Archived News — January 2022
UH NSBE members volunteering at a previous community event at the Blodgett Urban Gardens. UH NSBE receives $10k grant for community garden revamp
January 31, 2022
Reflecting the organization's commitment to the community, the Dow Promise Program has awarded a $10,000 grant to the University of Houston branch of the National Society of Black…
George K. Wong, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department, has been the PI for a $1 million project with Shell and TotalEnergies that has received a $500,000 extension. Lori Hathon, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the same department, is a co-PI on the project. UH, Shell, TotalEnergies sign $500k extension to $1M project
January 27, 2022
A million-dollar research project between the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, Shell and TotalEnergies has been extended with another $500,000 grant…
Katerina Kourentzi, Ph.D., a Research Associate Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has received nearly $700,000 in federal funding to develop a rapid screening test for a specific form of leukemia. Kourentzi receives 1st federal grant as lead, to develop test for leukemia
January 26, 2022
A research professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has received a federal grant for about $700,000  to develop a rapid screening test for a specific form of leukemia that…
UHCOP researchers have received $400,000 from the Rheumatology Foundation to further study compounds to inhibit inflammatory activation in autoimmune disorders. Siphoning the Fuel for Inflammation
January 25, 2022
Sometimes interesting discoveries come about when you’re looking for something entirely different. University of Houston College of Pharmacy’s Bin Guo, Ph.D., associate professor…
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, director of the BRAIN Center at UH, has been pioneering nonsurgical brain-machine interfaces for rehabilitation and restoration of movement and to understand the brain in action in clinical, artistic and classroom settings. ‘Your Brain on Dance,’ With ECE Professor, Waltzes into Theater
January 20, 2022
For two decades Musiqa and NobleMotion Dance have been breaking artistic boundaries in Houston and winning national acclaim for their adventurous programming. At the same time, …
Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has discovered that by using laser beams on deep liquids, the fluid is pulled above the surface, generating fountains with different shapes. ECE Professor, Postdoc Discover Method to Create Upward Water Fountain in Deep Water
January 18, 2022
A pair of University of Houston engineers has discovered that they can create upward fountains in water by shining laser beams on the water’s surface and have published their…
Sarah Hakam, a Biomedical Engineering student, is the Outstanding Senior student for the 2021-22 academic year. Hakam's drive leads to Outstanding Student award, graduate studies
January 18, 2022
Growing up, Sarah Hakam knew she wanted to go to medical school, but she also knew that she didn't want to go via the conventional route, by pursuing a biology or chemistry major…
Faouzi Tahtouh, a Mechanical Engineering student, has been selected as the 2021-22 Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering. Work ethic, faculty key to Outstanding Junior flourishing
January 14, 2022
When Faouzi Tahtouh reflects upon being recognized as the Cullen College of Engineering Outstanding Junior for the 2021-22 academic year, he can't help but feel a bit surprised…
Kaushik Rajashekara, a Distinguished Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Rajashekara elected asForeign Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering
January 13, 2022
Kaushik Rajashekara, a Distinguished Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has gained another prestigious…
Das has also been named a Scialog fellow and a UH ADVANCE Fellow, both honors for her research in biological and medical imaging. Das one of 2022's new SPIE Fellows
January 7, 2022
The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) has named University of Houston associate professor of physics and biomedical engineering Mini Das as a Fellow. Fifty…