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How it Works: The Basics of Wind Energy How it Works: The Basics of Wind Energy

Have you ever wondered how wind energy is used to generate electricity or how wind turbines work? In a new video series titled “How It Works,” mechanical engineer Daniel Araya… Read More
Navin Varadarajan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is fighting against cancer by working to improve the effectiveness of T-cell immunotherapy. Chemical Engineer Wins CPRIT to Improve Effectiveness of Cancer Immunotherapy

A Cullen College of Engineering professor, who is working to improve treatments for battling cancer, received a grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas… Read More
D. Wayne Klotz, a University Houston engineering alumnus, received the 2018 Outstanding Practitioner in Water Resources Engineering Award from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) UH Alumnus Wins Prestigious National Engineering Award

Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.' Houston civil engineer D. Wayne Klotz (1976 MSCE) has added another feather in his cap. The University of Houston… Read More
The explosion and fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, TX was part of the cost of Hurricane Harvey. Photo Credit: Terry Hammonds UH Engineering Professor Warns of the Dangers of Defunding the Chemical Safety Board in Forbes

President Trump’s budget for the next fiscal year proposes a number of cuts, including defunding the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (USCSB). The non-partisan, independent body… Read More
Lab to Market Video Series Lab to Market Video Series Features Professor’s Revolutionary Anti-Icing Material

UH mechanical engineer Hadi Ghasemi invented a new adaptive anti-icing material inspired by wood frogs, an animal that can freeze without dying, and now he’s ready to take his… Read More
Laurencin, a leading surgeon-scientist in orthopaedic surgery, spoke about the transition from an era of advanced prosthetics to the emergence of a new field of regenerative engineering. Photos: Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Rockwell Lecture on Regenerative Engineering

University of Connecticut engineer and National Academy of Engineering member Cato T. Laurencin delivered a captivating Rockwell Lecture titled “Regenerative Engineering… Read More
Megan Goh, Cullen College of Engineering Outstanding Senior for 2017-18 UH Cullen College Recognizes Outstanding Students

Every academic year, the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering celebrates student academic achievement by choosing an Outstanding Senior and an Outstanding Junior… Read More
The UH Engineering Intern: New Video Showcases Students on the Job The UH Engineering Intern: New Video Showcases Students on the Job

By the time students graduate from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, they have acquired the skills and training necessary to take on a variety of leadership… Read More
UH biomedical engineer Chandra Mohan is examining the protein ALCAM to find a cure for lupus Deconstructing Lupus – Could Some of its Makeup Be Part of its Cure?

Pioneering UH Lupus Researcher is 1 of 7 in U.S. to Win Grant Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, has received a $600,000… Read More
Biomedical engineer Kirill Larin has developed a new, noninvasive method to look at heart scar tissue. First of its Kind: Peering into the Heart Without Touching

UH Engineer Develops Technique Using Optical Equipment As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease also occupies the minds of great researchers, who continue to… Read More