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An externship provides Cullen College of Engineering students an opportunity to work on a significant, real world project at a company – to turn the knowledge they’ve gained in the classroom into a practical application. Externship Q&A with Mohamed Sarhan

An externship provides Cullen College of Engineering students an opportunity to work on a significant, real world project at a company — to turn the knowledge they’ve gained in… Read More
Two men stand next to each other, facing the camera with their arms crossed in front of them. They are shown from the waist up. Imam, left, wears a dark, long-sleeved shirt. Pandit, right, wears a dark green button-up shirt. A map is visible over Imam's shoulder, and a bookcase is visible in the corner behind them. ChBE’s Imam and Pandit Take First in 2025 Chevron Energy Innovation Competition

Two chemical engineering Ph.D. students, Syed Ahsan Imam and Dhagash Mehul Pandit, have been awarded first place in the fourth annual Chevron Energy Innovation Competition for… Read More
Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is working to take the pain out of monitoring disease. BME’s Mohan Reports Simple Urine Test Could Transform Kidney Care

In a finding set to change the way disease is monitored, Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is reporting that urine… Read More
A student with short blonde hair, wearing safety glasses, a white lab coat and purple nitrile gloves, holds a pipette in one hand while working at a lab bench. Other students are visible in the background. UH Biotechnology Program to Host NIIMBL eXperience @UH in 2026

For the third consecutive year and with funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the Biotechnology program at the… Read More
Four images of Boswellia trees: Boswellia sacra (upper left), Boswellia carteri (upper right), Boswellia sacra supersacra (lower left), and Boswellia sacra supersacra (lower right). ET’s Khan Solving “Ancient Puzzles” with Genetic Analysis of Frankincense

Assistant professor of biotechnology Abdul Latif Khan recently worked in collaboration with researchers at the University of Houston as well as at University of Nebraska,… Read More
A portrait headshot of a woman with medium-light skin and short, dark hair in front of a plain grey background. She wears a black suit jacket and is smiling at the camera. ISE’s Xiang Serving as Co-PI on $1.5M Collaboration with Georgia Tech

Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Yisha Xiang is participating in a multi-university research team led by Xiao Liu, the David M. McKenney Family Associate… Read More
[Left to Right] Yan Yao, Jiajia Sun, Xuqing Wu, Jiefu Chen and Yueqin Huang are part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation to attract young students and to provide the mineral industry with a makeover. Wu is the UH lead on the $1 million initiative. Cullen-Supported Program Addresses Critical Workforce Gap in U.S. Mineral Industry

Amid demand for critical minerals ever rising, the minerals industry, a sector integral to high-tech products, defense systems and sustainable energy technologies, is facing a… Read More
Amanda Nash is a graduate of the Biomedical Engineering program at Cullen, and she is now an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University. BME graduate Nash now assistant professor at Rice University

For Amanda Nash, there isn’t one specific factor that can fully explain how she went from not planning on going to college at all, to becoming an Assistant Professor of… Read More
Matt Zelisko, a light-skinned man with short brown hair and a beard, sits on the edge of a lecture hall table. He is wearing a red UH polo and black pants. PROMES Receives $100,000 Grant from ExxonMobil

The Cullen College of Engineering’s Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) has received $100,000 in funding support from ExxonMobil Corporation. The funding is… Read More
Pietro Milillo, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UH, and an international team, found that structures in North America are in the poorest condition and propose monitoring bridge stability from space. CEE’s Milillo, International Team Expose Weakness in Bridges Worldwide

A scientist at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering is helping reveal the world’s weakest bridges — and how to fix them before it’s too late. In a study of… Read More