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Professor of mechanical engineering technology Francisco C Robles Hernández, Ph.D., has been awarded $187,914 by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to investigate a novel method of neutral temperature determination on the nation's railroads. Tech Division's Robles Hernández Aims to Reduce Train Derailments with FRA Funding

Professor of mechanical engineering technology Francisco C Robles Hernández, Ph.D., has been awarded $187,914 by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Railroad… Read More
SCLT student and SIDO vice president Jenifer Mendoza reflects on her experience as a buyer intern with CITGO. Internship Q&A with SCLT Undergraduate Jenifer Mendoza

SCLT student, Supply-Chain Industrial Distribution Organization (SIDO) vice president, and recent ITMA Scholarship recipient Jenifer Mendoza reflects on her experience as a buyer… Read More
Wesley Bennett is the Director of Engineering for Koppl Pipeline Services, Inc., and currently pursuing his master's degree in engineering management. IE Student Spotlight: Master's in Engineering Management Student Bennett Comes Full Circle

Wesley Bennett, currently pursuing his master's degree in engineering management, has refused to allow setbacks to keep him from finding success in the Cullen College of… Read More
Representatives of Cullen College and the local government gathered for a reception after the proclamation concluded. Sugar Land City Council Celebrates Cullen College Day

City hall was seeing red on the evening of Tuesday, August 20, 2024, as the Sugar Land City Council issued a proclamation for Cullen College Day.  See the photos here!… Read More
David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Marzia Cescon, Ph.D., has been awarded $370,774 of a total $802,774 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in a joint project with the University of Arizona, entitled "First-Principles Informed Data-Enabled Predictive Digital Twin of Human Physiology". MAE's Cescon Using NSF Grant to Investigate Digital Twins for Healthcare Applications

David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Marzia Cescon, Ph.D., has been awarded $370,774 of a total $802,774 from the National Science… Read More
University of Houston Prof. Alamgir Karim, Dow Chair and Welch Foundation Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, first suggested rain as a possible source of distilled water that would have existed in the era when protocells first formed. The investigator of the new research trained under Karim while at the University of Houston. Life From a Drop of Rain: New Research Suggests Rainwater Helped Form the First Protocell Walls

A Nobel-winning Biologist, Two Engineering Schools, and a Vial of Houston Rainwater Cast New Light on the Origin of Life on Earth One of the major unanswered questions about the… Read More
Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. UH Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging

Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics,… Read More
Renita Horton, assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Biomedical Engineering Department, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in the amount of $522,253 for research concerning congenital cardiac fibrosis and vascular cell dysfunction. BME'S Horton Receives CAREER Award for Innovative Heart-on-a-Chip Research

Renita Horton, assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Biomedical Engineering Department, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in the… Read More
Cullen Gala The Cullen College Honoring Six At Inaugural Cullen Gala

The Cullen College of Engineering will celebrate six distinguished award winners at the inaugural 2024 Cullen Gala. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, October 10 at the… Read More
2023-24 IISE officers stand in front of the entrance to the Cullen College of Engineering IISE Student Chapter Wins Third Consecutive Gold Award

Continuing their proud tradition for the third year in a row, the University of Houston's Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers student chapter has been recognized with… Read More