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Award winner at the conference: Sara Pouladi (2nd from left) with (from left) Thomas Vandervelde of Tufts University, Emily Warren of National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Kyle Montgomery of the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Student Brings Home Poster Prize

Doctoral candidate Sara Pouladi won the Best Poster Award for her work on thin film solar cells at the 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in Washington D.C. Titled “… Read More
Rockwell Lecture Series UH Engineering Announces Speakers for 2017-18 Rockwell Lecture Series

The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has announced its distinguished speakers for the 2017-2018 Rockwell Lecture Series, which brings world-renowned engineers… Read More
Jiming Bao Discovery of Water Splitting Catalyst Could Spell the Future of Clean Energy

A UH engineer and Rice University chemist have discovered a single catalyst that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, producing clean energy. The electrolytic film – a three-… Read More
REU student Kimi Bourland (center) with Haleh Ardebili (left) and Student Mentor Mengying Yuan (right) The Research Experience For Undergrads Inspires Students

For ten weeks during the summer, 12 undergraduate students from across the country are getting the chance of a lifetime on the UH campus, becoming engineering researchers in the… Read More
From left to right, Professors Jose L. Contreras-Vidal and Marco Santello pose for a photo with Deans Joseph W. Tedesco and Kyle Squires, of the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering and ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, respectively, at Old Main on the Tempe campus, June 29. Santello and Contreras-Vidal lead the ASU and UH sites for the new National Science Foundation-funded Building Reliable Advancements in Neurotechnology, or BRAIN, an Industry–University Cooperative Research Ce Meeting of the Minds: BRAIN Center Hosts Inaugural Meeting to Brainstorm Future of Neurotechnologies

The Building Reliable Advancements in Neurotechnology (BRAIN) Center, an Industry–University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) dedicated to bringing new neurotechnologies and… Read More
Cullen College Field Trip Yields Crash Course in Civil Engineering for Galena Park High Students Cullen College Field Trip Yields Crash Course in Civil Engineering for Galena Park High Students

Early exposure to the engineering fields can mean all the difference to high school students who are deciding what majors to pursue in college. That’s what inspired Miguel Ramirez… Read More
At the head of the class, Andrea Prosperetti challenges young students Andrea Prosperetti: In A Different Class

Andrea Prosperetti, Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering, takes pride in discovering talent in unusual places. Like, for instance, the pool of freshman students at… Read More
Wendy Lang, Sashank Kasiraju and Wei Qin in the lab where award-winning work takes place Work With Catalysts Changes Grad Students Into Award Winners

Three Cullen College chemical engineering Ph.D. students have returned from Denver, Co. where they were special guests at the 25th North American Meeting (NAM25) of the North… Read More
College Holds Memorial for Dedicated Alumnus and Supporter William A. Brookshire College Holds Memorial for Dedicated Alumnus and Supporter William A. Brookshire

More than 500 guests honored the memory and legacy of dedicated UH alumnus and long-time supporter William A. Brookshire at a memorial service held in his honor this summer. The… Read More
Hadi Ghasemi Wins Top NASA Prize For His Frog-Inspired Surface Hadi Ghasemi Wins Top NASA Prize For His Frog-Inspired Surface

As many times as Hadi Ghasemi thought about wood frogs, a cold, hard fact seemed to hop out at him: They can tolerate freezing of more than half their body’s fluids and still… Read More