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Students from the Concrete Canoe Team pose with Steer Clear, their 215-pound concrete canoe. Photo by Thomas Shea. Concrete Canoe Team Captures First, Qualifies for Nationals

For months, a team of University of Houston civil engineering students has been concocting the perfect recipe. A dash of fly ash, some silica fume, foam, shredded tires, PVA… Read More
Mohammad Wasy Akhtar was the only graduate student awarded the Hugh Cameron Scott Award from the South Texas Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Photo by Thomas Shea. Graduate Student Nabs ASME Scholarship

Mohammad Wasy Akhtar, a University of Houston mechanical engineering graduate student, was selected as this year’s recipient of the South Texas Section of the American Society of… Read More
Students from the Chem-E Car Team pose with their advisor, and the Cougalac. Photo by Thomas Shea. Win at Regional Chem-E Car Competition Sends UH Team to Nationals

It may not have been as sleek as other entries, but the Cougalac stole the show at the Chem-E Car Competition held at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)… Read More
Ralph Metcalfe Engineering Researchers to Improve Test for Cardiovascular Disease

Two University of Houston professors are helping to keep your heart beating stronger, longer simply by monitoring the temperature of your fingertip. VENDYS, a device mechanical… Read More
Christina Dang, founder and president of the UH Chapter of EWB, led the organization on their first official trip out of country in March. Photo courtesy of EWB. UH Chapter of Engineers Without Borders Travels to Nicaragua

When Christina Dang traveled to Nicaragua over spring break last week it wasn’t to relax carefree on a beach with her friends. She chose to spend her time off from classes at the… Read More
Stanko Brankovic UH Researcher to Study Electropolishing Effects on Particle Accelerators

To better understand the fundamental laws of nature, researchers worldwide utilize particle accelerators to explore high-energy interactions at the atomic level. By propelling… Read More
Robotics Team to Compete in World VEX Championship

Calculated maneuvers and solid design earned a team of University of Houston engineering students a first place win at the Texas VEX Robotics Championship at Galena Park High… Read More
KBR's Stacey Lanza was one of four judges who waded through 20 bowls of chili to find winners in the student organization and company categories of the chili contest. Photo by Erin D. McKenzie. 2010 IEEE Chili Cook Off Winners Unseat Two-Time Champions

It started out as an Internet recipe on the Food Network for a vegetarian chili. Two hours into its preparation in the early hours before the 31st Annual UH Chapter of the… Read More
Thomas Holley New Director Named to Lead College’s Petroleum Engineering Program

A longtime Shell researcher has been appointed to lead the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering's petroleum engineering program in training the next generation… Read More
Ramesh Shrestha College Adds National Center Focused on Airborne Laser Swath Mapping

The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) and the groundbreaking researcher leading it, in January, moved operations to the University of Houston. Ramesh Shrestha,… Read More