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mosquito Groundbreaking Malaria Study by UH Engineers Opens the Door to New, More Effective Drug Therapies

In 2015 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Chinese scientist Youyou Tu for her discovery of a novel malaria treatment rooted in traditional Chinese medicine. Tu… Read More
Alief ISD Students Donate Prosthetic Hands to UH eNABLE Chapter Alief ISD Students Donate Prosthetic Hands to UH eNABLE Chapter

Inspired by the UH chapter of eNABLE, a group that provides 3D-printed prosthetic hands to those in need, Alief ISD students spent their summer days designing and building… Read More
Christine Ehlig-Economides Christine Ehlig-Economides Chairs TAMEST Shale Task Force on Environmental and Community Impacts of Shale Development in Texas

The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) released findings Monday from its Shale Task Force, chaired by UH petroleum engineering professor and National… Read More
Andrea Prosperetti with one his many accomplishments Cullen College Engineer Wins International Acclaim From Organization Whose Early Membership Included Galileo

For much of his career, Andrea Prosperetti has been called “Mr. Bubble” by his students for his intense focus on multiphase flows including bubble dynamics and cavitation, the… Read More
Powering up: Saeedeh Abbasi (center) works to restore power with the help Gino Lim and Masoud Barati Taking The Reins of Power (Over Power) Wins Best Paper Award for Cullen College Team

Whether you’ve suffered through a major Houston hurricane, flood event or momentary glitch in the power grid, no doubt you understand the severity of a power blackout. And lest… Read More
Yan Yao's Discovery Could Benefit Renewable Energy, Transportation, Personal Electronics Inexpensive Organic Material Gives Safe Batteries a Longer Life

Modern batteries power everything from cars to cell phones, but they are far from perfect – they catch fire, they perform poorly in cold weather and they have relatively short… Read More
2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala Photos and Videos: 2017 EAA Gala

The 2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala was held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni… Read More
Lars Grabow Two Prestigious Catalysis Journals Elect Lars Grabow as Advisory Board Member

In the field of catalysis, which uses one material to initiate or speed up a chemical reaction, there are few researchers in the world as well-known or respected as Lars Grabow.… Read More
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina, Courtesy of NASA UH Engineer to Host Conference on Hurricane and Disaster Preparation and Recovery

The Gulf Coast has been spared a major hurricane in the past few years, but as most Houstonians know all-too-well, the wrath of Mother Nature is never far away. That’s why… Read More
Ph.D. Student Presents Energy Harvesting Research at NASA Ph.D. Student Presents Energy Harvesting Research at NASA

It’s hard to imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about charging your cell phone or changing the batteries in your smoke detector. According to electrical and computer… Read More