Archived News — September 2022

Megan Robertson, Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been named one of the 45 Fellows of the 2022 class of the American Chemical Society. ChBE's Robertson earns ACS Fellow status
September 30, 2022
Megan Robertson, Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been named one of the 45 Fellows of the 2022 class of the American…
Pradeep Sharma, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Pradeep Sharma tabbed for the new Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics
September 21, 2022
The American Society of Mechanics Engineers (ASME) announced that Professor Pradeep Sharma has taken over as the 8th editor-in-chief of one of its flagship journals, Journal of…
After a competitive selection process, the U.S. National Science Foundation has chosen Debora Frigi Rodrigues, Ezequiel Cullen Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, as a Program Director under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act. CEE's Rodrigues chosen as NSF Program Director
September 20, 2022
After a competitive selection process, the U.S. National Science Foundation has chosen Debora Frigi Rodrigues, Ezekiel Cullen Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering…
Garima Singh, a doctoral student in the William A. Brookshire Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been selected for a prestigious workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ChBE's Singh picked for MIT Rising Stars workshop
September 16, 2022
A doctoral student in the William A. Brookshire Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has been selected for a prestigious workshop…
SHPE-UH leadership and officers. SHPE-UH honored with National Chapter of the Year award
September 15, 2022
The University of Houston's wing of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has earned a National Chapter of the Year for 2021-22 from the national leadership of the group…
Ralph Brown Three Cullen employees honored with UH awards
September 14, 2022
In two separate announcements, three staffers at the Cullen College of Engineering have been recognized and awarded for their exemplary work as employees by the University of…
Ting Chen UH BME professors defining success in BME careers, entrepreneurship
September 14, 2022
The 9th Annual University of Houston BME Day on Health Care Innovations and Entrepreneurship, which was co-sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and…
At left, Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and doctoral student, Sina Nazifi, are reporting a new deicing spray in which detachment can be accurately controlled and accelerated.   ME professor develops New Ice-Shedding Coating 100X Stronger than Others
September 12, 2022
A University of Houston Mechanical Engineering professor has developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others. The new durable coating…
Elizabeth Richardson, a senior at the Cullen College of Engineering and the latest subject of the UH Engineering STEMINIST podcast, is practically an expert at deep dives at this point – both in the classroom, and at the University of Houston's Natatorium. UH's Richardson keeping head above water in class, pool
September 9, 2022
Elizabeth Richardson, a senior at the Cullen College of Engineering and the latest subject of the UH Engineering STEMINIST podcast, is practically an expert at deep dives at this…
UH IISE officers from 2021-22. UH IISE earns Gold Chapter Award
September 8, 2022
The University of Houston's IISE student group has earned the Gold Chapter Award for its performance during the 2021-22 academic year. The president of the student chapter for…