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The UH Society of Petroleum Engineers (UH SPE) was recently awarded its first Student Chapter Excellence Award for 2020. UH Society of Petroleum Engineers Wins Student Chapter Excellence Award

Despite the unique ending to the spring 2020 semester, the year turned out to have a silver lining for at least one energy-related student chapter at the University of Houston.… Read More
3D finned zeolite catalysts enhance molecule access to the interior of the particle (graphic created by J.C. Palmer). Breaking Molecular Traffic Jams with Finned Nanoporous Materials

Thousands of chemical processes used by the energy industry and for other applications rely on the high speed of catalytic reactions, but molecules frequently are hindered by… Read More
Dr. Phaneendra Kondapi has been recognized with SPE International Distinguished Membership. Kondapi recognized with SPE International Distinguished Membership

Dr. Phaneendra Kondapi – a professor of Subsea Engineering, assistant dean of Engineering Programs at UH Katy and former director of Subsea Engineering – has been honored this… Read More
Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, led a team reporting a new form of electronics known as “drawn-on-skin electronics,” which allows multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen. ‘Drawn-on-Skin’ Electronics Offer Breakthrough in Wearable Monitors

A team of researchers led by Dr. Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics… Read More
Dr. Zhu Han, the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his early to mid-career contributions with the 2021 Kiyo Tomiyasu Award. Han chosen by IEEE for Kiyo Tomiyasu Award

A professor at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his early to mid-career… Read More
Dr. Mohamed Soliman. Soliman honored with SPE Regional Distinguished Achievement Award

Dr. Mohamed Soliman, the William C. Miller endowed chair professor and the Department Chairman of Petroleum Engineering, has been selected for the Regional Distinguished… Read More
Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, led the discovery of a new way to promote fluid flow through tiny channels and capillaries. New Method of Fluid Gating Has Implications for Drug Delivery, Power Generation and Other Uses

The movement of fluids through small capillaries and channels is crucial for processes ranging from blood flow through the brain to power generation and electronic cooling systems… Read More
Sheereen Majd, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is co-PI on a $481,000 grant to develop a simple, safe and efficient system to deliver macromolecules to a cell’s interior. NSF Grant Funds Mathematicians, Biomedical Engineer

Interdisciplinary Research Seeks Direct and Efficient Delivery of Macromolecules to Cells Mathematicians and biomedical engineers are working to develop a simple, safe and… Read More
Dr. Chandra Mohan, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been given a $300,000 award by the Lupus Research Alliance. Lupus Research Alliance to support UH professor with Accelerator Award

Dr. Chandra Mohan, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been given a $300,000 award by the… Read More
Ody De La Paz, co-founder and CEO of Sensytec. If Cement Could Talk - Startup based on UH Technology to make world safer

Deadly explosions on offshore oil platforms. Collapsing bridges. Gaping potholes large enough to swallow a car. Cement is the most widely used construction material in the world,… Read More