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At left, Marzia Cescon, the David C. Zimmerman Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, along with students Paramjit Singh Kainth and Andoni Urrutia Urcelay, fly drones inside the drone lab. New Autonomous Monitor Prevents Drone Crashes in Real Time

A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitor system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time. Typically… Read More
A woman with light skin and light hair lays in a hospital bed while a medical professional stands at bedside. The woman wears a blue hospital gown and is covered by a blue blanket. Her arms are visible. University of Houston Awarded $4 Million NIH Grant to Study Autoimmune Disease

Key Takeaways UH receives a $4 million NIH grant for a 10-year longitudinal study to identify the earliest biological triggers of autoimmune disease Focus on SARDs such as lupus… Read More
3d render of cells releasing exosomes, tiny extracellular vesicles involved in a number of physiological processes. Courtesy Getty Images. ECE’s Shih Developing Tech to Help Identify New Targets for Treatment of Diseases

Tiny particles released by most human cells may be promising targets for diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s, but scientists have struggled… Read More
A new mathematical model developed at UH shows that targeted investments in a small number of critical assets can significantly improve infrastructure resilience and disaster recovery. New Infrastructure Model By ISE’s Lim Prioritizes Disaster Spending for Vulnerable Cities

A University of Houston engineering professor is helping cities, utilities and transportation agencies prepare for and recover from natural disasters. All these organizations face… Read More
Cullen College of Engineering professor of electrical and computer engineering Wei-Chuan Shih. ECE’s Shih hoping to detect lung cancer from a few drops of blood, thanks to CPRIT grant

A new $900,000 grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute (CPRIT) to Wei-Chuan Shih, professor of electrical and computer engineering, will support efforts to… Read More
The sensors look like bandaids, are paper thin and allow stroke patients to recover their motor skills through play. New Hand Sensors From MAE’s Ryou Turn Post-Stroke Rehab into an On-Screen Game

New paper-thin piezoelectric patch sensors designed for at-home stroke rehabilitation may soon revolutionize post-stroke care by offering potential accessible, efficient… Read More
[Left to right] Mim Rahimi, professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, and Ph.D. graduate Abdelrahman Refaie. CEE’s Rahimi Map Out Strategy To Use Ocean Technology to Trap Carbon Dioxide

The motion of the ocean may be the key to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so University of Houston researchers set out to determine which U.S. coastlines are best… Read More
UH Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow Akash Gupta, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scholar. New Approach to Cancer Vaccination From ChBE’s Gupta Yields More Powerful T Cells

Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically amplifies the T-cell response to vaccines — an advance that… Read More
A man with light skin, dark hair, and a dark, short beard is shown from the shoulders up in front of a grey background. He is wearing a grey suit jacket over a white shirt and red tie, and he is smiling at the camera. CEE’s Kalliontzis Receives $500K in GORI Initiative to Repurpose Offshore Infrastructure

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Assistant Professor Dimitrios Kalliontzis has received a $500,000 share of $20 million awarded by the National Academies of… Read More
Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when it comes to medical research, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. BME’s Larin recognized as excelling in NIH funding

Kirill Larin, the Cullen Endowed Chair and a professor of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, is in the 93rd percentile of researchers when… Read More

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