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sea wall Two University of Houston Projects Named Finalists for the $50 Million Gulf Coast Challenge

Two University of Houston projects were named finalists in the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge, highlighting UH’s growing role in solving real-world challenges and creating… Read More
A portrait headshot of a young man with medium-dark brown skin and short, dark hair, in front of a grey gradient background. The photo shows Akuchie from the shirt collar up. He is smiling at the camera with his mouth closed. ChBE Alum, Shell Project Engineer Akuchie Reflects on UH Start

Justice Akuchie, who graduated from the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2004, has… Read More
Sankaran Sundaresan earned his doctorate from the Cullen College of Engineering, and he has recently shifted to emeritus status at Princeton after a 45-year career at the university. Princeton’s Sundar reflects on Cullen degree, experience

When Sankaran Sundaresan shifted to emeritus status at Princeton University in July, it marked a new phase in his professional life after 45 years — work that began after he… Read More
Partners in research and life: Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering and research partner Muayyad Al-Ubaidi, John & Rebecca Moores Professor of Biomedical Engineering. BME Researchers Awarded $3.6M to Examine Retinal Diseases, Blindness

A team of endowed professors and vision researchers at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded more than $3.6 million by the National Eye… Read More
Sondos Hlayhel, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2025-26 recipient of the American Concrete Institute Foundation’s Houston Chapter’s fellowship. CEE Ph.D. student Hlayhel earns ACI Foundation Fellowship

Sondos Hlayhel, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2025–26 recipient of the American Concrete… Read More
[Left] Ph.D. student Afra Azim examines a sample with Lawrence "Larry" Dooling, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. ChBE’s Dooling excited to settle in at UH with immune cell engineering grant

A deep passion for learning, and the strength of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, are some of the key reasons why Lawrence… Read More
The UH System has earned a No. 62 ranking — and No. 3 in Texas — on the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents List. Can’t Stop UH, Cullen Inventors

From advances in carbon capture to breakthroughs in medical imaging, the University of Houston System is driving innovation that is making an impact worldwide. That commitment to… Read More
Cullen College of Engineering Welcomes 13 New Faculty to its Ranks Cullen College of Engineering Welcomes 13 New Faculty to its Ranks

The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce the hiring of 13 new faculty members in a variety of departments and roles for the 2025–26 academic year. Personnel are… Read More
[Left to right] Ganesh Thakur, NAE, Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and the Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships, and George K. Wong, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Graduate Studies Director, are lead PIs for four grants totaling more than $1 million from the Ocean Energy Safety Institute. Petroleum’s Thakur, Wong receive more than $1M for rigorous reservoir simulation, statistical analysis

A pair of professors in the Petroleum Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering have received four Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) grants totaling $1.1… Read More
Six adults stand in front of a red backdrop at the event. Four wear red shirts, one wears a black shirt, and one wears a blue shirt. A table with a black cover and stacks of paperwork stands in front of them. Cullen Faculty Represent at 2025 “Mayor’s Back to School & Health Fair”

Instructional Associate Professor and Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Undergraduate Program Director Yaping Wang, Associate Professor of ISE George Tan, Associate… Read More