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Associate professor of electrical and computer engineering Xingpeng Li  has received a Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research. ECE’s Li Receives Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant

Associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and IEEE senior member Xingpeng Li, Ph.D., has received a Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant for the… Read More
Two papers recently co-authored by Kamel Salama Endowed Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Tian “Tim” Chen, Ph.D., represent a new technological and engineering-focused foray into one of humanity’s oldest fields. MAE’s Chen Softens the Hard Sciences with New Research on Knitting

Two papers recently co-authored by Kamel Salama Endowed Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Tian “Tim” Chen, Ph.D., represent a new technological and… Read More
A team of scientists led by Xiaonan Shan [pictured], associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, and Haotian Wang, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, have discovered simple yet elegant solutions to address a fundamental issue in carbon capture and utilization technology: carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO 2RR). Cullen, Rice Scientists Redefine Chemical Manufacturing

Each year, billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, certain industrial processes,… Read More
Sergey Shevkoplyas, professor of biomedical engineering. Small Device, Big Impact: Improving Safety of Life-Saving Treatments for Children with Leukemia

Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition… Read More
Aaron Becker. ECE’s Becker Using Robotics to Solve Some of Energy Industry’s Trickiest Problems

Aaron Becker has always been interested in robots. It’s just that, up until he decided to pursue postgraduate studies, he could never quite get his hands on one. He asked Santa… Read More
Peter Vekilov, Frank L. Worley Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering. Cullen Professors First to Take Images of How Cholesterol Forms Crystals in the Body

A pair of University of Houston professors, known globally for their seminal contributions to crystal engineering with specific breakthroughs in the design of therapeutics to… Read More
Professor Richard Willson has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. ChBE’s Willson Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

The man who turned the science of glow-in-the-dark stars into ways to detect disease, University of Houston Huffington-Woestemeyer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular… Read More
Mohamed Adel Gabry. Petroleum Student Captures Award for Research to Reduce Fracking Expenses

In the ever-evolving field of energy, one graduate student at UH — The Energy University ® — is making a name for himself through groundbreaking research in hydraulic fracturing.… Read More
Devin Shaffer, UH assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has developed a membrane that lets water flow through up to eight times faster while keeping out salt. CEE’s Shaffer Making Clean Water More Accessible

When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, “Gee, I’m glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!” Probably not, but maybe you should. Those… Read More
Mini Das. UH Researchers Paving the Way for New Era in Medical Imaging

New technology developed by researchers at the University of Houston could revolutionize medical imaging and lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to… Read More

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