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Rex Walheim, a 1989 graduate of the Industrial Engineering Masters program at UH, is now at the private company Axiom Space after retiring from NASA. The agency noted that he spent almost 36 years in government service, 36 days in space, and 36 hours on spacewalks. UH grad Walheim continues to plot course for the stars

When Rex Walheim first enrolled at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering's Masters program in Industrial Engineering in the 1980s, his goals were literally sky… Read More
Rajshree Chakrabarti, a graduate student in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, was honored for “Colour of Life,” her entry for the British Association for Crystal Growth's 2020 Crystal in Art competition. The piece showcases Protoporphyrin IX. Chakrabarti earns artistic honor for crystal art

The artistic work of a scientist at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized with a third place finish in the British Association for Crystal Growth's 2020 Crystal in… Read More
The ultimate goal of the Drug Discovery Institute research program is to bring scientific discoveries and technological advances to the marketplace. [Photo from Getty Images.] New Drug Discovery Institute Launches at University of Houston

The University of Houston has launched the Drug Discovery Institute (DDI) aimed at integrating new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to streamline and modernize the… Read More
Wei-Chuan Shih, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UH, is the corresponding author for a paper about a new optical imaging technology for nanoscale objects, relying upon unscattered light to detect nanoparticles as small as 25 nanometers in diameter. New Technology Allows More Precise View of the Smallest Nanoparticles

Imaging Technology Offers Advantages for Diagnostics, Other Uses Current state-of-the-art techniques have clear limitations when it comes to imaging the smallest nanoparticles,… Read More
UH Papers from Cullen College of Engineering professors make the grade, analysis finds

Several professors and researchers at the University of Houston are among the most cited in the world, according to an October 2020 update by researchers from Stanford about paper… Read More
Mashal Kakakhel, now a first year medical student, was lead author for a paper shedding light on how rod and cone photoreceptors in the eye work and interact. The work was done with Dr. Muna Naash, the John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering. UH researchers discovering unique elegance of eye’s cell biology

New research from the Cullen College of Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering Department is shedding light on how rod and cone photoreceptors in the eye work and interact. The… Read More
Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UH, led a group of researchers that developed a cardiac patch made from fully rubbery electronics that can be placed directly on the heart to collect electrophysiological activity, temperature, heartbeat and other indicators, all at the same time. Implantable Device Can Monitor and Treat Heart Disease

Researchers Report Rubbery Bioelectronic Cardiac Patch Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems have… Read More
College Factual has named the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering as the sixth-best value school for the major. Mechanical Engineering earns #6 spot for value in College Factual 2021 ranking

The Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering ranked No. 6 in College Factual’s most recent rankings for the best value schools… Read More
Dr. Peter Vekilov, the John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is lead author for a new paper that changes fundamental thinking on crystal formation. New paper from Vekilov Research Group changes fundamental thinking on crystal formation

A new paper from the Vekilov Research Group at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering is shedding light on how crystals form, and in the process, overturning a… Read More
Associate Professor Aaron Becker and robotic swarm lab members Steban Soto and Javier Garcia conduct tests of a submersible ROV pairing at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in August. Subsea Systems Institute Receives $9.5 Million for Research, Economic Development

Efforts Will Advance Workforce Training, Safety and Sustainability A national research center focused on offshore energy has received $9.5 million for workforce training and to… Read More