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An oil derrick. Cullen Researchers: CO2 Recovery Method Could Unlock 137 Billion Barrels of Oil

Key Takeaways Approximately 137 billion barrels of U.S. oil are technically recoverable using carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Texas and the Gulf Coast contain more…
Cullen College of Engineering Cullen Faculty Swells by 22 with 2026–27 Academic Year Hires

The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce that 22 professors will be joining the faculty across 10 departments for the 2026–27 academic year. The hires are…
Sangtae Kim Kim, Expert In Microhydrodynamics, Former Pharma Executive Joins Cullen

An internationally recognized chemical engineer for his work on microhydrodynamics, computational drug discovery, Sangtae Kim will be joining the William A. Brookshire Department…
Rakesh Agrawal Noted Researcher Rakesh Agrawal Joins Faculty As Professor At Cullen

Rakesh Agrawal, a long-time member of the National Academy of Engineering with a deep background in various means of energy production, will join the William A. Brookshire…
At right, a young woman stands in front of a project poster for presentation. Cullen Team Takes Third Place in 2026 National Capstone Design Conference

A team comprised entirely of Cullen College of Engineering students represented by team lead Sarai Juarez won third place at the 2026 National Capstone Design Conference hosted at…
A woman with medium skin and dark hair is shown from the shoulders up. She is smiling at the camera. Executive HRD Program Debuts AI Strategy, Change Leadership Graduate Certificates for Future-Focused Professionals

This fall, the Cullen College of Engineering’s Executive Human Resource Development (EHRD) program is launching two new Human Resource Development graduate certificates described…
A smiling headshot photo of Jerrod Henderson. He wears a blue suit jacket and a red tie. ChBE’s Henderson Receives 2026 AIChE Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Jerrod Henderson has received the 2026 AIChE Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research from the American…
A man with medium skin and dark hair smiles at the camera over his shoulder. He wears glasses and a white lab coat with purple nitrile gloves, and is seated in front of a biosafety cabinet to work. ChBE’s Gupta Receives DoD Seed Grant for CAR-T Cancer Research

Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow, CPRIT Scholar and assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Akash Gupta has received $50,000 from the Department of…
Stuart Greene, the newest member of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department’s Industry Advisory Board. ISE grad Greene joins advisory board

For Stuart Greene, it was the combination of wanting to improve processes at his work, and the proximity of the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, that made it…
Several students, wearing white lab coats and gloves, stand around a lab bench displaying biological research equipment as a hand reaches out from right frame to instruct them. Mohanlab Summer Internship Program Concludes a Successful 2026

The Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Associate Chair for Research and Development Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor, oversees the Cullen…