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Jerrod Henderson PROMES Director Jerrod Henderson Earns Inspiring STEM Leader Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine

Each year INSIGHT Into Diversity, a magazine and website devoted to increasing and embracing diversity in higher education, recognizes leaders from underrepresented groups who are… Read More
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan Rigzone: Advice for Geotechnical Engineering Graduates from UH Civil Engineer

Geotechnical engineers toil in the mechanics of soil and rocks to design and build structures, roadways, levees and other systems that are supported by soil or rock. Career… Read More
Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering, center, and co-first authors Xu Wang, left, and Kyoseung Sim, right) Breakthrough in Dissolving Electronics Holds Promise for Biomedicine

Discovery Has Applications for Eco-Friendly Disposal, Data Security and Healthcare Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic… Read More
UH Civil Engineer Provides Science Behind Hurricane Harvey Floods to National Media UH Civil Engineer Provides Science Behind Hurricane Harvey Floods to National Media

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its devastating aftermath, many across the state of Texas were left asking how such catastrophic flooding could have occurred and what we can… Read More
Cullen College Brilliance Descending on UH as New Engineering Faculty Join the Cullen College

Throughout the Cullen College of Engineering new faces and brilliant minds are joining the faculty in the 2017-2018 school year. The Cullen College proudly welcomes them to its… Read More
Texas Hurricane Harvey Resource Guide

The University of Houston MD Anderson Library is providing a guide to help navigate through the resources available in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its devastating aftermath.… Read More
This schematic shows the structural evolution of titanium disulfide at different stages of intercalation. Interlayers are expanded or distorted as different amounts of pillaring molecules, complex cations and solvents are intercalated into the van der Waals gap of a host material at each stage. Researchers Report Breakthrough in Magnesium Batteries

Nanostructured Cathode, Understanding of New Electrolyte Lead to Greater Efficiency Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life – unlike traditional lithium… Read More
This image demonstrates conducting polymer microcups used for organic bioelectronics and drug delivery applications. Credit: Milad Khorrami & Mohammad Reza Abidian, University of Houston Researchers Report Better Way to Create Organic Bioelectronics

New Fabrication Technique Allows More Control Over Electrical Properties With increasing scientific and medical interest in communication with the nervous system, demand is… Read More
A ray of hope: Stacey Louie, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, left, and Debora Rodrigues, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, examining nanoparticles, to find new materials that will break down pollutants and work in sunlight UH Engineers Shedding Light on Water Pollutants

It’s no secret that the water supply is constantly inundated with all sorts of waste and chemicals. Some are filtered out, others are not. Think about old, expired medicine you… Read More
Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Cullen College professor of electrical and computer engineering Use of Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities

Researchers Demonstrate Non-Invasive Method Can Help People Re-Learn to Walk Researchers from the University of Houston have shown for the first time that the use of a brain-… Read More