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One of the utility patents issued to UH is this carbon capture system from the lab of Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. In this rendering, the material he developed - made from graphene aerogel and ionic liquids - absorbs carbon dioxide (top photo) and converts it to two new chemicals, one of which is water (bottom photo and at right). UH System Ranks Among Top 100 U.S. Universities for Utility Patents

The University of Houston System ranks among the top 100 universities across the nation for the number of utility patents issued in 2023 on a list published today by the National…
[center] Pradeep Sharma, interim dean of the Cullen College of Engineering, holds the Cullen Day proclamation. Houston City Council celebrates Cullen College Day

A celebratory contingent of cougars took over city hall on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 4, 2024, as the Houston City Council issued a proclamation for Cullen College Day. A…
Before he became a veteran, Eddy Goldfarb, author and inventor of more than 800 toys, was enrolled in a unique program at UH. Eddy Goldfarb’s Toy Story

When young Eddy Goldfarb was 6 years old, a man who would change his life visited the family house for dinner. This man had an unusual occupation, and the more he shared, the more…