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New research from UH Energy and the Hobby School of Public Affairs found most Americans , including most Texans, believe climate change is real and are willing to pay more for low-carbon products. [Photo: Pexels.] Attitudes About Climate Change Are Shifting, Even in Texas

Longstanding skepticism among Texans toward the climate movement has shifted, and attitudes in the nation’s leading energy-producing state now mirror those in the rest of the… Read More
The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome Dr. Triantafillos J. Mountziaris as the new department chair for the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Mountziaris joins UH as William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering chairman

The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome Dr. Triantafillos "Lakis" J. Mountziaris as the new department chair for the William A. Brookshire… Read More
Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson. UH's Henderson earns national Educational Leadership award

A professor at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has earned another national distinction, as his work in providing unique learning experience for students… Read More
UH chapter for American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics UH students, aerospace enthusiasts inspired by SpaceX launches

This article originally appeared in The Daily Cougar, the student newspaper for the University of Houston. Space travel achievements by SpaceX in 2020 have been inspiring for UH… Read More
Dr. Hadi Ghasemi, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, is one of the lead authors for a new review article on the developments in the field of nanoengineering. Review article from Ghasemi magnifies nanoengineering developments

Seeing a need in the current literature, a professor from the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering led his colleagues in authoring a review article on… Read More
Cullen College of Engineering professor Kaushik “Raja” Rajashekara has been recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with the 2021 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies. Rajashekara earns IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies

A well-rounded career with achievements in industry and academia has led to distinction for University of Houston professor Kaushik “Raja” Rajashekara, as the Institute of… Read More
Yonatan Mascorro, an undergraduate studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, is the recipient of the 2020 Mayor's Hispanic Heritage Youth Activist Award. Cullen College student honored with Hispanic Heritage Youth Activist Award

Since January of this year, undergraduate Yonatan Mascorro of the Cullen College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering program has started a new morning regime – push-ups. “Well… Read More
Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of North America have reported a breakthrough in the development of magnesium batteries, allowing them to deliver a power density comparable to that of lithium-ion batteries. Discoveries Highlight New Possibilities for Magnesium Batteries

New cathode, electrolyte allow high-power battery previously considered impossible Magnesium batteries have long been considered a potentially safer and less expensive alternative… Read More
Rex Walheim, a 1989 graduate of the Industrial Engineering Masters program at UH, is now at the private company Axiom Space after retiring from NASA. The agency noted that he spent almost 36 years in government service, 36 days in space, and 36 hours on spacewalks. UH grad Walheim continues to plot course for the stars

When Rex Walheim first enrolled at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering's Masters program in Industrial Engineering in the 1980s, his goals were literally sky… Read More
Rajshree Chakrabarti, a graduate student in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, was honored for “Colour of Life,” her entry for the British Association for Crystal Growth's 2020 Crystal in Art competition. The piece showcases Protoporphyrin IX. Chakrabarti earns artistic honor for crystal art

The artistic work of a scientist at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized with a third place finish in the British Association for Crystal Growth's 2020 Crystal in… Read More