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Yan Yao, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at the UH Cullen College of Engineering and principal investigator at the Texas Center for Superconductivity, is the deputy lead of the soft matter scientific thrust and the principal investigator for UH’s portion of the project. University of Houston Joins DOE’s New Energy Innovation Hub to Advance Battery Technology

Energy Storage Research Alliance Aims to Help the U.S. Achieve Clean and Secure Energy Future and Become Dominant in New Energy Storage Industries The U.S. Department of Energy… Read More
Yashashree Kulkarni, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, has received the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award. UH MAE’s Yashashree Kulkarni Wins 2024 ASME Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award

Yashashree Kulkarni, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, has received the 2024… Read More
Moores Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College Dr. Stuart Long was recently awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Distinguished Achievement Award for the introduction and development of the dielectric resonator antenna and the early development of the microstrip patch antenna. ECE's Stuart Long Receives Distinguished Achievement Award from IEEE

Moores Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College Dr. Stuart Long was recently awarded the Institute of… Read More
ASME-UH 2023-2024 Officer Team ASME-UH Wins Student Section Achievement Award

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the University of Houston has been awarded the ASME Student Section Achievement Award for 2023-2024. ASME-UH is "a… Read More
Hoskere (center) discusses the applications of AI for design and evaluation of structures with PhD students Taseer Ali (left) and Deepank Kumar Singh (right). C-ViSER Sees the Future of AI in Structural Engineering

Can artificial intelligence transform the practice of structural engineering? Imagine a future where structural engineers not only rely on their own knowledge and experience,… Read More
1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Of those that have surgery, more than 40% will have additional breast reconstruction surgery. Next-Level Breast Reconstruction After Cancer

Collaborative Team Develops Custom Molds with $2.7M NIH Grant Professor Fatima Merchant, department chair of engineering technology at the University of Houston, is part of a… Read More
The Cullen College of Engineering welcomes associate professor George Tan to its faculty ranks for the 2024-25 academic year. IE Department Welcomes Third NSF CAREER Award Winner to Faculty Ranks

The Cullen College of Engineering welcomes associate professor George Tan to its faculty ranks for the 2024-25 academic year as part of his joint appointment in the Tilman J.… Read More
Assistant professor of human resource development Melika Shirmohammadi, Ph.D., was recognized earlier this summer with the Reviewer of the Year award from Human Relations, a prominent academic journal. HRD’s Shirmohammadi Recognized as Reviewer of the Year by Journal “Human Relations”

Assistant professor of human resource development Melika Shirmohammadi, Ph.D., was recognized earlier this summer with the Reviewer of the Year award from Human Relations, a… Read More
Nancy Currie-Gregg (Ph.D. ‘97) has joined the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Texas A&M University as a professor of practice for the 2024-25 academic year. UH IE Alum Joins ISE Department at TAMU

Nancy Currie-Gregg (Ph.D. ‘97) has joined the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Texas A&M University as a professor of practice for the 2024-25 academic year… Read More
Professor of mechanical engineering technology Francisco C Robles Hernández, Ph.D., has been awarded $187,914 by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to investigate a novel method of neutral temperature determination on the nation's railroads. Tech Division's Robles Hernández Aims to Reduce Train Derailments with FRA Funding

Professor of mechanical engineering technology Francisco C Robles Hernández, Ph.D., has been awarded $187,914 by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Railroad… Read More