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Zhu Han UH Engineering Professor Earns Two NSF Research Grants

Zhu Han, UH professor of electrical and computer engineering, recently earned two unrelated grants from the National Science Foundation. He first received $250,000, a portion of a… Read More
IE Alumna to Deliver Keynote Address at IIE Conference IE Alumna to Deliver Keynote Address at IIE Conference

The largest industrial and systems engineering event of the year is the Institute of Industrial Engineer’s (IIE) annual conference and expo, and this year’s gathering will host… Read More
26th Annual UH Engineering Golf Tournament PHOTOS: 26th Annual UH Engineering Golf Tournament

For the 26th year in a row, over 100 engineering faculty, staff and alumni came together with industry leaders across Houston for a round of golf in a celebration of the growth… Read More
Thomas Hsu Thomas Hsu Named ASCE Distinguished Member

Thomas Hsu is a Moores Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, an author of multiple civil engineering textbooks and a nationally-recognized researcher. This spring, Hsu… Read More
College Honors M.S. Kalsi with Dinner For Continued Support PHOTOS: College Honors M.S. Kalsi with Dinner For Continued Support

M.S. Kalsi (MSME '70, Ph.D. ME '75) is an engineering alumni who recently expanded his already extraordinary support of the Cullen College when he established an endowed… Read More
Yan Yao UH Researchers Discover N-Type Polymer for Fast Organic Battery

Researchers at the University of Houston have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast… Read More
Cullen College Celebrates Female Engineers with 2015 Women in Engineering Day PHOTOS: Cullen College Celebrates Female Engineers with 2015 Women in Engineering Day

It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in both professional and academic engineering fields, but each year the female trailblazers in these industries are celebrated at… Read More
Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal ECE Professor Named to “Top 35 Houston Latinos You Should Know”

The Cullen College’s own Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal was recently named one of the top 35 Houston Latinos you should know by La Voz, a Spanish-language weekly newspaper… Read More
Distinguished Engineering Alumni – Kenneth “Kenny” Mercado EAA Announces 2015 Gala Award Winners

The 2015 Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Thursday, June 11, 2015. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering… Read More
Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface to Control Prosthetic Hand Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface to Control Prosthetic Hand

A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts… Read More