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Rodwell, with short, silver hair and light skin, stands in front a grey background with her arms folded in front of her chest. She wears a short-sleeved dark green top and is smiling at the camera. In Conversation: IST’s Rodwell Receives NSF Grant for Conversational AI Design Research

Associate Professor of Digital Media Elizabeth “Liz” Rodwell has been awarded $267,443 by the National Science Foundation for her proposal, Designing Conversational AI Systems.… Read More
Steve Stanley. ChBE alum Stanley thanks mentors, stresses importance of giving back

For Steven F. Stanley, the importance of the doctorate he earned at the University of Houston and its effect on his career goals can’t be overstated. It’s partly because of this… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, professor at UH’s Cullen College of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute, will lead research on superconducting magnets after receiving $8 million in federal funding. MAE’s Selva Secures $8M in Federal Funding for Fusion Research

The University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, will receive $8 million in federal funding to help ensure the U.S. remains at the forefront of fusion… Read More
A portrait headshot of a woman with medium-light skin and short, dark hair in front of a plain grey background. She wears a black suit jacket and is smiling at the camera. ISE’s Xiang Tenured as Associate Professor, Appointed Scott T. Poage Fellow

The Cullen College of Engineering’s Yisha Xiang has been granted tenure as Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and appointed as a Scott T. Poage Faculty… Read More
sea wall Two University of Houston Projects Named Finalists for the $50 Million Gulf Coast Challenge

Two University of Houston projects were named finalists in the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge, highlighting UH’s growing role in solving real-world challenges and creating… Read More
A portrait headshot of a young man with medium-dark brown skin and short, dark hair, in front of a grey gradient background. The photo shows Akuchie from the shirt collar up. He is smiling at the camera with his mouth closed. ChBE Alum, Shell Project Engineer Akuchie Reflects on UH Start

Justice Akuchie, who graduated from the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2004, has… Read More
Sankaran Sundaresan earned his doctorate from the Cullen College of Engineering, and he has recently shifted to emeritus status at Princeton after a 45-year career at the university. Princeton’s Sundar reflects on Cullen degree, experience

When Sankaran Sundaresan shifted to emeritus status at Princeton University in July, it marked a new phase in his professional life after 45 years — work that began after he… Read More
Partners in research and life: Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering and research partner Muayyad Al-Ubaidi, John & Rebecca Moores Professor of Biomedical Engineering. BME Researchers Awarded $3.6M to Examine Retinal Diseases, Blindness

A team of endowed professors and vision researchers at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded more than $3.6 million by the National Eye… Read More
Sondos Hlayhel, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2025-26 recipient of the American Concrete Institute Foundation’s Houston Chapter’s fellowship. CEE Ph.D. student Hlayhel earns ACI Foundation Fellowship

Sondos Hlayhel, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2025–26 recipient of the American Concrete… Read More
[Left] Ph.D. student Afra Azim examines a sample with Lawrence "Larry" Dooling, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. ChBE’s Dooling excited to settle in at UH with immune cell engineering grant

A deep passion for learning, and the strength of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, are some of the key reasons why Lawrence… Read More