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Zerda embraces John Matthews, PROMES Program Manager PHOTOS: Cullen College Bids Farewell to Long-Time PROMES Director

Long time PROMES director Kathy Zerda passed the reigns last Friday to Diana de la Rosa-Pohl, and students, staff and faculty gathered to wish her well in retirement. Zerda served… Read More
Abby Zinecker SURF Program Provides Undergrad Researchers 'Enlightening' Experience

As a Tier One research university, the University of Houston places a strong emphasis on research in and out of the classroom. But for undergraduate students, hands-on laboratory… Read More
Roberto Ballarini, Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Cullen College Welcomes Roberto Ballarini as Civil Engineering Department Chair

The UH Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome Roberto Ballarini as the new Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Ballarini comes to UH from the… Read More
Megan Robertson Chemical Engineering Researcher Wins Grant to Develop Plant-Based Materials for Wind Turbines

Megan Robertson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, has won a $100,000, two-year Norman… Read More
Hadi Ghasemi New Mechanical Engineering Professor Gains Steam with Heat Transfer Technology Research

About 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, and just less than 97 percent of this water is held in the world’s oceans. As a resource in its own right, water is… Read More
Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal (right) demonstrates his non-invasive brain-machine interface exoskeleton in 2013. ECE Brain-Machine Interface Expert Teams Up with Artist at Menil Collection

Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College, is widely known in the medical community for his work on thought-… Read More
Woodlands High Student Helps With NIH Study in ECE Professor's Lab VIDEO: Woodlands High Student Helps With NIH Study in ECE Professor's Lab

The U.S. is facing a critical shortage of highly-trained STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workers. According to a 2012 report from the President’s Council… Read More
Wei-Chuan Shih Professor Developing New Technologies for Detecting Subsea Oil Spills With DOI Award

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has awarded electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Wei-Chuan Shih with… Read More
UH Receives $3.3 Million Grant to Promote Women in STEM Fields UH Receives $3.3 Million Grant to Promote Women in STEM Fields

The University of Houston was awarded a $3.29 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE to increase the number and success of women faculty… Read More
Birla delivering his lecture at CYSF (Image courtesy of NIHERST) BME Professor Takes Outreach to Trinidad

Outreach is an important part of the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s mission, and many professors, staff members and students work in and around the Houston area promoting STEM… Read More