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The RoboShasta project team RoboShasta 2.0 Debuts at Cullen College

A team of Cullen College engineering students presented their senior design project this month, unveiling the next-generation RoboShasta, a UH mascot "bot." The semester-long… Read More
Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal ECE Department Welcomes Contreras-Vidal, Brain-Machine Interface Researcher

The Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has welcomed Jose Luis 'Pepe' Contreras-Vidal as its newest faculty member. Contreras-Vidal,… Read More
Yuhua Chen Professor Wins Grant to Improve Online Security

The days of worrying whether it’s safe to pay a bill online may soon be over. Such encrypted transmissions could end up immune to hackers thanks in part to the efforts to Yuhua… Read More
Osman Ghazzaly Longtime Civil Engineering Professor Osman Ghazzaly Retires

In honor of an illustrious career spanning decades, colleagues, students, friends and family of Osman Ghazzaly gathered to celebrate his achievements on Saturday, December 3 at… Read More
Howard Gifford UH Department of Biomedical Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Member

Associate Professor Howard Gifford joins the UH Department of Biomedical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His research focuses on the medical… Read More
Honors Engineering students take part in a Habitat for Humanity build. Honors Engineering Students Build Habitat for Humanity Home

Students with the University of Houston’s Honors Engineering Program (HEP) recently participated in a Habitat for Humanity build project earlier this month in northeast Houston.… Read More
Pranit Metkar, winner of the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Poster Session held during the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting. UH ChBE Researcher Wins Award at Annual Meeting

Pranit Metkar, a graduate research assistant in the UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was selected as a winner at the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering… Read More
UH Designates Certified Information Security Officer for Cullen College

The UH Cullen College of Engineering has taken a step towards enhanced information security with the addition of a newly appointed role. Director of Engineering Computing John… Read More
Leaders from National Tsing Hua University sign a Memorandum of Understanding with representatives from UH and the Texas House of Representatives to collaborate on graphene-related research efforts and launch a student exchange program. UH Signs MOU with National Tsing Hua University

To develop joint research efforts and give opportunities for students to participate in academic exchange programs, the University of Houston signed a Memorandum of Understanding… Read More
Winning photo in the Picture Perfect contest at 2011 MAES Symposium UH MAES Students Connect and Compete at National Symposium

The UH chapter of the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) received several awards at the 37th Annual National MAES Symposium last month in Oakland, Calif… Read More