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Researchers report that while magnesium and other multivalent metals show promise for high-density energy storage, but a number of obstacles remain. Photo: Getty Images. A Roadmap to Better Multivalent Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are recognized for their high energy density in everything from mobile phones to laptop computers and electric vehicles, but as the need for grid-scale… Read More
Dr. Rodolfo Ostilla Mónico Mónico's work pulls order from chaos

For Dr. Rodolfo Ostilla Mónico, an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering since Fall 2017, much of his work the past decade on turbulence has centered around a big question… Read More
Daniel Ajuzie, a biomedical engineering doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ inaugural AfroBiotech Conference 2019. UH Biomedical Engineering Student Wins NSF Grant to Present Research At AfroBiotech Conference

Daniel Ajuzie, a biomedical engineering doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ inaugural… Read More
Stanko Brankovic, a globally-renowned electrodeposition authority at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, and Robles Hernández, an associate professor at the UH College of Technology have teamed up for the Semiconductor Research Corp.– funded new materials research project. UH Researchers Win Grant to Create Superior Class of Magnetic Materials

The Semiconductor Research Corp. awarded a three-year, $240,000 grant to University of Houston researchers to design a new electrodeposition process and solution to create a new… Read More
Hamid Fekri Azgomi, an electrical engineering doctoral student the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented at the 53rd IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers. UH Engineering State-Space Estimation Course Projects Presented At Two IEEE Conferences

Dilranjan Wickramasuriya and Hamid Fekri Azgomi, doctoral students of Rose Faghih, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, made… Read More
Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor with joint appointments at the UH Cullen College of Engineering and the UH College of Optometry. UH and Harvard Researchers Join Forces For Usher Syndrome Research

NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafness A world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with hereditary retinal disorders… Read More
Adesola Saba, PhD candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship for his work studying the metabolome of bacterial persisters in assistant professor Dr. Mehmet Orman's lab. UH Engineering Student Wins Prestigious Department of Defense Graduate Fellowship

Research Has Potential for Valuable Medical and Military Applications University of Houston doctoral student Adesola Saba won a highly competitive 2019 National Defense Science… Read More
Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering at UH, has received the 2020 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas UH Engineer Honored For Work in Crystal Engineering

TAMEST Awards Recognize Texas’ Most Promising Researchers An engineer from the University of Houston has received the state’s top honor in engineering for his pioneering… Read More
Researchers led by Hadi Ghasemi, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at UH, have created a durable silicone polymer coating capable of repelling ice from any surface. New Thinking In Materials Development Could Affect Future Design And Fabrication

Failure Could Be the Answer to Lower Costs and Higher Efficiency While most people consider cracking, peeling, stress and other similar factors to be negatives, a group of… Read More
Retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration are both genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. Under the Lens: Link Between Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa

UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are… Read More

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