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Team Ecosix, the winners of the University of Houston’s inaugural “Coogs for Energy” Hackathon. Cullen Teams Take Top 2 Spots in UH’s Coogs for Energy Hackathon Event

The University of Houston’s inaugural “Coogs for Energy” Hackathon has crowned its champions, with the top two teams heavily featuring students from the Cullen College of… Read More
Peter Vekilov, Frank L. Worley Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering. Cullen Professors First to Take Images of How Cholesterol Forms Crystals in the Body

A pair of University of Houston professors, known globally for their seminal contributions to crystal engineering with specific breakthroughs in the design of therapeutics to… Read More
Ian Wahl. ISE student Wahl details crawfish to internship path

For Ian Wahl, a sophomore studying systems engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, few events are more relaxing than a crawfish boil on a spring afternoon. “The event… Read More
Renee Badilla, a junior studying Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, is the 2025 winner of the Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E. Rising Star Award. Society of Women Engineers’ Badilla Honored with WIE Rising Star Award

Renee Badilla, who expects to graduate from Cullen College with her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2026, will be honored with the Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E.… Read More
Professor Richard Willson has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. ChBE’s Willson Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

The man who turned the science of glow-in-the-dark stars into ways to detect disease, University of Houston Huffington-Woestemeyer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular… Read More
Mohamed Adel Gabry. Petroleum Student Captures Award for Research to Reduce Fracking Expenses

In the ever-evolving field of energy, one graduate student at UH — The Energy University ® — is making a name for himself through groundbreaking research in hydraulic fracturing.… Read More
[Left] Ahmad McCray, [top] Nick Miller and [bottom] Funmilola Jesse. Innovate, Inspire, Impact: Black STEM Students Leading the Charge at UH, Cullen

The journey of Lewis Latimer began with growing up impoverished with no access to formal education. Eventually, Latimer became a prominent black figure in the energy sector as a… Read More
Sights from past crawfish boils. Join Us for 34th annual UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil!

Get ready for tasty seafood and finger-licking BBQ, as the Cullen College of Engineering presents the 2025 UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil on March 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at… Read More
Devin Shaffer, UH assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has developed a membrane that lets water flow through up to eight times faster while keeping out salt. CEE’s Shaffer Making Clean Water More Accessible

When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, “Gee, I’m glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!” Probably not, but maybe you should. Those… Read More
Praveen Bollini has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Rutherford Aris Award of the International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE). ChBE’s Bollini Receives ISCRE 2025 Rutherford Aris Award to Recognize Early Career Successes

William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Associate Professor Praveen Bollini has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Rutherford Aris Award of… Read More