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This is Musina's second predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association for her optogenetics research. Guzel Musina Receives Second AHA Fellowship Award

Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student Guzel Musina has been awarded her second predoctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association (AHA) for her project, “Novel optogenetics…
Two men stand facing each other in conversation. The man on the left is bald and wears a grey suit jacket over a red collared shirt. The man on the right has dark hair and wears a dark suit over a white collared shirt. Both men have light skin. People-Centered Careers Event Returns to UHSL in Spring 2026

This November, the Human Resource Development (HRD) program in Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Human Development and Consumer Sciences (HDCS) hosted its first…
[center] Surui Xie is conducting research on improvements to seafloor motion monitoring thanks to a $690,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, along with doctoral students [left] Guoli Li and [right] Demirkan Oral. CEE’s Xie researching improvements to seafloor motion monitoring for earthquake hazard assessment

An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has received a $690,000 grant to explore a new method to measure seafloor motion, an important component when it comes…
Hadi Ghasemi, J. Willard Gibbs Distinguished Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, has found that thin films designed into tree-like shapes release heat at least three times better than today’s best methods. MAE’s Ghasemi Identifies Better Way to Remove Heat from AI Data Centers

A University of Houston professor has taken on the global challenge of reducing the staggering amount of heat generated in artificial intelligence data centers. Hadi Ghasemi, J.…
Venkat Selvamanickam University of Houston Professor Elected to National Academy of Engineering

University of Houston engineering professor Venkat Selvamanickam has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors awarded to…
A man with light skin, dark hair, and a dark, short beard is shown from the shoulders up in front of a grey background. He is wearing a grey suit jacket over a white shirt and red tie, and he is smiling at the camera. CEE’s Kalliontzis Tapped for 2026 UMERC Board of Directors

Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Dimitrios Kalliontzis was recently appointed to the 2026 University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) Board of…