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The Cullen College of Engineering was recently ranked at No. 67 on the list of 2021 Best Graduate Schools By U.S. News & World Report. Cullen College Listed Among Best Engineering Graduate Schools of 2021

On Tuesday, March 17, U.S. News & World Report released its updated 2021 rankings of best graduate engineering programs in the country. The UH Cullen College of Engineering… Read More
Amy Wang, a UH chemical engineering student, was awarded a SOL scholarship to study abroad in Costa Rica. Photos: UH Chemical Engineering Student Studies Abroad in Costa Rica

Studying abroad changes you and influences your life more than you’d expect. Being away from your familiar surroundings isn’t easy and can bring a steep learning curve that be a… Read More
Yi Cui is a materials scientist, specializing in nanotechnology, and energy and environment-related research. Cui is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and by courtesy, of Chemistry at Stanford University. Photos: Spring 2020 Rockwell Lecture Series Presents, “Nanomaterials Design for Energy and Environment”

UH Engineering hosted another installment of the Distinguished Rockwell Lecture Series on Friday, February 21 featuring Yi Cui. Yi Cui is a materials scientist, specializing in… Read More
UH IE Department Hosts Annual INFORMS and IISE Cintas Hackathon Event at the Cintas Services Facility in Northwest Houston on Saturday, Jan. 25. UH IE Department Hosts Annual INFORMS & IISE Cintas Hackathon Event

Thirty-two students from the University of Houston industrial engineering department attended the annual Informs & IISE Hackathon event held at the Cintas services facility in… Read More
Hanadi Rifai, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of environmental engineering, is leading a $4 million project to study low-cost, low-emission electric power. Can New Kind of Power Plant Improve Air Quality, Resilience?

UH Engineers Join Project to Study Options for Deployment Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by $4 million in funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental… Read More
The UH/HCC Engineering Academy at Katy is a unique educational partnership between UH and HCC. New UH/HCC Engineering Academy Steps Into The Spotlight

Over 100 individuals joined representatives from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and Houston Community College last Thursday, Feb. 20, for the first… Read More
New senior members of the National Academy of Inventors are (top row, l-r) Jason Eriksen, associate professor of pharmacology and Hung “Harry” Le, instructional assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering (bottom row, l-r) Yuhua Chen and Yan Yao, both associate professors of electrical and computer engineering Four UH Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Research Ranges From Better Batteries to Better Ways of Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 32 academic inventors to the February 2020… Read More
Mehmet Orman, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is examining the self-digestion mechanism in persister cells to eliminate these dangerous cell types. Targeting Chronic Infections and Deadly Bacteria

A University of Houston engineering professor is examining the life cycle of stubborn, drug-resistant persister cells in recurrent infections to find a way to destroy them.… Read More
The spring 2020 Distinguished Rockwell Lecture Series on Friday, January 24 featuring a lecture by Dr. Orlin Velev. Photos: Spring 2020 Rockwell Lecture Series Presents “Liquid Nanofabrication of Functional Multiphasic Soft Matter by Capillary Binding and Interfacial Templating”

UH Engineering kicked off the spring 2020 Distinguished Rockwell Lecture Series on Friday, January 24 featuring a lecture by Dr. Orlin Velev. Orlin Velev is a S. Frank and Doris… Read More
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted UH approval to offer three new undergraduate engineering degrees at UH at Katy. UH at Katy to Offer Three New Engineering Degrees

In a significant move to expand higher educational offerings across the Houston region, the University of Houston has received approval from the Texas Higher Education… Read More