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Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will serve as the spring 2018 commencement speaker for the UH Cullen College of Engineering. BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker

Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018 commencement on Friday, May 11.… Read More
University of Houston chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet Orman is investigating bacterial cells, called persisters, that won’t die when antibiotics hit them. Researcher Takes New Approach to Antibiotic Tolerance

Wins National Award to Further Research With a perfect score on his research proposal, chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet Orman received the National… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, MD Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston Researchers Seek to Improve Quality Control for Nanomanufacturing

New Monitoring Tool Would Be Able To Detect Imperfections Almost Instantaneously Researchers from the University of Houston are developing a new quality control tool for… Read More
Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients

The legacy of kindness, hard work and generosity left behind by UH engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire† (BSChE '57) continues to live on at the Cullen College, where… Read More
Science experiments dazzled and inspired participants at the 2018 Girls Engineering the Future! sponsored by Chevron. UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun

The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of smoke, robots performed… Read More
Debora Rodrigues,associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College, is part of an international team studying bacteria-fungi interaction. Bacteria-fungi interaction may lead to improvements in crop production, sustainable energy

UH researcher receives DOE grant to study fundamental interactions While microorganism like bacteria and fungi have co-existed for eons, there is still much to discover about… Read More
Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer

The 8th Wonder Brewery was buzzing with activity last Thursday as UH mechanical engineering alumni, faculty and students gathered to mingle, catch up and hear the latest updates… Read More
Researchers and students from the University of Houston are working with fourth- and fifth-grade boys to promote interest in STEM. Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement

NSF-Funded Project Targets African-American, Latino Boys Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace… Read More
Nature features University of Houston Professor Jose Contreras-Vidal, known for his work to improve prostheses using brain-machine interfaces. Nature Magazine Features UH Professor’s Work to Address Paralysis

Groundbreaking brain-machine interfacing with prostheses highlighted About 3.5 million people in America are living with some degree of paralysis related to stroke, multiple… Read More
Kaushik Mandiga and Denny Luong, electrical and computer engineering students at the Cullen College of Engineering, display robotic projects at the 2018 ECEDHA Conference. UH Students Exhibit Robots Created In Makerspace

New and interesting things are being made at the UH Makerspace, which opened this spring in the M.D. Anderson Library. Two University of Houston electrical and computer… Read More