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One of the utility patents issued to UH is this carbon capture system from the lab of Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. In this rendering, the material he developed - made from graphene aerogel and ionic liquids - absorbs carbon dioxide (top photo) and converts it to two new chemicals, one of which is water (bottom photo and at right). UH System Ranks Among Top 100 U.S. Universities for Utility Patents

The University of Houston System ranks among the top 100 universities across the nation for the number of utility patents issued in 2023 on a list published today by the National… Read More
[center] Pradeep Sharma, interim dean of the Cullen College of Engineering, holds the Cullen Day proclamation. Houston City Council celebrates Cullen College Day

A celebratory contingent of cougars took over city hall on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 4, 2024, as the Houston City Council issued a proclamation for Cullen College Day. A… Read More
Before he became a veteran, Eddy Goldfarb, author and inventor of more than 800 toys, was enrolled in a unique program at UH. Eddy Goldfarb’s Toy Story

When young Eddy Goldfarb was 6 years old, a man who would change his life visited the family house for dinner. This man had an unusual occupation, and the more he shared, the more… Read More
Wei-Chuan Shih, Cullen College of Engineering professor of electrical and computer engineering. New Method From ECE Researchers Has Potential to Detect Cancer at Earliest Stages

A University of Houston researcher is reporting a new method to detect cancer which could make cancer detection as simple as taking a blood test. With a 98.7% accuracy rate, the… Read More
Alexandra Ledesma is a new graduate from the Construction Management program. An immigrant from Venezuela, she describes in her own words why she chose UH, and the professor that helped her achieve her best. Construction Management graduate shares on journey from Venezuela to UH degree

Alexandra Ledesma is a new graduate from the Construction Management program. An immigrant from Venezuela, she describes in her own words why she chose UH, and the professor that… Read More
Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, leads the team that discovered new cancer-killing T cells. Optimal Cancer-Killing T Cells Discovered by Cullen researchers

A team of cancer researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered a new subset of T cells that may improve the outcome for patients treated with T-cell therapies. T… Read More
University of Houston Neuroscientist Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal. Cullen's Contreras-Vidal to Speak on the Nexus of Art and Science at UN AI for Good Global Summit

University of Houston neuroscientist Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, the pioneer of brain-machine interfaces, will take the stage in Geneva Switzerland on May 31 at the United Nations… Read More
Farzana Likhi. Cullen Grad Students Chosen for Prestigious Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has chosen three University of Houston graduate students for its prestigious graduate research program. UH Ph.D. candidates… Read More
Rohith Reddy is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar in Cancer Research. The NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases chose his proposal, "Improving the Accuracy of Lupus Nephritis Diagnosis using Biomarkers Derived from Ultraviolet and Mid-infrared Spectroscopic Imaging," for funding. ECE's Reddy lands renewable $629k grant for kidney disease

A researcher at the Cullen College of Engineering has received a renewable grant with a total potential value of about $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to… Read More
Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his research proposal into liquid-liquid interfaces for electrochemical carbon capture research. CEE's Rahimi nabs CAREER award for electrochemical carbon capture research

Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER… Read More