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Gül Zerze, assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has received a $2 million grant to set up a lab to innovate computer-aided drug discovery and develop drugs that will work on traditionally undruggable targets in breast cancer. Finding Drugs for Formerly Undruggable Cancer Targets

UH Researcher Receives $2M Grant to Innovate Computer-aided Drug Discovery for Breast Cancer With a $2 million recruitment grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute… Read More
Haley Conley, posing with friends. EAA recognizes 50 students for academic achievements, leadership

The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) hosted another successful event on Feb. 22, as the 2022 Engineers Week Awards program recognized 50 students for their accomplishments.… Read More
Xiaonan Shan and his team have developed a “novel in-situ” 3D microscopy to image and study the localized electrochemical environments and understand where dendrites start forming in batteries. ECE's Shan Developing Imaging Technique to Understand How Dendrites Form in Batteries

As the world lessens its dependence on fossil fuels, industries and manufacturers are turning to lithium-ion batteries to power the machines that make modern life possible. These… Read More
Yan Yao, Cullen Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UH, is a leader in the development of multivalent metal-ion batteries. ECE Professors Receive $4.4M to Develop Clean Energy Technologies

University of Houston researchers have received $4.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for two projects developed in… Read More
Cullen College of Engineering student Quynh Nguyen is a winner of a 2021 Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship. BME student Nguyen wins Hyundai Women in STEM scholarship

When Cullen College of Engineering student Quynh Nguyen read the email from the University Network notifying her that she had won a 2021 Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship, she… Read More
UH SHPE President, Tahimy Landestoy New Podcast Episode: Before, during, and after Career Fair

In part 3 of the Career Fair series UH SHPE President, Tahimy Landestoy shares more tips that can help students best prepare for the fair. Before the Fair: Perfecting your resume… Read More
Elizabeth Perry, a junior studying Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, completed an internship with Boston Scientific over the summer. BME student Perry looks to transition from internship to industry

After completing an experience and expertise-building internship this summer, junior Biomedical Engineering student Elizabeth Perry is excited about the opportunity to build on… Read More
Hadi Ghasemi, Ph.D., Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is part of the 2022 class of Senior Members of the NAI.  Ghasemi clears path to NAI Senior Member status

For many academics, there can be a disconnect between the fundamental research being done and the commercial applications of that research. But for Hadi Ghasemi, Ph.D., Cullen… Read More
Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected to Senior Member status of the National Academy of Inventors. Varadarajan praises work of students, collaborators for NAI Senior Member status

The research developments coming from the Single-Cell Lab of Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular… Read More
Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and department chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is part of the 2022 class of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors to receive in the field. Mechanical Engineer Sharma Elected to National Academy of Engineering

UH Mechanical Engineer Elected to National Academy of Engineering For actors, there are Oscars. Singers have Grammys. And for engineers? The highest award, the most coveted… Read More