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2019 Inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Civil & Environmental Engineers ( L-R): Dennis Paul, Eliza Paul, and Orval E. Rhoads Jr. Photos: 2019 Civil & Environmental Engineering Gala & Induction Ceremony

The Academy of Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineers welcomed three new members at its annual induction and awards ceremony on Thursday, January 31st at the Hess Club.… Read More
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. Researchers Report Advances in Stretchable Rubbery Semiconductors, Rubbery Integrated Electronics

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. In a paper published Friday… Read More
Konstantinos Kostarelos, an associate professor of petroleum engineering, with two graduate students (Pushpesh Sharma in the center, Parth Jain to the left) in his Subsurface Research Lab. UH Petroleum Engineering Program Receives Specialty Equipment Donation

Chevron Gift to Help Research, Prepare Students for Jobs Scientific research takes time and involves a lot of specialized equipment that come with hefty price tags. Konstantinos… Read More
Joshua Frenchwood, an electrical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, wins a 2019 BEYA Student Leadership Award. Cullen College Junior Wins Student Leadership Award for the 2019 BEYA STEM Conference

Joshua Frenchwood, an electrical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won a Student Leadership Award from the Career Communications Group Inc. and the Black… Read More
Stuart Long, UH professor of electrical and computer engineering, with a TSA handler and his passenger-screening canine. Frequent-Flying UH Professor Helps Dogs Detect Explosives

TSA Seeking Volunteers to Test Bomb-Sniffing Dogs at Hobby UH Cullen College of Engineering professor Stuart Long, a frequent flyer and dog lover, has found the perfect way to… Read More
A brain-skull cap is a non-invasive way to collect data on brain activity. Your Brain on Wine and on Stage: Experts Look at the Neuroscience

Wine has been around for millennia. Now engineers and wine experts at the University of Houston are teaming up to better understand how aroma, taste, color and other factors… Read More
Researchers led by Hadi Ghasemi, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at UH, have created a durable silicone polymer coating capable of repelling ice from any surface. UH Researchers Report Breakthrough in Ice-Repelling Materials

Work Has Implications for Aircraft, Power Transmission Lines and More Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the United States, including delays and… Read More
Hien Van Nguyen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering UH Research on Machine Learning Algorithms for Medical Diagnosis Featured on CCC’s “Great Innovative Ideas” Series

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) of the Computing Research Association recently highlighted research conducted by Hien Van Nguyen – assistant professor of electrical and… Read More
Zhu Han, John and Rebecca Moores professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering. Two UH Cullen College Engineers Among Most Cited Researchers in the World

Two Cullen College of Engineering professors at the University of Houston – Zhu Han, John and Rebecca Moores professor of electrical and computer engineering, with expertise in… Read More
Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries. Photo: Getty Images Lean Electrolyte Design is a Game-Changer for Magnesium Batteries

Chloride-Free Electrolyte and Organic Cathode Boosted Energy Density, Stability Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have… Read More