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Daniel Martinez Study by UH, Texas A&M Professors to Explore Bone Loss in Astronauts

Missions to the moon to build a lunar outpost and later excursions to Mars requiring longer commitments by astronauts are among the trips topping NASA’s forthcoming itinerary. To… Read More
Peter Strasser UH Fuel Cell Research Highlighted by NSF

The National Science Foundation recently highlighted fuel cell catalyst research being conducted by an assistant professor in the University of Houston Cullen College of… Read More
Daniel Martinez NFL Grant Supports Gene Therapy Study to Benefit Athletes

A treatment being developed by two University of Houston researchers could allow athletes playing in the National Football League a faster return to the field after injury. With… Read More
Jerry R. Rogers Professor Inducted as a Distinguished Member of ASCE

Jerry R. Rogers, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was presented with one of the American Society of Civil Engineers highest national honors at the ASCE… Read More
Coleman Rink, a freshman biomedical engineering major, rigs his team’s contraption for a class demonstration. The machine was designed to feed a goldfish remotely. Photo by Thomas Shea. Students Demonstrate Curious Inventions During End of Semester Presentation

Unlike the light bulb or the computer, inventions on display in one Cullen College of Engineering classroom last week will never be mass-produced for the American home. A rough… Read More
Jeff Miller. Photo by Thomas Shea. Forward Progress

Lab machinist one of two in family to supply necessary components for civil lab experiments The light that’s managed to trickle in through the worn windows of the Y Building has… Read More
Pilot Exchange Program Has Plans to Expand Education, Research Efforts

Thousands of miles from her home in China, Mengting Yu is taking the remainder of the courses necessary for the completion of her bachelor’s degree. A senior at East China State… Read More
G.R.A.D.E. Camp GRADE Camp Named Finalist For Prestigious Star Award

The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering’s Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence (GRADE) Camp recently was named a finalist for a 2008 Texas Higher Education… Read More
D. Wayne Klotz Alumnus Tapped to Lead National Engineering Society

D. Wayne Klotz (1976 MSCE) has been named president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the oldest national engineering society in the United States. Klotz was installed… Read More
Stanko R. Brankovic Professor Awarded Grant From Leading Semiconductor Producer

A professor in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering recently received a two-year grant from National Semiconductor Corporation, the world leader in the… Read More