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Pradeep Sharma NSF Grant to Fund Cross Country Collaborations for UH Researchers

Tunisia, on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa and its close neighbor, Egypt, will each become regular stamps in the passports of two engineering faculty members during the… Read More
Pradeep Sharma Grant to Help Further Study of Nanoscale Piezoelectric Effect

Funds from a nearly $400,000 grant received by two mechanical engineering professors could help researchers better understand the origins of the super-charged piezoelectric effect… Read More
Selim Nurudeen, son of UH engineering lecturer Shola Nurudeen, will compete in the Olympic Games in the 110-meter hurdle event. He competed for the University of Notre Dame as an undergraduate student. Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information. Son of UH Engineering Lecturer to Compete in Olympic Games

Shola Nurudeen may be a little more excited than most about Monday’s broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games. That’s because her son, Selim Nurudeen, will be competing for her home… Read More
Graduate student Greg Bugosh, undergraduate student Rhys Forgie and Peter Strasser, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering are pictured in their laboratory. Photo by Thomas Shea Engineering the Future of Transportation

Imagine owning a vehicle engineered to pack as much as three times the fuel efficiency of cars on the road to date. A car designed to gain its propulsion by way of an electric… Read More
Stanko Brankovic Professors to Develop Novel Magnetic Field Sensor Technology

University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering researchers are attempting to develop novel magnetic field sensor technology key in the creation of a low-cost system to map… Read More
Matthew A. Franchek Engineering Professors Part of Study on New Artificial Heart Technology

Two mechanical engineering professors will have a hand in creating technology that could give those on the long waiting list for a heart transplant a second chance. Matthew A.… Read More
Jack Wolfe Professors Develop Technologies to Aid Study of Nervous System

Professors from the Cullen College of Engineering have created an implantable single electrode cuff and a wireless telemetry system allowing researchers to better understand how… Read More
BP Economist Speaks at College About Company’s 2007 Energy Data

Sticker shock at the pump will likely persist for consumers during the next year as high oil prices continue to affect the cost of gasoline. Mark Finley, general manager of global… Read More
WELCOME Nationally Recognized Model Program WELCOME Nationally Recognized Model Program

The UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Women in Engineering Learning Community for Maximizing Excellence (WELCOME) has been nationally recognized as a model program for female… Read More
Yuhua Chen Engineering Professors Among Select Few to Receive State ARP Funding

Seven faculty members from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering in May received grants totaling more than $500,000 from the Norman Hackerman Advanced Research… Read More