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Peter Vekilov, John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, is only the 17th recipient ever of the American Association for Crystal Growth Award. Vekilov 'Proud, Humbled' to be 17th Recipient of AACG Award

For Peter Vekilov, Ph.D., constantly being challenged and questioned about his scientific beliefs is all part of the process when it comes to his research and his teaching. The… Read More
Eray Aydil, a 1991 graduate with a doctorate in Chemical Engineering, is now the chairman of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. Cullen Grad Aydil Now Chairman at NYU

When Eray Aydil started at the Cullen College of Engineering in 1986, he didn't realize that he would be experiencing so many new opportunities for his professional development,… Read More
Lori Hathon, an assistant professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department, working in one of the department's new labs in March 2020. UH Geology, Petro Personnel Win 2021 AAPG Jules Braunstein Memorial Award

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists awarded the University of Houston’s Michael Fonseca, Lori Hathon and Tom Lapen the Jules Braunstein Memorial Award. It recognizes… Read More
Andrew Paterson and Bala Raja, co-founders of Luminostics. Cullen Alums, Prof's Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Test Hits Market

In 2020, just as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus caused a pandemic of respiratory illness called COVID-19, two chemical engineers and alumni of the University of Houston decided to… Read More
UH Licenses Cutting Analysis Software to Optimize Drilling Operations UH Licenses Cutting Analysis Software to Optimize Drilling Operations

Drilling can be a challenging and expensive operation and the industry is always looking for ways to innovate and make the operation more efficient and safer. Two assistant… Read More
A new paper from Taewoo Lee, an Assistant Professor of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, examines the decision-making preferences using past decision data, using a novel, data-driven inverse optimization method. Lee's research focuses on Decision-Making preferences

A new paper from Taewoo Lee, an Assistant Professor of the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, examines the decision-making preferences using… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is pioneering high temperature superconductor wire. AMPing Up Delivery of Superconducting Wires

Superconductivity, where electrical resistance vanishes, remains a technology that both powers science and mystifies scientists. It charges MRI scanners, enables new drug… Read More
Kyung Jae Lee, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received funding for two recent grants for more than $350,000. Lee awarded two grants totaling $390,000

Kyung Jae Lee, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received funding for two recent grants for more than… Read More
Wei-Chuan Shih, professor of computer and electrical engineering, has been awarded $2.7 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to detect cancer biomarkers in blood by counting exosomes. Shih Receives $2.7M to Develop Cancer Test with ‘Unprecedented Early Detection Power’

University of Houston engineering researcher Wei-Chuan Shih has been awarded $2.7 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to detect cancer… Read More
Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the latest member of the faculty to receive a National Science Foundation CAREER award. CEE's Shaffer earns NSF CAREER award

The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce that Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the latest… Read More