, 2021
** See video of scientists in the Bao lab shaping water with lasers into a familiar shape.** Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of…
Albert Cheng, professor of computer science and electrical & computer engineering at the University of Houston, presented his plans for real-time risk assessment at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference HPC (High Performance Computing) for Urgent Decision Making. UH Researcher Creates Real-Time COVID-19 Infection Risk Assessment System
November 23, 2021
In this pandemic era, have you ever wondered when the best time to go run an errand might be, maybe when your grocery store is the least crowded, so you could reduce the chance of…
Nicholas Dias, who completed his undergraduate and doctoral work at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a first round of funding from the National Institutes of Health FastTrack program for research into chronic pelvic pain management, with close to $2 million potentially available as the research continues. UH alum Dias receives NIH funding for chronic pelvic pain research
November 19, 2021
A graduate from the Cullen College of Engineering has received a first round of funding from the National Institutes of Health FastTrack program for research into chronic pelvic…
At right, Professor of Civil Engineering Debora Rodrigues is the principal investigator of a study that aims to revealing unknown properties of fungi. Stacey Louie, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is one of four co-principal investigators in the project. NSF Funds $3 Million Study by CEE Professors on Fungi Superpowers
November 18, 2021
Two professors with the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, with colleagues from the University of Michigan and University of New Mexico, have embarked on a…
Metin Akay, Ph.D., the founding chairman and the John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering, was elected chairman of the governing council for the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). Akay elected to lead Medical and Biological Engineering Academy
November 16, 2021
The chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has been elected to lead an international academy of his peers through September 2023.…
The Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has again been recognized for productive graduates and return on investment from its degrees, as it was named No. 6 on Steppingblocks' 2022 list of universities for petroleum engineers. Petroleum Engineering recognized as No. 6 program
November 12, 2021
The Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has again been recognized for productive graduates and return on investment from its degrees, as it was…
Triantafillos J. (Lakis) Mountziaris, Ph.D., the William A. Brookshire Department Chair of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in UH’s Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2021 winner of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems, sponsored by Shell. ChBE Chair Mountziaris honored with AIChE's Thomas Baron Award
November 8, 2021
Triantafillos J. (Lakis) Mountziaris, Ph.D., the William A. Brookshire Department Chair of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in UH’s…
UH doctoral graduate Cynthia V. Castro's proposal, “Green infrastructure scaling from local observations to regional applications as a coupled human-water system,” was selected for a $174,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Doctoral Grad Castro Earns NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
November 4, 2021
Cynthia V. Castro, Ph.D., can describe firsthand the importance of networking and being thoroughly prepared. For the Cullen College of Engineering graduate, both aligned for her…
Annabelle Koehler, a junior student in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering and the Honors College, has flourished at the University of Houston. Opportunities, community at UH allow ChBE's Koehler to flourish
November 3, 2021
For Annabelle Koehler, a junior student in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering and the…
Anil K. Bhowmick, Ph.D., a research professor at the University of Houston’s International Polymer & Soft Matter Center within the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will be the recipient of the 2022 Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award. Bhowmick honored with 2022 Melvin Mooney Award from ACS
November 2, 2021
Anil K. Bhowmick, Ph.D., a research professor at the University of Houston’s International Polymer & Soft Matter Center within the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical…