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The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools has presented Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with their 2023 Outstanding Mentor Award from a field of 102 member organizations. ChBE's Rimer wins Outstanding Mentor Award from CSGS

For several years, the mentoring work of Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been…
Yashashree Kulkarni, Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has earned the prestigious BRITE award for about $410,000 from the National Science Foundation, as well as another $266,000 grant for collaborative research. ME's Kulkarni receives $675k from pair of NSF awards

Yashashree Kulkarni, Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has earned the prestigious BRITE award for about $410,000 from the National Science Foundation, as well as…
Metin Akay speaking to students at the University of Pécs during their commencement ceremony. BME chairman Akay earns honorary doctorate from Hungary's Pécs

Metin Akay, founding chairman and John S. Dunn Endowed Chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering, has received an honorary doctorate…
Elizabeth Richardson, an Industrial Engineering senior, is the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. 2023 Outstanding Senior - IE's Richardson steady in classroom and the pool

For Elizabeth Richardson – the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23 – its been such a productive four years at the University of Houston that it's…
Jakob Lee, a Mechanical Engineering student, is the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. 2023 Outstanding Junior - ME's Lee balances business, academics

Juggling assignments and managing responsibilities isn't anything new for Jakob Lee, the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. After all, you learn…
Haleh Ardebili, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Cullen College of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Engineering Science (SES). ME's Ardebili named SES Fellow

Haleh Ardebili, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Cullen College of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, has been named…
Viraj Lele is a 2017 Industrial Engineering graduate of Cullen's Master of Engineering program. IE grad Lele provides a case study for importance of logistics

A graduate of the Industrial Engineering master's program at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is now leading a team optimizing the operational dynamics at…
Emma Clarke thrived at the Cullen College of Engineering, both academically and as a five-year starter for the women's soccer team. After earning her degree following the Fall 2022 semester, she is now an Engineer in Training with Morris + Associates in Cypress. CEE grad Clarke adjusts from pitch to professional life

For Emma Clarke, there was admittedly a bit of an adjustment period to life at the University of Houston. After all, a metro area with 7.3 million people is quite different than…
Eden Torres is the 2023 Outstanding Junior for the Cullen College of Engineering's Petroleum Engineering Department. Torres balances fatherhood, work on path to academic excellence

Before he leaves for class each day, Cullen College of Engineering junior Eden Torres has a tradition that he does to help him focus as he heads out the door. “My family has a…
Power systems experts from around the world gathering in St. Louis in 1904 to discuss anything and everything electrical, including the operation of the then new networks of synchronous generators. UH Historians team up with engineers to understand the future of the power grid

The University of Houston’s Center for Public History is playing a key role in a new interdisciplinary research project that aims to uncover the untold stories behind the North…