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Lars Grabow Two Prestigious Catalysis Journals Elect Lars Grabow as Advisory Board Member

In the field of catalysis, which uses one material to initiate or speed up a chemical reaction, there are few researchers in the world as well-known or respected as Lars Grabow.… Read More
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina, Courtesy of NASA UH Engineer to Host Conference on Hurricane and Disaster Preparation and Recovery

The Gulf Coast has been spared a major hurricane in the past few years, but as most Houstonians know all-too-well, the wrath of Mother Nature is never far away. That’s why… Read More
Ph.D. Student Presents Energy Harvesting Research at NASA Ph.D. Student Presents Energy Harvesting Research at NASA

It’s hard to imagine a world where you don’t have to worry about charging your cell phone or changing the batteries in your smoke detector. According to electrical and computer… Read More
ECE Students Place Second at NASA Swarmathon Competition ECE Students Place Second at NASA Swarmathon Competition

Last April a team of four undergraduate students from the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department competed in the 2017 NASA… Read More
Phaneendra Kondapi New Cullen College Engineering Programs Director Honored With Dual Awards From SPE

Even among the largest oil and gas organization serving managers, engineers, scientists and other professionals worldwide, Phaneendra Kondapi stands out. The Society of Petroleum… Read More
frog Hadi Ghasemi’s Frog-Inspired Adaptive Surface Places in the Top Ten at NASA iTech Competition

Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering Hadi Ghasemi is freezing out the competition at the NASA iTech Cycle 2. Inspired by North American wood frogs, Ghasemi… Read More
Fifth graders enjoy the engineering of catapults at Subsea's "Passport to UH" Great Careers STEM From Teaching Youngsters Early at Subsea Engineering’s “Passport to UH”

Engineering can be child’s play for those lucky enough to participate in a “Passport to UH” event hosted by the Cullen College’s subsea engineering program. On May 18, youngsters… Read More
Gino Lim looks skyward, mapping routes for drones Eyes in the Sky: Gino Lim is Watching Your Drones

In Gino Lim’s estimation, drones will soon take over the sky, delivering medical kits and medicines to rural patients, relaying sensitive military information to troops and, yes,… Read More
Chen Wu is enlightened International Organization Sees the Light, Awards Cullen College Ph.D. Student

Chen Wu, Cullen College Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, is the winner of a $2,500 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship from SPIE, the international society… Read More
Rod Canion (far right) in the early days of Compaq Success In and On the Air: UH Alumni and Compaq Founder Featured on NPR

In the early days of personal computing, Cullen College alumnus Rod Canion (bachelor’s in electrical engineering 1966, and master’s in electrical engineering 1968) left the… Read More