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Debora Rodrigues (left) and Yandi Hu hold mesh polyamide filter they will modify to advance water purification UH Engineers Join Forces to Transform Water Purification System

When it comes to clean water, Yandi Hu and Debora Rodrigues have a thirst for it. Hu, UH assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, works with Flint, Michigan on… Read More
Lifetime Achievement Award — Charles A. Beyer Engineering Alumni Association Announces 2017 Gala Honorees

The 2017 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering… Read More
Breaking limits: Hadi Ghasemi at the controls Hadi Ghasemi Creates New Material, Breaks Limits of Leidenfrost Phenomenon

UH engineer Hadi Ghasemi, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering, is set to change history with his invention of a new material that provides efficient heat… Read More
John Rogers Shares the Future of Soft Electronics for the Human Body at Engineering Rockwell Lecture PHOTOS: John Rogers Shares the Future of Soft Electronics for the Human Body at Engineering Rockwell Lecture

Imagine an electronic “tattoo” on your skin that could continuously monitor your health, or tiny, biocompatible sensors that could treat a traumatic brain injury at the site. It… Read More
Aaron Becker MRI-Powered Mini-Robots Could Offer Targeted Treatment

Invasive surgical techniques – cutting through the breastbone for open heart surgery or making a large incision to inspect an abdominal tumor – allow physicians to effectively… Read More
Members of SWE-UH pose for a photo after seeing "Hidden Figures" in the theater Engineering Student Op-Ed: Significant Figures

Significant Figures: A reflection on the film ‘Hidden Figures’ by an engineering student who hides her figure I had high expectations as I walked into the theater with twenty of… Read More
Giancarlo Mitterhofer displays the user-friendly interface of the Renaissance Management System behind him. Making smart buildings smarter: mechanical engineering alumnus invents smart building technology

From his office in west Houston, UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus Giancarlo Mitterhofer (BSME ’03) looks down at his smartphone and realizes two things: he’s not making as… Read More
Launch into Engineering is a launch into fun for high schoolers UH Society of Women Engineers Hosts High Schoolers

Approximately 120 Houston high school students blasted onto the UH campus to launch into engineering! The 5th annual “Launch into Engineering” is a STEM (science, technology,… Read More
Sharon Wood Shares Plans for Monitoring Deteriorating Concrete Bridges at Engineering Rockwell Lecture PHOTOS: Sharon Wood Shares Plans for Monitoring Deteriorating Concrete Bridges at Engineering Rockwell Lecture

If you drive in the U.S., the chances are pretty high that you’ve driven over a structurally deficient bridge at some point or another. In fact, over two hundred million trips are… Read More
Ashesh Srivastava Four Subsea Engineering Students Earn Scholarships

Four Subsea Engineering Students Earn Scholarship By: Anna Heller | SUT | Feb. 10, 2017 Houston, TX- The United States branch of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) has… Read More