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University of Houston researchers (L to R): Xuqing Wu, associate professor of computer information systems; Yueqin Huang, assistant professor of information science technology and Jiefu Chen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Cullen researchers part of $3.3M Project to Improve Undergrounding Electric Power Lines

Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy launched an ARPA-E Program called GOPHURRS, which stands for Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability,… Read More
Though last year marked 20 years of the accreditation of the Master of Science in Space Architecture program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, program director Olga Bannova, Ph.D., still regularly encounters people who aren’t familiar with space architecture as a field of study and research. Space Architecture at UH: What Makes a House (Or a Lunar Base Camp) a Home?

The Cullen College of Engineering’s Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) and its space architecture degree program might be the University of Houston’s… Read More
Melika Shirmohammadi, assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division. Old Stereotypes of Online Gaming Upended by New Report from Cullen professor

The naysayers and detractors of online gaming and its ill effects on youth might need to stand down. That’s what science is telling us in a new report in the journal Human… Read More
[Left] Researchers Rahul Pandey, senior scientist with SRI and principal investigator, and Praveen Bollini, a University of Houston chemical engineering faculty, are key contributors to the microreactor project. Cullen professors, alum revolutionizing tech to produce sustainable fuel

A University of Houston-affiliated project that has the potential to transform sustainable fuel production was selected to receive $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’… Read More
Hien Van Nguyen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at UH, is tracking the global spread of COVID-19. University of Houston Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread

Researchers Find Reducing International Flights in Western Europe Results in Fewer Global COVID-19 Cases A team of engineers at the University of Houston has published a study in… Read More
A paper recently co-authored by Md Murad Hossain Khondaker, a civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Houston, may hold key insights that allow for better predictions of catastrophic flooding produced by hurricanes in the United States. the paper published in the August 2024 issue of the Journal of Hydrometeorology. CEE Ph.D. Candidate Khondaker Identifies New Approach to Improve Hurricane Forecast Accuracy

A paper recently co-authored by Md Murad Hossain Khondaker, a civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Houston, may hold key insights that allow… Read More
UH Energy researchers give five takeaways when it comes to navigating Texas to net-zero transportation emissions. UH Energy Researchers: Navigating Texas to Net-Zero Transportation Emissions

Five takeaways from UH Energy researchers, based on a whitepaper co-authored by Aparajita Datta and Ramanan Krishnamoorti. The federal government has set an ambitious clean energy… Read More
A pioneer of brain-related medical devices, Jose Contreras-Vidal, is the REU Site program director, faculty mentor and director of the UH IUCRC BRAIN Center. UH BRAIN Center, FDA Collaborate on NSF Program

A three-year National Science Foundation program is underway at the University of Houston’s Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Building Reliable Advances and… Read More
Badri Roysam, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston. AI Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software

$2.5 Million Fast-Track Grant to Develop Analysis of Single Cells University of Houston researchers and their students are developing a new software technology, based on… Read More
NASA is awarding the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. NASA Awards UH $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

NASA is awarding the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success… Read More

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