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Subsea Engineering Program Founding Director Matt Franchek (center left) with members of the Subsea Engineering Society, a group founded by UH students. Subsea Program Profiled in Offshore Publication

OE magazine, a publication dedicated to the global offshore industry, has published an article profiling the subsea engineering program at the University of Houston Cullen College… Read More
Phaneendra B. Kondapi University Launches Subsea Engineering Program

The University of Houston’s Subsea Engineering program is the first of its kind in the U.S. The program—founded by mechanical engineering professor and director of UH Subsea,… Read More
BOS Party 2013 PHOTOS: BOS Party 2013

The Engineering BOS (Beginning of Semester) Party was held last night in front of the engineering buildings. Hundreds of students attended the event and enjoyed free food, drinks… Read More
Cullen College Students studying between classes. Student Organizations Invite All to Join Study Nights

Cullen College of Engineering students looking for a study group don’t have to look very far. The college’s student organizations are hosting a series of study nights every Monday… Read More
Willson New Endowed Chair Supports Disease Diagnostics

Richard Willson’s efforts to develop highly sensitive disease diagnostic systems have made him one of the most accomplished researchers at the University of Houston Cullen College… Read More
bp BP Grant Supports PROMES Program, STEP Forward Camp and Power Weekend

Thanks to an $85,000 grant from BP, the Cullen College’s PROMES (Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies) Program now has the much-needed support to continue its many outreach… Read More
engineering student Advice for Engineering Grads: Houston Chronicle Taps Into Engineering Career Center

An article published in the Nov. 3rd issue of the Houston Chronicle taps into the expertise of Engineering Career Center senior director Vita Como for advice on how engineering… Read More
High school students who attended Science Extravaganza participated in hands-on activities that provided a small sampling of the STEM fields. Here, students were asked to assemble basic but sturdy structures using uncooked pasta and marshmallows. Science Extravaganza Encourages High Schoolers to Continue Education

NASA, the U.S. Navy, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Fluor, ConocoPhillips and the Marines all came together at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering late last month to… Read More
ECE Professor's Thought-Controlled Robotic Exoskeleton Featured on Cover of Science News ECE Professor's Thought-Controlled Robotic Exoskeleton Featured on Cover of Science News

ECE professor Jose “Pepe” Luis Contreras-Vidal, director of the University of Houston’s Laboratory for Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Systems at the Cullen College of… Read More
ECE Professors Named Directors of Honors Engineering Program ECE Professors Named Directors of Honors Engineering Program

Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) professor Fritz Claydon has been appointed director of the Honors Engineering Program at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, with ECE… Read More