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Postdoc Shajedul Hoque Thakur holds the bendable ceramic origami material, developed with assistant professor Maksud Rahman as part of the team’s research into bio-inspired sustainable composites. MAE’s Rahman, Thakur Reinventing Ceramics with Origami-Inspired 3D Printing

In a breakthrough that blends ancient design with modern materials science, researchers at the University of Houston have developed a new class of ceramic structures that can bend… Read More
Rami El-Haibe is graduating with his master's degree this spring. Mentor, Mentee: MAE Grad El-Haibe Reflects On Research and Involvement at UH

Rami El-Haibe, a graduate student pursuing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering, is eager to graduate this spring. El-Haibe first earned his bachelor’s degree from the… Read More
Saurabh Prasad led the first workshop on computer vision for geospatial image analysis (GeoCV) at the Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). ECE’s Prasad Leads Critical Workshop at Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision

A professor in the Cullen College of Engineering hosted the first in what is expected to be a continuing series of workshops on specialized topics in computer vision at an… Read More
Mim Rahimi [center] received an award with "Honor" distinction at the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES) 2025 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition (E3S). It was presented by David Chin [left], the president of AAEES, and Daniel B. Oerther [right], the Executive Director of AAEES. CEE’s Rahimi Receives AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Award

Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received an award in the American Academy of… Read More
Hedda Grelz. Grelz Repeats as Big 12 Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

For the second consecutive season, Houston fifth-year diver Hedda Grelz was selected as the Big 12 Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league… Read More
Hien Van Nguyen, an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, is attached to a $391,000 project to use AI for design efforts to improve safety and drug delivery systems for organ targeting. ECE’s Nguyen part of effort to use AI for improving drug delivery systems

A researcher from the Cullen College of Engineering is contributing to a project that has received $391,588 in funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and… Read More
Faiyaz Ahmad is soon to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering. ISE Grad Ahmad Checks All the Boxes

Faiyaz Ahmad, who is soon to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (… Read More
William Vines and Jessica Alanis. CEE Graduate Students Vines, Alanis take 1st at Texas Water Conference

A pair of master’s degree students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering took home first place for their presentation at the… Read More
Through the years, Professor Hanadi Rifai has conducted multiple sampling campaigns in Galveston including sampling associated with hurricanes Ike and Harvey. CEE’s Rifai Unveils New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events, Natural Hazards

When you’re on a sandy beach or the banks of a river, transformed by rolling waves or slightly still waters, it’s likely you’re not thinking about what happens just beneath the… Read More
Guzel Musina has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association for her project, “Novel optogenetics tool for the mouse embryonic cardiodynamic research.” BME Grad Student Musina Receives AHA Fellowship Award

Guzel Musina, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship by the American Heart Association (AHA) for her project, “… Read More