Archived News — June 2023

The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics. Houston BioTech Donation Enriches UH Program, Prepares Future Professionals
June 30, 2023
The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics.…
Elizabeth Rodwell. UH User Experience Lab, Tech Division’s Rodwell in High Demand
June 29, 2023
Despite the lack of formal User Experience (UX) degree programs, and the general confusion and disagreement about what areas of study such a degree would require, UX careers are…
Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering. New Pulsed Laser Deposition Tool to Predict Superconductor Failures
June 28, 2023
Tool Purchase Underwritten by U.S. Navy A researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute and the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH) has…
Texas is bracing for an energy strain and high prices as summer heats up. UH Experts Offer Advice to Deal with Texas Energy Challenges
June 26, 2023
The first official day of summer in Texas brought a stark reminder of the challenges ahead with temperatures in the triple digits and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (…
Blake Mudd (left) and Olivia Johnson (right) are new officers of AAFCS-TX. Mudd is a lecturer of Retailing and Consumer Sciences, and Johnson is an assistant professor. Johnson, Mudd named as AAFCS-TX officers
June 20, 2023
Whether preferring to shop for new designer goods, visit the farmer's market or frequent the local “buy nothing” webpage, every individual in a community is, at some level, a…
Harish Krishnamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston. ECE's Krishnamoorthy Using NSF CAREER Award for Game-Changing Research
June 13, 2023
Project to Build More Robust Electrical Systems and Grow the Next Generation of Innovators in Power Electronics In today's dynamic environment where electricity demand is…
Margaret Kidd [center], professor and undergraduate program director of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology. Guests dock at UH for 4th annual Port of the Future Conference
June 12, 2023
The University of Houston's Port of the Future Conference – a yearly international event focusing on the operational, infrastructural and security challenges that seaports face on…
The CougAR Lab is where students have the unique opportunity to research augmented, virtual, and mixed-reality technologies from a social science perspective. Liao, CougAR Lab exploring the good, the bad, the inevitable of AI
June 9, 2023
So many things we interact with daily are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but recent developments in general AI - where AI learns and then makes decisions on its own –…
GreenHouston team members from L to R: University of Houston students Steven Chen, Fatemeh Kalantari (team leader), Massiagbe Diabate, Bethel Mbakaogu, and Simon Peter Nsah Abongmbo. Students Shine in DOE’s American-Made Carbon Management Competition
June 8, 2023
GreenHouston, a team of University of Houston students mentored by Assistant Professor Jian Shi from the UH Cullen College of Engineering, created a winning proposal for an…
Aaron Becker, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working to refine algorithms to devise coordinated control of drone swarms. Becker's research could unleash the Power of Intelligent Drone Swarms
June 5, 2023
Technology Will Allow Drones to Respond Fluidly to Changes in the Environment It’s a long-held notion, proven in fact, that robots are the perfect instrument to free humans from…