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[Left] Ahmad McCray, [top] Nick Miller and [bottom] Funmilola Jesse. Innovate, Inspire, Impact: Black STEM Students Leading the Charge at UH, Cullen

The journey of Lewis Latimer began with growing up impoverished with no access to formal education. Eventually, Latimer became a prominent black figure in the energy sector as a…
Sights from past crawfish boils. Join Us for 34th annual UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil!

Get ready for tasty seafood and finger-licking BBQ, as the Cullen College of Engineering presents the 2025 UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil on March 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at…
Devin Shaffer, UH assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has developed a membrane that lets water flow through up to eight times faster while keeping out salt. CEE’s Shaffer Making Clean Water More Accessible

When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, “Gee, I’m glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!” Probably not, but maybe you should. Those…
Praveen Bollini has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Rutherford Aris Award of the International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE). ChBE’s Bollini Receives ISCRE 2025 Rutherford Aris Award to Recognize Early Career Successes

William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Associate Professor Praveen Bollini has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Rutherford Aris Award of…
Mini Das. UH Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging

New technology developed by researchers at the University of Houston could revolutionize medical imaging and lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to…
Anil K. Bhowmick has been awarded the 2025 Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science from the Adhesion Society, which has been in operation since 1978. The award, sponsored by 3M, recognizes Bhowmick’s “outstanding and seminal contributions in the area of adhesion of rubbers and rubber-based composites.” ChBE’s Bhowmick Awarded for Excellence in Adhesion Science Contributions

William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering research professor Anil K. Bhowmick has been awarded the 2025 Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science…
The NOBCChE Executive Board for the 2024-25 academic year. NOBCChE establishes UH student chapter

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) has expanded its reach with the establishment of a new chapter at the…
[L to R] Francisco Robles Hernandez, Birol Dindoruk and Megan Robertson. Three Cullen Professors Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Cullen College of Engineering professors Birol Dindoruk, Megan Robertson and Francisco Robles Hernandez have joined the prestigious list of Senior Members of the National Academy…
As part of its mission to support the next generation of skilled engineers and architects, the Houston Hispanic Architects and Engineers (HHAE) are funding a scholarship to support upperclassmen at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering and the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. HHAE establishes scholarship for Cullen students

As part of its mission to support the next generation of skilled engineers and architects, the Houston Hispanic Architects and Engineers (HHAE) are funding a scholarship to…
Kristen Johns, a proud alumna of the University of Houston, is part of the executive committee for the 2025 UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil. She believes it's important to give back, because she received a scholarship from the Terry Foundation in order to earn her degree. ‘Fireball’ Johns thrilled to welcome everyone to crawfish boil

Part of the reason why it’s so important to give back for Kristen Johns, a proud alumna of the University of Houston, is because she was the beneficiary of a scholarship to earn…