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Cutline: Kalyana B. Nakshatrala, the Carl F. Gauss Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, has received a $690,050 grant from the Army Research Office (ARO), a directorate of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, to advance the development of self-healing composite materials. CEE’s Nakshatrala Awarded Army Research Laboratory Grant for Self-Healing Materials

Imagine bridges, aircraft or military vehicles that can heal themselves after damage — much like skin repairing after a cut or bone after a break. It might sound like science… Read More
Thanks to valuable input from the University of Houston’s Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) program, Galveston’s DS Imports LLC has increased its revenue by 10 percent and has begun expanding its manufacturing in the state. Recently established UH TMAC helps DS Imports navigate compliance for defense contract success

Thanks to valuable input from the University of Houston’s Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) program, Galveston’s DS Imports LLC has increased its revenue by 10 percent… Read More
A photo of a young man with short, dark hair and olive skin. He is wearing a light blue shirt and framed from the chest up. He stands in front of a light red brick wall. CEE’s Parajuli Awarded Concrete Masonry Engineering Scholarship by NCMA

Samvid Parajuli, a PhD student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the Paul and Helen Lenchuk Engineering… Read More
Sai Bhargava Althurthi, wearing a dark blue suit and lighter blue shirt, stands in front of a wall of portraits. He has dark hair and a short, dark beard. ECE Grad Althurthi Receives IEEE Outstanding Paper Award

Sai Bhargava Althurthi, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has been recognized with the IEEE… Read More
Ammonium urate, a salt that can form kidney stones, naturally bends and twists during crystallization. Opening Doors to Smarter Devices and Safer Drugs, ChBE’s Rimer Controls Crystal Formation

From creating flexible gadgets to better medicines, the art of bending crystals is reshaping technology and health, and at the University of Houston a crystals expert makes it… Read More
Lecturer Zeinab Zargar, Ph.D., serves as the coordinator and a mentor for the Externship program in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering. Petroleum students reaping rewards of focused externship programs

With the help of significant industry partners and the support of faculty members, students in the Petroleum Engineering Department are getting unique opportunities to apply their… Read More
An externship provides Cullen College of Engineering students an opportunity to work on a significant, real world project at a company – to turn the knowledge they’ve gained in the classroom into a practical application. Externship Q&A with Mohamed Sarhan

An externship provides Cullen College of Engineering students an opportunity to work on a significant, real world project at a company — to turn the knowledge they’ve gained in… Read More
Two men stand next to each other, facing the camera with their arms crossed in front of them. They are shown from the waist up. Imam, left, wears a dark, long-sleeved shirt. Pandit, right, wears a dark green button-up shirt. A map is visible over Imam's shoulder, and a bookcase is visible in the corner behind them. ChBE’s Imam and Pandit Take First in 2025 Chevron Energy Innovation Competition

Two chemical engineering Ph.D. students, Syed Ahsan Imam and Dhagash Mehul Pandit, have been awarded first place in the fourth annual Chevron Energy Innovation Competition for… Read More
Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is working to take the pain out of monitoring disease. BME’s Mohan Reports Simple Urine Test Could Transform Kidney Care

In a finding set to change the way disease is monitored, Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is reporting that urine… Read More
A student with short blonde hair, wearing safety glasses, a white lab coat and purple nitrile gloves, holds a pipette in one hand while working at a lab bench. Other students are visible in the background. UH Biotechnology Program to Host NIIMBL eXperience @UH in 2026

For the third consecutive year and with funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the Biotechnology program at the… Read More