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National Science Foundation CAREER Award Winners
Renita Horton, assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Biomedical Engineering Department, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in the amount of $522,253 for research concerning congenital cardiac fibrosis and vascular cell dysfunction. BME'S Horton Receives CAREER Award for Innovative Heart-on-a-Chip Research

Renita Horton, assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Biomedical Engineering Department, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in the… Read More
Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his research proposal into liquid-liquid interfaces for electrochemical carbon capture research. CEE's Rahimi nabs CAREER award for electrochemical carbon capture research

Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER… Read More
Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received funding for her National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER proposal, “Data-Enabled Neural Multi-Step Predictive Control (DeMuSPc): a Learning-Based Predictive and Adaptive Control Approach for Complex Nonlinear Systems.” The award amount is $655,248. ME's Cescon earns CAREER award for automatic control work

For Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the news in January that she had earned funding for her National Science Foundation (NSF)… Read More
Xingpeng Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, is working on a solution to allow the seamless integration of renewable energy sources with the rest of the power grid. ECE's Li Using CAREER Award to Ensure Continuous Quality Electricity for All

In the race to achieve a net-zero future based on clean energy, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power have emerged as potential champions in the battle against… Read More
Ran An, an assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the UH Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, has received NSF CAREER award funding for his proposal, “Alternating Current Electrophoresis in Spatially Non-Uniform Electric Fields." BME's An earns CAREER award for 'current' work

An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering is the latest recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Ran An is an assistant professor in the… Read More
Jian Shi, an assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering with a dual appointment to the Engineering Technology and Electrical & Computer Engineering departments, is the latest CAREER award winner from the College. ECE, Engineering Technology's Shi earns CAREER award

Jian Shi, an assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering with a dual appointment to the Engineering Technology and Electrical & Computer Engineering departments,… Read More
Jerrod Henderson [center], an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the Cullen College of Engineering's latest recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award. [Left to right] Jamiel Williams, Amanual Getaneh, Henderson, Ahmad McCray and Omar Sanchez. ChBE's Henderson earns NSF CAREER award

Jerrod Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the Cullen College of Engineering's latest recipient… Read More
Konrad Krakowiak [background] and his research group demonstrate a machine in the lab. CEE's Krakowiak earns NSF CAREER award

Konrad Krakowiak, assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, is quick to defer when he… Read More
Harish Krishnamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston. ECE's Krishnamoorthy Using NSF CAREER Award for Game-Changing Research

Project to Build More Robust Electrical Systems and Grow the Next Generation of Innovators in Power Electronics In today's dynamic environment where electricity demand is… Read More
Jinsook Roh, an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received a CAREER award for her proposal, “Neuromuscular Coordination (NeuroCoord)-Guided Human-Machine Interaction for Quantifying and Improving Motor Function after Stroke.” Roh earns CAREER award for stroke rehab research

When it comes to rehabilitation efforts following a stroke, Jinsook Roh of the Cullen College of Engineering stresses that one simply can't address the effects of the incident – a… Read More
Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the latest member of the faculty to receive a National Science Foundation CAREER award. CEE's Shaffer earns NSF CAREER award

The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce that Devin L. Shaffer, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the latest… Read More
Dr. Shailendra P. Joshi, the Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, is the latest NSF CAREER award winner at the college. His research will examine recyclable thermoset polymers. Joshi receives CAREER award for Recyclable Thermoset Polymers research

For Dr. Shailendra P. Joshi, the Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, as the technological… Read More
Kyung Jae Lee, assistant professor of petroleum engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation for $508,722 to contribute to the enhancement and diversification of the domestic supply of lithium. With Lithium in High Demand, UH Researcher Examines New Sources

As the energy transition motors on to reduce the use of fossil fuels, the need for lithium has grown exponentially over the past decade because lithium-ion energy storage (i.e.,… Read More
Mehmet Orman, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation to study so-called persister cells - those that go dormant and then become tolerant to extraordinary levels of antibiotics. UH's Orman Researching Why Antibiotic-Resistant Cells Persist

University of Houston Biomolecular Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award to Explore Cells That Defy Efforts to Kill Them Mehmet Orman, assistant professor of chemical and… Read More
David Mayerich, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to develop a software platform to produce searchable digital atlases of whole organs at the cellular level. Searchable Atlases of High-Resolution 3-D Images Would Offer New Tool for Researchers, Clinicians

Researchers at the University of Houston last year reported a new imaging method capable of producing fast and inexpensive three-dimensional images, offering the potential to more… Read More
Bora Gencturk Two Engineering Professors Earn NSF CAREER Awards

Two professors in the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston earned Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards from the National Science… Read More
Robertson Researcher Developing Plastics from Plants through NSF CAREER Grant

A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $500,000 grant to develop plant-based plastics and rubbers. Megan Robertson, assistant… Read More
Professor Wins CAREER Award to Develop Flexible, Stretchable Batteries

The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering put up a perfect record in the highly competitive 2012 CAREER Award competition, getting six winners on six applications.… Read More
Rimer With Another Win, Cullen College Goes Six for Six in 2012 CAREER Awards

The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has put up a perfect record in the 2012 CAREER Award grant competition, with all six of its applicants receiving the honor… Read More
Conrad Biofilm Prevention at Heart of Latest CAREER Award

The UH Cullen College of Engineering has won its fifth National Science Foundation CAREER Award of 2012. Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jacinta… Read More
Shih Shih Wins College’s Fourth CAREER Award of 2012

Assistant Professor Wei-Chuan Shih has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, making him the fourth professor with the Cullen College of Engineering to do so this year.… Read More
Bao Bao Wins NSF CAREER Award to Study Graphene’s Optical Properties

Jiming Bao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study the optical properties of graphene. One of the… Read More
Rodrigues Rodrigues Wins NSF CAREER Award

Debora Rodrigues, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). CAREER Awards are… Read More
Stein Polymer Solar Cell Research Earns College Third NSF CAREER Award

Gila Stein, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award, valued at up to $500,000 over five years… Read More
Brankovic Research in Nanoscience Earns Professor Highly Competitive NSF Award

Stanko Brankovic, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has received one of the most prestigious National Science Foundation… Read More
Zhu Han Professor Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

An assistant professor in UH's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was recently recognized for work that could allow wireless devices to more efficiently share the… Read More

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