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UH Electrochemical Society Student Chapter off to a Successful Start UH Electrochemical Society Student Chapter off to a Successful Start

Assistant Professor Yan Yao and several electrical and computer engineering and material science students have founded the first Electrochemical Society student chapter (UH ECS)… Read More
Student Research Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual Graduate Research and Capstone Design Conference PHOTOS: Student Research Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual Graduate Research and Capstone Design Conference

The UH department of electrical and computer engineering hosted the Graduate Research and Capstone Design Conference (GRC/CDC) on April 28th at the UH Hilton. The day-long event… Read More
Aparna Balasubramani in a familiar environment, near the water Aparna Balasubramani: Cleaning the Environment and Sweeping Awards

Environmental engineering Ph.D. candidate Aparna Balasubramani has found that carbon nanotubes may be the one of the best ways to stop poisonous polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs… Read More
The winners of Team Bottomliners are (l-r) Srivignesh Somasundaram, Anand Krishnamoorthy, Dinesh Babu Sivasamy, Dhinesh Thiru Narayanan Muralitharan Thinking Like Executives, UH Industrial Engineering Students Bring Home Prize

A team of four Cullen College master’s candidates in industrial engineering is quick to tell you that industrial engineers make the best CEOs. “Sundar Pichai,” throws out Dhinesh… Read More
Subsea Engineering UH Subsea Engineering Director Pens OTC Commentary for FuelFix

Matthew Franchek, founding director of the UH Cullen College’s subsea engineering program, highlighted the dire need for big data analytics in deepwater oil and gas exploration in… Read More
Haleh Ardebili The Best of Our Brightest: Outstanding Service Awards Given in Cullen College

Excellence in engineering took center stage as Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the Cullen College, recognized the outstanding performances of faculty, staff and… Read More
When he's not out in the world assisting those in need, Pietro Cicalese is usually in the M.D. Anderson library studying. Cullen College Student Spreads International Compassion and Kindness to Needy

In the summer of 2015 UH biomedical engineering student Pietro Cicalese found himself surrounded by astonishing squalor in Haiti. The area was densely populated yet there was no… Read More
Rose Faghih in U.S. News and World Report Tesla Vs. Musk: Cullen College’s Faghih Weighs In

The similarities between engineering pioneers Elon Musk and Nikola Tesla, who Musk named his electric car after, are being debated on the national stage. U.S. News & World… Read More
Engineering Cells to Make Immunotherapy More Effective Engineering Cells to Make Immunotherapy More Effective

Immunotherapy, in which cells from the human immune system are unleashed to fight disease, has been the big story in cancer treatment over the past few years. When it works, it… Read More
On May 19 at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Brookshire’s family will host a memorial on the UH campus at the Student Center, Houston Room. Friends and family are invited. William A. Brookshire Leaves Legacy of Generosity and Dedication to the Cullen College

UH alumnus William A. Brookshire, Ph.D. (BSChE '57), co-founder and chairman of the board of S&B Engineers and Constructors, died on April 21, 2017. Joseph Tedesco, Elizabeth… Read More