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EAA Annual Meeting at Saint Arnold's Brewery Photos: EAA Annual Meeting at Saint Arnold's Brewery

This year's annual Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) meeting was held last Wednesday night at Saint Arnold's Brewery. View photos from the 2013 EAA Meeting at Saint Arnold's… Read More
Stanley Kleis ME Professor Retires After 40 Years

Friends and colleagues gathered to honor Stanley Kleis’ distinguished service to the UH department of mechanical engineering at a retirement celebration on Friday, August 23 at… Read More
Yan Yao in his lab with a student researcher. Professor Wins ARPA-E Funding to Build New Type of Electric Vehicle Battery

For all their virtues, electric vehicles have two major drawbacks: their cost – usually tens of thousands of dollars more than comparable gasoline-powered cars – and how far they… Read More
Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and chairman of the mechanical engineering department , delivers a seminar at Delhi University in New Delhi, India as part of his Fulbright Fellowship. ME Chairman Returns to College After Fulbright Fellowship Award to India

Earlier this year, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and chairman of the mechanical engineering department Pradeep Sharma was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship through the Fulbright… Read More
Dr. Phaneendra B. Kondapi Subsea Professor Wins SPE Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Phaneendra Kondapi is well-known at the UH Cullen College of Engineering as one of the pioneering instructors of subsea engineering. Now, he is being recognized outside of the… Read More
Researchers in UH's Nanofabrication Facility will soon be able to cut hours, even weeks, off experiments thanks to an equipment grant from the National Science Foundation. UH Nanofab Lab Gets Faster Thanks to NSF Grant

Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Houston will soon be able to work faster than ever thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The $568,000 award… Read More
Environmental Science and Technology Chellam Co-Authors Paper on Saharan Dust Discovery

Environmental engineering professor Shankar Chellam has co-authored a paper which outlines his team's findings on characteristics of Saharan dust and its impact on air pollution.… Read More
Tau Beta Pi Spring 2013 Initiates Why You Should Join a Student Organization

Did you know that students who are active members of organizations tend to have more positive college experiences than those who aren’t?“Educational researchers tell us that… Read More
Prof. Contreras-Vidal explains to Rep. Culberson (right) how the brain-machine interface to the Rehab Rex exoskeleton works. ECE Professor Demonstrates Brain-Controlled Robotic Legs to U.S. Rep. John Culberson

Professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, demonstrated to U.S.… Read More
A map of a disaster area created by by NCALM. Disaster Recovery Gets Boost from NSF Grant

One of the biggest challenges following a natural disaster is simply getting help to where it’s needed. After an event like a hurricane or earthquake, debris and standing water… Read More