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The Omron Senior Design and Robotics Laboratory ribbon cutting with Joseph Tedesco, UH Cullen College of Engineering dean; Robb Black, president and CEO of Omron Automation Americas and Badri Roysam, rofessor and department chairman of the electrical and computer engineering department. Omron Lab Helps UH Engineering Students Get Real-World Technology Experience

UH, Omron Automation Looking to the Future The UH Cullen College of Engineering and Omron Corp. recently celebrated the official unveiling of the Omron Senior Design and Robotics… Read More
By mixing polymer powder in solution to generate a film that they then stretched, researchers have changed polyethylene's microstructure, from spaghetti-like clumps of molecular chains (left), to straighter strands (right), allowing heat to conduct through the polymer, better than most metals. Credit: Image courtesy of Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue Liu (Gang Chen et al). UH, MIT Thermal Research Published in Nature Communications

New polymer films conduct heat like metals Polymers, also known as plastics, can be found in almost every kind of modern technological products – from soft robotics and… Read More
UH Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student Faheem Ershad is focusing on stretchable and flexible electronics and developing soft neural interface devices. UH Students and Alumni Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Recipients Include Three Cullen College Coogs Seven current and former University of Houston students – three of whom represent the Cullen College of Engineering – have earned… Read More
The 30th Annual UH Engineering Golf Tournament, sponsored by Flowco Production Solutions, teed off at BlackHorse Golf Club on Monday, April 22nd in Cypress, TX Photos: UH Engineering hosts 30th Annual Golf Tournament

The 30th Annual UH Engineering Golf Tournament, sponsored by Flowco Production Solutions, teed off at BlackHorse Golf Club on Monday, April 22nd in Cypress, TX. This annual spring… Read More
Mike Harold, M.D. Anderson Professor and chairman of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department at UH Cullen College of Engineering. UH Chemical Engineering Chairman Wins SWCS Award for Applied Catalysis

Mike Harold, M.D. Anderson Professor and chairman of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department at UH Cullen College of Engineering, recently won the 2019 Southwest… Read More
Chang Oh Turkmani, a globetrotting business woman, lawyer and a staunch supporter of education, will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s 2019 spring commencement Cullen College Names Chang Oh Turkmani as 2019 Spring Commencement Speaker

Chang Oh Turkmani, a globetrotting business woman, lawyer and a staunch supporter of education, will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s spring… Read More
Thomas Hsu $1 Million Gift Will Expand UH Structural Engineering Labs

New Facilities and Space will Benefit Research and Education When Thomas Hsu first stepped onto the University of Houston campus in 1980, UH was an emerging research university in… Read More
A collaboration between the University of Houston and the Harris Health System is aimed at easing bottlenecks for psychiatric patients in the emergency center. Photo: Getty Images UH Engineers Apply Their Skills to Health Care

Efforts to re-engineer delivery of care recognized by Harris Health Industrial engineers work to improve system performance, whether that system is in an oil refinery or an… Read More
Jerry Rogers, a UH Cullen College retiree, received a Service to the Institute Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Photo credit: Former UH-CEE faculty Ted Cleveland. ASCE Recognizes UH Civil Engineering Retiree With Service Award

Jerry Rogers recognized for a lifetime of volunteerism Jerry Rogers, who retired as professor emeritus from the UH department of civil and environmental engineering in 2013,… Read More
UH ECE Industry Advisory Board member Vidya “Sagar” Asalapuram, Kalypso LP. ECE Industry Board Welcomes Seven New Members

The UH Cullen College of Engineering’s electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department welcomed seven new members to its Industry Advisory Board (IAB) in the spring of 2019.… Read More