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In Celebration of Professor Wheeler In Celebration of Professor Wheeler

The UH department of mechanical engineering honored the 45-year career of Lewis T. Wheeler during a retirement reception at the Petroleum Club of Houston. Wheeler joined the… Read More
The Cullen College’s multi-axial testing system will enable researchers to simulate earthquake loads on high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete. There are only three such systems in the United States. Earthquake Research Explores Use of High-Performance Concrete

New, stronger concrete that can better withstand an earthquake isn’t much good if it’s too expensive to use. That’s the idea behind a research project being conducted by Bora… Read More
SES Students Start First Subsea Engineering Organization

Subsea engineers are responsible for multi-billion dollar investments in offshore petroleum exploration and retrieval, so it’s surprising that there’s been no association or… Read More
Rehabilitation Robots Photos, Video: Rehabilitation Robots

Jose Luis "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, works every day to help those… Read More
Larry Bell, Director of the Space Architecture Graduate Program at UH and Head of the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) Shooting for the Stars: UH's Larry Bell Discusses Space Architecture

When it comes to architecture, Larry Bell and the University of Houston are shooting for the stars…literally. Larry Bell launched the world’s first and only research and education… Read More
Engineering Students Travel to Brazil for Outreach Engineering Students Travel to Brazil for Outreach

Members of two UH organizations brought engineering to Brazilian high school students last month as part of their global outreach efforts. “One Day in Engineering” (“Um Dia na… Read More
Biomedical Engineering New Curriculum, New Faculty for Biomedical Engineering

Building an entirely new academic program has its benefits. Sure, some parts of the job can be difficult – handling everything from faculty searches to office supply orders is… Read More
EAA Annual Meeting at Saint Arnold's Brewery Photos: EAA Annual Meeting at Saint Arnold's Brewery

This year's annual Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) meeting was held last Wednesday night at Saint Arnold's Brewery. View photos from the 2013 EAA Meeting at Saint Arnold's… Read More
Stanley Kleis ME Professor Retires After 40 Years

Friends and colleagues gathered to honor Stanley Kleis’ distinguished service to the UH department of mechanical engineering at a retirement celebration on Friday, August 23 at… Read More
Yan Yao in his lab with a student researcher. Professor Wins ARPA-E Funding to Build New Type of Electric Vehicle Battery

For all their virtues, electric vehicles have two major drawbacks: their cost – usually tens of thousands of dollars more than comparable gasoline-powered cars – and how far they… Read More