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A man with light olive skin, dark hair, and dark-framed glasses smiles at the camera. He is shown from the chest up and stands in front of a plain grey background. ET’s Fan Receives CAREER Award to Study Flexible Data Center Integration in Power Systems

Associate Professor of Engineering Technology Lei Fan has received an NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $500,018 for his proposal, Optimal Integration of Flexible Data Centers in… Read More
Meyerland homes being overtaken by flood waters in Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Cullen Researchers Use AI to Unlock Decades of Hidden Flood Risk Data

KEY TAKEAWAYS Using AI, UH engineers developed a framework to extract flood hazard data from historical flood insurance maps. The team applied the framework to three case studies… Read More
Daniel Floryan, Kalsi Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, has earned an NSF CAREER award for his proposal, “Harnessing Environmental Complexity in Bio-Inspired Locomotion.” MAE’s Floryan earns CAREER award for bio-inspired locomotion research

A researcher at the Cullen College of Engineering will look to the animal kingdom, to see if the natural movement of creatures can translate to technological prowess, after… Read More
Haleh Ardebili, the Kamel Salama Endowed Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and assistant vice president for Entrepreneurship and Startup Ecosystem at UH, is one of 223 trailblazing individuals selected from nearly 5,000 applicants as part of the 2026 Guggenheim Fellows class. MAE’s Ardebili Named Guggenheim Fellow

A University of Houston engineering professor has been named to the newest class of Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of the world’s most… Read More
Yan Yao, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor, has found that lithium dendrites — hazardous growths inside lithium-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles — are unexpectedly strong and brittle, signaling a need to rethink future battery design. Yao Exposes Structural Weakness Driving Lithium-ion Battery Failure

KEY TAKEAWAYS UH engineer discovers that lithium dendrites, a flaw in batteries, are unexpectedly strong and brittle allowing them to act like rigid needles inside batteries… Read More
Lars Grabow, the Dan Luss Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, is the 2026 recipient of the Catalysis Society of New York (CSNY) Excellence in Catalysis Award. ChBE’s Grabow earns Excellence in Catalysis Award

Lars Grabow, the Dan Luss Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, is the 2026 recipient of the Catalysis Society of New York… Read More
Akash Gupta, a research scientist known for developing advanced delivery systems for cancer immunotherapies while working at MIT, will join the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as assistant professor and Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow. Cancer Research Innovator Joins Cullen to Develop Immunotherapies for Lung Cancer

Akash Gupta, a research scientist known for developing advanced delivery systems for cancer immunotherapies while working at MIT, will join the University of Houston Cullen… Read More
A man with dark hair and olive skin stands outdoors in front of a branching tree. He wears a tan suit jacket over a light shirt and red tie, and his arms are crossed in front of his chest. He smiles congenially at the camera. UH Engineers Issue Hot Take on Cold-Steel: Finding Hidden Damage Requires Radar, AI

A University of Houston engineer has developed a method to detect possible damage in concealed cold-formed steel construction framing materials hidden behind walls, without having… Read More
Four Cullen professors have been named to the 2026 class for senior members of the National Academy of Inventors – [Clockwise from top left] Haleh Ardebili, Vemuri Balakotaiah, Jae-Hyun Ryou and Jose Contreras-Vidal. Four Cullen Professors Named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Seven University of Houston faculty members, including four from the Cullen College of Engineering, have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors — the most… Read More
Professor Jian Shi, left, examines e-waste with Graduate Researcher Chuyue Wang and Professor Kailai Wang. Cullen’s Shi, Wang Map a Path to US Mineral Sovereignty Through E-Waste

Inside America’s junk drawers sits an untapped fortune, and a national and economic security solution. As the global race for critical minerals intensifies, University of Houston… Read More

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