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A team of scientists led by Xiaonan Shan [pictured], associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, and Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, have discovered simple yet elegant solutions to address a fundamental issue in carbon capture and utilization technology: carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2RR). Cullen, Rice Scientists Redefine Chemical Manufacturing

Each year, billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, certain industrial processes,…
Officials from the University of Houston and the Delhi Technological University sign an agreement on March 20. UH, Cullen Forms New Partnership with Delhi Technological University

The University of Houston prides itself on its global reach, as it attracts students from around the world to study at one of the country’s top research institutions. The school’s…
Will Day, one of three students who have been selected to represent UH in the IANA Expo’s case competition taking place this fall. SCLT’s 2025 IANA Fellows Named

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has funded a $25,000 grant to support undergraduate scholarship and research in the University of Houston’s supply chain and…
Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Pietro Milillo CEE’s Milillo, Yismaw Publish Comprehensive Remote Sensing Review in IEEE Xplore

A review article authored by civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Pietro Milillo and postdoctoral fellow Yismaw Wassie, "Interferometric Synthetic Aperture…
Nivine Zakhari, a proud graduate of the Industrial Engineering program at the Cullen College of Engineering. Zakhari’s IE degree start of long pursuit of knowledge

Nivine Zakhari has used her unique blend of skills and degree in multiple disciplines to thrive at Microsoft for the past 14 years, but that journey started with her studying…
Renee Badilla [center] with family. Women in Engineering Celebrate ‘Unstoppable’ Peers

The Cullen College of Engineering came together on March 5 for the 11th Women in Engineering Celebration, hosted in the Shamrock Ballroom of the UH Hilton. The event, underwritten…
Photos from the Engineering Alumni Association's 2025 Industry Awards Night. See the full gallery on our Flickr account! EAA hosts 2025 Industry Award Night

A total of 25 students from different organizations received more than $13,000 in scholarships and awards at the 2025 Industry Awards Night, hosted by the University of Houston’s…
Sergey Shevkoplyas, professor of biomedical engineering. Small Device, Big Impact: Improving Safety of Life-Saving Treatments for Children with Leukemia

Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition…
Yan Yao, Jian Shi, Ed Hirs and Harish Krishnamoorthy. Cullen Energy Experts Are Reimagining the Grid

The past few years have made one thing clear: The Texas power grid needs to get stronger and smarter if it’s going to keep up with the state’s needs. The Texas grid presently is…
Parsa Tari. 2024–25 Outstanding Senior Tari Rockets Toward Success

Parsa Tari, graduating with his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering this spring, has been selected to receive the 2024–25 Outstanding Senior award from the Cullen…