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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
The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools has presented Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with their 2023 Outstanding Mentor Award from a field of 102 member organizations. ChBE's Rimer wins Outstanding Mentor Award from CSGS

For several years, the mentoring work of Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been… Read More
Yashashree Kulkarni, Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has earned the prestigious BRITE award for about $410,000 from the National Science Foundation, as well as another $266,000 grant for collaborative research. ME's Kulkarni receives $675k from pair of NSF awards

Yashashree Kulkarni, Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has earned the prestigious BRITE award for about $410,000 from the National Science Foundation, as well as… Read More
Metin Akay speaking to students at the University of Pécs during their commencement ceremony. BME chairman Akay earns honorary doctorate from Hungary's Pécs

Metin Akay, founding chairman and John S. Dunn Endowed Chairman of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering, has received an honorary doctorate… Read More
Elizabeth Richardson, an Industrial Engineering senior, is the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. 2023 Outstanding Senior - IE's Richardson steady in classroom and the pool

For Elizabeth Richardson – the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23 – its been such a productive four years at the University of Houston that it's… Read More
Jakob Lee, a Mechanical Engineering student, is the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. 2023 Outstanding Junior - ME's Lee balances business, academics

Juggling assignments and managing responsibilities isn't anything new for Jakob Lee, the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. After all, you learn… Read More
Haleh Ardebili, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Cullen College of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Engineering Science (SES). ME's Ardebili named SES Fellow

Haleh Ardebili, the Bill D. Cook Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Cullen College of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, has been named… Read More