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Nuri Ince with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering will use data recorded by a deep brain probe to target the subthalamic nucleus, a section of the brain that misfires in Parkinson’s patients. Parkinson’s Surgery Research Wins NSF Grant

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant to make brain surgery for patients with severe cases of Parkinson’s disease safer and… Read More
Kyle Strom delivers course lecture on “Basics of Mud Transport” using Adobe Connect software. Engineering and Biology Professors Team Up to Offer Massive Online Graduate Course

Two University of Houston faculty members – Steve Pennings, professor of biology and biochemistry, and Kyle Strom, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering – are… Read More
Engineering Career Fair Video: Engineering Career Fairs Set the Cullen College Apart

Watch the video: Fall 2013 Engineering Career Fair Besides having one of the best engineering programs in the nation, there's one huge thing that sets the UH Cullen College of… Read More
Images from a device developed by Associate Professor Kirill Larin show blood with nitrobblgen bues. A rapid decrease in air pressure can cause these bubbles to form, leading to decompression sickness. Imaging Expert Researching Submarine Escapes, Heart Development

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is a co-investigator on grants covering surviving a submarine escape and understanding the basic… Read More
Much of this diesel emissions reduction research will be conducted at the Texas Center for Clean Engines, Emissions and Fuels, a UH-based center dedicated to developing and testing advanced power-train, renewable or alternative fuels and emission control systems for local, state and federal governments as well as the energy, engine and emission control industries. NSF, DOE Partner to Support UH Diesel Emissions Research

One of the ironies of automobile research: as diesel engines become more fuel efficient, reducing their emissions becomes more challenging. Better efficiency means that more of… Read More
Josh Butler and Sebastien Chambert Yokogawa Corp. Donates $5k for Undergraduate Scholarship Support

Headquartered just 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston, Texas, Yokogawa Corporation of America has sales offices across the United States. Commitment to their customers is the… Read More
Satellite altimeter tracks over the Bering Glacier in Alaska. Glacier Study Explores Sea Levels, Water Resources

Hyongki Lee, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is part of an international team studying… Read More
ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial

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
Dr. Badri Roysam and Dr. Leigh Leasure look over brain images with a graduate student researcher. Party, Exercise, Repeat: Can Exercise Protect the Brain From the Effects of Binge Drinking?

If you’ve ever lived through a hangover, you are probably already familiar with the unpleasant, lingering side effects that a night of binge drinking can have on the brain: when… Read More
Dr. Pradeep Sharma Leads the First Ever "Future Faculty Program" Meeting Cullen College Launches First-Ever Future Faculty Program

The UH Cullen College of Engineering has launched the first Future Faculty Program within the college to prepare top-performing Ph.D. students for a successful career in academia… Read More