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The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has improved two spots, to 69th overall of U.S. Engineering schools, in the 2023 rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. Cullen improves marks in latest U.S. News Grad School rankings

The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has improved two spots, to 69th overall of U.S. Engineering schools, in the latest yearly rankings by the U.S. News… Read More
The Managing Urban Runoff project tests abilities of certain native grass species to clear pollution from coastal waters. On the study site, from left, are principal investigator Vankatesh Balan, University of Houston; Ram Ray, Prairie View A&M University; Weihang Zhu, UH; and Gururaj Neelgund, Prairie View A&M. Not pictured are researchers Xiaonan Shan, UH, and Sandeep Kumar, Old Dominion University. Researchers Turn to the Power of Native Aquatic Plants to Clean Coastal Waters

UH-Led Research Team Develops Efficient, Cost Effective Method for Removing Excess Nutrients and Metal Salts Along Gulf Coast To find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful… Read More
Megan L. Robertson, Cullen College of Engineering Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is now an Associate Editor for Macromolecules, which publishes original, fundamental and impactful research on all aspects of polymer science. ChBE's Robertson named Associate Editor of Macromolecules

A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has been chosen for a prestigious Associate Editor position of Macromolecules, a publication of the American Chemical Society.… Read More
The Cullen College of Engineering recognizes 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors. Cullen recognizes 16 Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for 2022-23

The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to the 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for the 2022-23 academic year. Students are… Read More
Jun Mao, a former Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. graduate at the Texas Center for Superconductivity, was selected by an international panel for the MIT Technology Review's 35 Under 35 (China) award. Former UH Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Selected for MIT Technology Review: 35 Under 35 China Award

Jun Mao, a former Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. graduate at the Texas Center for Superconductivity, was selected by an international panel for the MIT Technology Review's 35 Under… Read More
Xingpeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has been named an Emerging Leader by the 2023 Offshore Technology Conference. ECE's Li Named ‘Emerging Leader’ by Offshore Technology Conference

Xingpeng Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has been named an… Read More
Jordyn Sibert, a Systems Engineering student in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the latest SMART scholarship recipient from the University of Houston. SYSE student Sibert receives DoD SMART scholarship

The Cullen College of Engineering has another member of the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program in its ranks,… Read More
Students received awards and scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week. More than 40 students honored at EAA celebration

The University of Houston's Engineering Alumni Association honored 42 different students with more than $21,000 in scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week Program, hosted in… Read More
Clayton Kohn is the 2023 Outstanding Senior for the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, and he attributes his success to the support system provided by his wife, Monique, and his uncle and aunt, Mike and Christie Byrne. Kohn finds academic success thanks to family, military

When Clayton Kohn was experiencing one of economic downturns that hit the energy industry and Houston metro area in 2008, he realized that he needed to expand his skills and… Read More
Season 3 of the STEMINIST podcast continues! Season 3 of STEMINIST podcast resumes

The third season of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering STEMINIST podcast has now resumed, with new episodes dropping weekly through the end of the semester… Read More