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The Energy Coalition, a UH student organization, is hosting the 2019 Energy Night. Energy Industry Experts to Visit UH Campus for 2019 Energy Night

The Energy Coalition, a collaborative University of Houston student organization, is hosting the 2019 Energy Night on Monday, November 4, at the Student Center. The event will… Read More
Adaptive machine has potential application in a number of different fields, including medical imaging, computer vision, self-driving cars, and speech recognition. UH Engineer’s Research on Adaptive Machine Learning Wins NSF Award

Research has broad implications for health care, self-driving cars and more. Imagine cruising down a highway in your self-driving car. Its operating system relies on algorithms… Read More
UH Cullen College Professor Rose Faghih with her students at the 2019 EMBC in Germany. Cullen College Researchers A Big Part of EMBC 2019

Featured UH Research Marries Health Care and Engineering Rose Faghih, assistant professor, and several other UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty and students were an integral… Read More
Praveen Bollini, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston, says a catalyst using bulk cerium oxide – the most abundant of the rare earth elements in the earth’s crust – can efficiently remove the excess oxygen from biomass, allowing it to be economically converted to fuels and chemicals. New Catalyst Would Boost Biomass Conversion to Fuels, Chemicals

Cerium Oxide Catalyst Will Remove Oxygen, Reduce Processing Requirements Efforts to use biomass, including wood and agricultural products, have played an important role in the… Read More
UH wearable electronics research featured as back cover article in Advanced Functional Materials. UH Wearable Electronics Research Featured in Advanced Functional Materials

New flexible biocompatible sensor targets cardiovascular diseases Wearable electronics – from smartwatches to fitness trackers – are experiencing rapid growth in recent years. New… Read More
Cunjiang Yu, professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, said the work represents a significant step toward the development of prosthetics that could directly connect with the peripheral nerves in biological tissues, as well as toward advances in soft neurorobots capable of thinking and making judgments. Researchers Build a Soft Robot with Neurologic Capabilities

Device is First Step Toward a More Sophisticated Artificial Nervous System In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with… Read More
UH petroleum chairman, Dr. Mohamed Soliman with UH student SPE student chapter at 2019 Petrobowl Competition. UH Petroleum Department Attends 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

The UH petroleum engineering department joined more than 6,000 oil and gas professionals at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta for the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and… Read More
Yanliang 'Leonard' Liang, left, Yan Yao and Zheng Fan are working on a $1 million project to better understand what causes solid-state lithium batteries to fail. What Happens as Solid-State Batteries Begin to Fail?

Researchers say $1M Project Will Improve Understanding, Optimization Solid-state lithium batteries have generated interest because they don’t carry the same risk of fire and… Read More
Fall 2019 BOS Party was hosted on Thursday, October 3 at UH Engineering Building 1. Photos: UH Engineering Celebrates the Fall Semester At Annual BOS Party

UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty, staff and students celebrated the start of the fall semester at the annual BOS (Beginning of Semester) Party on Thursday, October 3.… Read More
Taewoo Lee, assistant professor of Industrial Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering Cullen College IE Professor Awarded Two NSF Grants to Improve Health Care Delivery

Taewoo Lee’s Projects Deal With Diabetic Retinopathy and Organ Transplants Taewoo Lee, assistant professor of Industrial Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was… Read More