Archived News — May 2023
Ben Xu, an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and a Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow, received the award in March for his proposal, “Collaborative Research: Multiscale study of oscillating flow and multiphase heat transfer in porous media.” As the leading PI in this collaborative campaign, the $171,734 grant will cover research at UH through August 2025. ME's Xu earns NSF grant for heat transfer research
May 31, 2023
A new faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has received a six-figure grant from the National…
The 2023 Engineering Alumni Awards Gala is fast approaching! EAA honoring five at 2023 Awards Gala
May 30, 2023
The Engineering Alumni Association and the Cullen College of Engineering will celebrate five distinguished award winners at the 2023 Engineering Alumni Awards Gala. This year's…
The apps were developed by Mohamed Soliman, chairman of the UH Department of Petroleum Engineering; Birol Dindoruk, the American Association of Drilling Engineers Endowed Professor in petroleum, chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH; and Utkarsh Sinha, who earned a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from UH in 2018. UH Researchers Develop Oil Recovery Tools with ‘Significantly Higher Accuracy’ than Current Methods
May 25, 2023
A team of University of Houston researchers has developed a series of digital applications to make energy industry processes more efficient. Three innovative online calculators,…
Paolo Mangili is suspended in mid-air as he goes through a zero gravity simulation. Mixed Reality Raising the Bar for Space Architecture on the Moon and Mars
May 23, 2023
University of Houston ‘Cage’ Immerses Students in Space by Merging Physical and Digital Worlds On the third floor of the University of Houston architecture building, inside Olga…
Hadi Ghasemi, founder of Elemental Coatings and an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, speaks with his company's CEO, Brian Huskinson. Innovation, New Business Incubating at UH’s Technology Bridge
May 22, 2023
When Jacob Thomas first came to the University of Houston’s Technology Bridge in 2016, he knew it was the perfect incubator space to grow his company, Alchemy Sciences. The…
Nam-In Kim, first author and a post-doctoral student, with his mentor Jae-Hyun Ryou, associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston. Researchers Develop Sensors that Operate at High Temperatures, in Extreme Environments
May 19, 2023
Extreme environments in several critical industries – aerospace, energy, transportation and defense – require sensors to measure and monitor numerous factors under harsh…
Heidar Malki, Senior Associate Dean of the Technology Division, presents Weihang Zhu, professor of Engineering Technology, with the Faculty Research Excellence Award. Technology Division honors 6 at 2023 Excellence Awards
May 19, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division presented awards to recognize six faculty, staff and students for their commitment to excellence during the Faculty and…
Doctoral candidate Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero poses with Goran Majkic, research professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, after winning the inaugural Poster Prize Competition at CCA 2023, the Coated Conductors for Applications International Workshop, held at UH in April. Doctoral student Quintero wins CCA Poster Competition
May 18, 2023
Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero had a successful career in the oil and gas industry for several years after getting her bachelor's degree from the Universidad Industrial de…
An effort spearheaded by Margaret Kidd, Undergraduate Program Director of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology and Instructional Associate Professor, and Yaping Wang, Undergraduate Program Director of Industrial Engineering and Instructional Associate Professor, allowed students to practice interviewing and earn internship opportunities with Tailored Brands. Supply Chain & Logistics, IE partners with Tailored Brands to offer students opportunities
May 15, 2023
The Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division might not seem like the most likely place to find an internship partnership with menswear giant Tailored Brands, but that's…
Lilly Roelofs is the winner of the 2023 Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E. Rising Star Award. BME's Roelofs 2023 Rising Star Award winner
May 13, 2023
Biomedical Engineering senior Lilly Roelofs didn't even know she was being considered for this year's Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E. Rising Star Award, but she was ecstatic when she…