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Engineering Students Sweep Graduate Research & Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day Engineering Students Sweep Graduate Research & Scholarship Projects (GRaSP) Day

Each year the University of Houston’s Graduate School and Office of the Provost invite all graduate students to showcase their groundbreaking research at the annual Graduate… Read More
Megan Robertson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is coauthor of an article in the latest issue of Science, reporting that research is improving society's ability to recycle plastic waste Scientific Advances Can Make it Easier to Recycle Plastics

Researchers Say Emerging Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Plastic Waste Most of the 150 million tons of plastics produced around the world every year end up in landfills, the… Read More
Petroleum engineering alumnus Stuart Filler donated the first library to the petroleum engineering department Alumnus Donates First Library to Petroleum Engineering Department

Since earning his master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the UH Cullen College in 1986 Stuart Filler has witnessed his alma mater undergo many positive transformations,… Read More
Mohammad Reza Abidian's research appears on the cover of the October issue of Advanced Materials A Better Way to Make Organic Bioelectronics and Neural Interfaces: Journal Features UH Engineer’s Research on Cover and in Video

In October a UH biomedical engineer reported a new fabrication technique for biocompatible bioelectronics that allows more precise tuning of the electrical performance, along with… Read More
Andrea Albright will present her award-winning wave research using NASA's hyperwall at the upcoming AGU Conference Making Waves: Grad Student's Wave Research Earns AGU Award

It’s a common human experience: Sitting on a beach, watching as the waves lap against the sand. You feel your worries start to melt away as your mind focuses on the breaking waves… Read More
Joseph Tedesco (right), Dean of the Cullen College, poses with his wife Sue (middle) and Nayeli Martinez, a member of the UH Society of Automotive Engineers PHOTOS: 2017 Engineering Homecoming Celebration

Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered for breakfast tacos, drinks and games to celebrate the 2017 Engineering Homecoming and gear… Read More
With a $386,599 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Chandra Mohan is testing biomarkers for a lupus test that uses only saliva. Could a Saliva Test be Next for Lupus?

Pioneering UH Lupus Researcher Examining Possible Replacement for Invasive Blood and Biopsy Testing The symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (known as SLE or lupus) can fool… Read More
Richard Willson (left) and Chandra Mohan are developing an at-home test kit for lupus nephritis flare ups Researchers Developing Home Test Kit for Lupus Nephritis Flares

The Test Kit Uses a Smartphone to Test for Kidney Inflammation With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston… Read More
UH Researchers Join National Effort to Study Recent Storms UH Researchers Join National Effort to Study Recent Storms

The Project Seeks to Learn How Best to Respond to National Disasters Two University of Houston researchers are part of an effort by the National Science Foundation to better… Read More
15th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Luncheon Brings Together Students, Alumni and Faculty PHOTOS: 15th Annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Luncheon Brings Together Students, Alumni and Faculty

The 2017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Luncheon brought together more than 100 alumni, students and faculty at the HESS Club in Houston this October. The annual event… Read More