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NAE Member and Rockwell lecturer Michael Kavanaugh, left, accepts plaque from Roberto Ballarini, chair of civil engineering PHOTOS: Michael Kavanaugh Engineering Rockwell Lecture

There are a lot of decision-making trade-offs on the path to a sustainable future. Michael Kavanaugh, senior principal at Geosyntec Consultants Inc. and member of the National… Read More
Engineering Leadership Board Dinner and Meeting PHOTOS: Engineering Leadership Board Dinner and Meeting

Houston’s leaders in industry, academia and government who make up the UH Cullen College’s Engineering Leadership Board (ELB) gathered for the annual ELB Dinner at The Houston… Read More
Cullen College doctoral student Nathaniel Piety with award given by Donna M. Regan, president of AABB Bloody good award goes to UH Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student

UH biomedical engineering doctoral student Nathaniel Piety, who studies under Associate Professor Sergey Shevkoplyas, has been awarded for his work by the AABB (formerly known as… Read More
The steps to success include winning scholarships for these UH engineering students: (L-R) Harry Diaz, Rawan Almallahi, Sharon John and Priya Patel. Leading the way (far right) is Undergraduate Program Director for the Chemical Engineering Dept. Micky Fleischer Nine Cullen College Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Students Awarded with Scholarships

Life’s persistent and most urgent question is “What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King Jr. By Dr. King’s measure, the answer – from generous University of Houston… Read More
At the controls: Environmental engineering Ph.D student Amin Kiaghadi studies bodies of water to develop his ideas Making a Splash: Cullen College Ph.D. Student Wins Scholarship For His Water Work

As a Ph.D. student in environmental engineering, Amin Kiaghadi already has a patent under his belt and won awards for his idea of how to treat “produced water,” the dirty, non-… Read More
People Power: Technology Allows Smartphone-based Water Testing People Power: Technology Allows Smartphone-based Water Testing

Ever wondered what’s in the neighborhood pond? Technology developed by engineers at the University of Houston will allow you to test for waterborne pathogens by using your… Read More
Cullen College graduate students Dongjun Wu and Kamyar Ahmadi in Hawaii From Houston to Hawaii: Two Cullen College Ph.D. Students Speak at Prestigious Conference

Two Cullen College of Engineering Ph.D. students, studying under the direction of Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Stanko Brankovic, are back from… Read More
Iceman: Assistant Professor Hadi Ghasemi (far left) is joined by students Seyed Mohammad Sajadi, Peyman Irajizad and Nazanin Farokhnia. Irajizad holds the new magnetic slippery surface. UH Cullen College Engineer Creates Better Than State-of-the-Art Materials to Repel Ice

In 1989, an Air Ontario flight, with ice and snow covering its wings during takeoff, fails to attain the proper altitude. Unable to get above the trees, it crashes into them,… Read More
Stuart Long UH Engineering and Honors Colleges Launch Stuart Long Undergraduate Research Fund

At the UH Cullen College of Engineering, undergrads are strongly encouraged to engage in hands-on, real-world research while pursuing their degrees – and there’s no shortage of… Read More
Subsea Engineering Students Tour Cameron’s R&D Laboratory Subsea Engineering Students Tour Cameron’s R&D Laboratory

Subsea engineering students enrolled in the “Design of Subsea Blowout Preventers” course at the UH Cullen College of Engineering took part in a once-in-a-lifetime field trip to… Read More