Skip to main content

News

Ravi Birla Researcher Developing Lab-Grown Heart Tissue

One day, people in need of a heart transplant won’t have to wait for a donor organ to become available. Instead, hearts (and other organs) will be grown the lab, often out of the… Read More
Navin Varadarajan PNAS Article Outlines Efforts to Speed Study of HIV Immune Response

A researcher with the UH Cullen College of Engineering has published an article in one of the nation’s foremost scientific journals outlining successful efforts to rapidly… Read More
Wei-Chuan Shih Shih Wins College’s Fourth CAREER Award of 2012

Assistant Professor Wei-Chuan Shih has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, making him the fourth professor with the Cullen College of Engineering to do so this year.… Read More
Engineering Alumni Association Hosts EWeek Reception Engineering Alumni Association Hosts EWeek Reception

The University of Houston Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) hosted the 2012 Engineers Week Reception and Program on Tuesday, February 21 at the University of Houston Hilton, in… Read More
Prof. Michael Harold speaks at the Texas Diesel Research and Testing Center's Industry Roundtable on Feb. 21, 2012. (Photo by Nine Nguyen) Diesel Center Hosts Fuel Economy Roundtable

When analyzed from the oil well to wheels on the ground, diesel is the single most efficient liquid transportation fuel. Combine that with rising petroleum prices and concerns… Read More
Retired Exxon Mobil Executive to Give Neal R. Amundson Lecture

Lee R. Raymond, who had a distinguished career with Exxon Mobil Corporation, will give the Neal R. Amundson Lecture on Friday (Feb. 24) at the University of Houston. Read more...
Gangbing Song ASCE Honors Professor Song for Aerospace Service

Cullen College Professor of Mechanical Engineering Gangbing Song has been named the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Professional Service Award from the Aerospace Division of the… Read More
Kathy Zerda NSBE Awards $10,000 to PROMES Program

The National Society of Black Engineers has named the Cullen College’s Program for the Mastery of Engineering Studies (PROMES) a winner of a 2012 ExxonMobil – NSBE Engineering… Read More
Mina Dawood Report Examines Cracking and Fatigue in Highway Illumination Poles

Mina Dawood, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has published a report outlining factors that contribute to cracking of high mast illumination poles… Read More
Saurabh Prasad ECE Welcomes Image Analysis Expert

Saurabh Prasad, an expert in signal and image processing and analysis, has joined the faculty of the Cullen College’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prasad… Read More