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The winners of the audience award for the Create@UH Spring 2026 Katy showcase were three Systems Engineering students. [Left to right] Nirathi Govindu, instructional assistant professor and Director of the Systems Engineering Program; students Vivian Pan, Andrea Guevara Guerra and Kristy Hoang; and Jamison Kovach, Professor and Associate Dean for Student Success and Undergraduate Support Services. Systems Engineering students win audience award at first Create@UH Katy showcase

A team of three students from the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering emerged from more than 40 other groups to win the Audience…
A man with light tan skin, glasses, and short, dark hair is shown from the shoulders up in front of a grey background. He smiles at the camera and is wearing a light blue shirt. Three Papers from IST’s Luo Accepted by Top AI Conferences This Spring

The Department of Information Science Technology’s Changqing Luo, assistant professor, has seen three recent papers accepted to top AI conferences, including the IEEE/CVF…
UH Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow Akash Gupta, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scholar. New Approach to Cancer Vaccination From ChBE's Gupta Yields More Powerful T Cells

Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines — an advance that…
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 Receives $500K in GORI Initiative to Repurpose Offshore Infrastructure

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Assistant Professor Dimitrios Kalliontzis has received a $500,000 share of $20 million awarded by the National Academies of…
Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when it comes to medical research, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. BME’s Larin recognized as excelling in NIH funding

Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when…
Xingpeng Li, associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston. New AI Model From ECE’s Li Predicts Battery Decay to Make Renewable Energy More Reliable

As the global demand for reliable electricity grows, University of Houston researchers are deploying artificial intelligence to solve a critical vulnerability in the power grid:…
[Left to right] UH graduates Chiamaka Anigbogu, Anita Anigbogu and Somto Anigbogu. Anita is a graduate of the Cullen College of Engineering. Cullen Triplet Among Record Graduation Class for College, UH

At the University of Houston, dreaming big isn’t just encouraged — it’s expected. From bold ideas in the classroom to impact in the community, Coogs are defined by their ambition…
Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, is this year’s recipient of the Esther Farfel Award, the highest honor given by the University of Houston to its faculty members. Selva, Eight Others From Cullen Honored with UH Awards

Venkat “Selva” Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, is this year’s recipient of the Esther Farfel Award, the highest honor given…
A young woman stands next to TDECU's bronze cougar statue. She is wearing partial graduation regalia and holding up the Cougar paw hand sign. CEE Grad Eger Credits STEM Success to Nuances of Nature

Spring 2026 Honors College graduate and NAE Grand Challenge Scholar Ella Eger, who will be walking to receive her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a minor in energy and…
[Left to right] Pradeep Sharma, Dean of the Cullen College of Engineering, presents a William A. Brookshire Teaching Excellence Award to Alex Landon, Director of the Cullen Honors Program. Faculty, Staff honored at 2025–26 Excellence Awards

The Cullen College of Engineering recognized the stellar work of its researchers and staff at the 2025-26 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. Winners were announced following the…