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Kalyana Nakshatrala [left], associate professor and associate chairman of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the lead author for a new paper written with doctoral student Kripa Adhikari about using fluids to control temperature. Paper by CEE’s Nakshatrala, Adhikari provides insight into temperature regulation in vascular systems

In an attempt to better regulate temperature in a variety of synthetic structures and gain a deeper understanding of biological systems, a newly published paper by researchers… Read More
This year's ASIE scholarship winners from UH. Clockwise, from top left: Dipayan Chakraborty, Easham Ijaz, Jeryl Joseph and Nagesh Ramaswamy. Seven Cullen students earn 2023 ASIE scholarships

The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) recently held its Annual Holiday Party, where they awarded scholarships to seven undergraduate and graduate students… Read More
Technology Project Management graduate student Ashutosh Kadukar recently earned the Project Management Institute's (PMI) prestigious Global Accreditation Center (GAC) scholarship award. Kadukar earns PMI Global Accreditation Center scholarship

Technology Project Management graduate student Ashutosh Kadukar recently earned the Project Management Institute's (PMI) prestigious Global Accreditation Center (GAC) scholarship… Read More
Three Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student graduates – all now working in industry – have been recognized for stellar work on their dissertations for the 2022-23 academic year. Fang, Mallette, Mozaffari honored for dissertations

Three Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student graduates – all now working in industry – have been recognized for stellar work on their dissertations for the 2022-23… Read More
Anne Jaap Jacobson. Celebration of Life to be held for ECE, Philosophy professor Jacobson

A celebration of the life of Anne Jaap Jacobson – a longtime professor at the University of Houston – will be held on Nov. 28 in the M.D. Anderson Library's Rockwell Pavilion from… Read More
The University of Houston student chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) continues to grow and thrive, primarily thanks to the work of students in the Technology Division of the Cullen College of Engineering. Technology Division's PMI group growing rapidly

The Project Management Institute (PMI), founded in 1969, is a leading global authority in project management. They curate resources, trainings and certifications for the project… Read More
Birol Dindoruk is the American Association of Drilling Engineers Endowed Professor of Petroleum Engineering & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cullen, and the recipient of the SPE Honorary Member Award. Dindoruk recognized with highest SPE honor

A professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Petroleum Engineering Department and the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering has been… Read More
Venkatesh Balan holds a flask of cyanobacteria. Its bright green color is a sign of its ability to convert sunlight into energy. But more intriguing for Balan and his team of researchers is cyanobacteria’s untapped power to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Technology Division Researchers Uncover Algae’s Potential to Ease Climate Change Worries

Scientists may be on the verge of taking a big step closer to the net-zero carbon emissions goal, thanks to University of Houston research into algae. Hidden potential is being… Read More
Zheng Chen, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Gangbing Song, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Autonomous Robot for Subsea Oil and Gas Pipeline Inspection Being Developed At Cullen

With an increasing number of severe accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot… Read More
Al Henson, Heidar Malki and Margaret Kidd, at the Breakbulk Student Poster Competition. SC&L students excel at Breakbulk poster competition

Three student teams from the University of Houston recently took first, second, and third place at the inaugural Breakbulk Student Poster Competition at Breakbulk Americas in… Read More