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Texas veteran Dwight Theriot lands his dream job at NASA with the help of a UH mechanical engineering degree. Texas Veteran Achieves Dreams of Space and Engineering

Meet Dwight Theriot, UH Cullen College 2018-2019 Outstanding Senior Graduation Year: 2018; Major: Mechanical Engineering; GPA: 3.84 Dwight Theriot, a decorated U.S. Army veteran,… Read More
UH engineers land on the cover of the journal Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. UH Research Breakthrough Lands Journal Cover

Flexible, Low-Cost Solar Cell Device Key to Affordable Energy The journal Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications featured an article on the collaborative work of… Read More
In response to nicotine exposure during pregnancy, dopamine neurons were significantly activated in utero, allowing the release of unusually high levels of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex. New Data Suggests Nicotine While Pregnant Alters Genes

Findings May Point to Potential Cure for Addiction The Akay Lab biomedical research team at the UH Cullen College of Engineering is reporting in the journal Nature Scientific… Read More
2019 Inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Civil & Environmental Engineers ( L-R): Dennis Paul, Eliza Paul, and Orval E. Rhoads Jr. Photos: 2019 Civil & Environmental Engineering Gala & Induction Ceremony

The Academy of Distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineers welcomed three new members at its annual induction and awards ceremony on Thursday, January 31st at the Hess Club.… Read More
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. Researchers Report Advances in Stretchable Rubbery Semiconductors, Rubbery Integrated Electronics

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. In a paper published Friday… Read More
Konstantinos Kostarelos, an associate professor of petroleum engineering, with two graduate students (Pushpesh Sharma in the center, Parth Jain to the left) in his Subsurface Research Lab. UH Petroleum Engineering Program Receives Specialty Equipment Donation

Chevron Gift to Help Research, Prepare Students for Jobs Scientific research takes time and involves a lot of specialized equipment that come with hefty price tags. Konstantinos… Read More
Joshua Frenchwood, an electrical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, wins a 2019 BEYA Student Leadership Award. Cullen College Junior Wins Student Leadership Award for the 2019 BEYA STEM Conference

Joshua Frenchwood, an electrical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won a Student Leadership Award from the Career Communications Group Inc. and the Black… Read More
Stuart Long, UH professor of electrical and computer engineering, with a TSA handler and his passenger-screening canine. Frequent-Flying UH Professor Helps Dogs Detect Explosives

TSA Seeking Volunteers to Test Bomb-Sniffing Dogs at Hobby UH Cullen College of Engineering professor Stuart Long, a frequent flyer and dog lover, has found the perfect way to… Read More
A brain-skull cap is a non-invasive way to collect data on brain activity. Your Brain on Wine and on Stage: Experts Look at the Neuroscience

Wine has been around for millennia. Now engineers and wine experts at the University of Houston are teaming up to better understand how aroma, taste, color and other factors… Read More
Researchers led by Hadi Ghasemi, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at UH, have created a durable silicone polymer coating capable of repelling ice from any surface. UH Researchers Report Breakthrough in Ice-Repelling Materials

Work Has Implications for Aircraft, Power Transmission Lines and More Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the United States, including delays and… Read More