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Plant biologist Abdul Latif Khan applies nutrients and microbes to sorghum plants growing in a lab at the UH Sugar Land instructional site. As the plants mature, Khan and his research team will monitor the plants’ growth progress and their tolerance to stress caused by high-saline soil. Cullen Professor Trains Future Agri-Scientists to Outsmart Climate Change Threats

Researchers at the University of Houston are training future agricultural scientists in new methods of protecting the world’s foodcrops – which too often are left vulnerable to… Read More
Christine Ehlig-Economides, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair of Petroleum Engineering and Vincent Donnelly, Moores Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, have been named Fellows in the National Academy of Inventors. Two Cullen Professors Named NAI Fellows

Two powerhouse engineers and inventors from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering have secured coveted positions as Fellows in the National Academy of Inventors… Read More
Mechanical Engineering Technology professor Weihang Zhu has now started the second phase of a collaborative offshore safety-focused effort with the American Bureau of Shipping, funded by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) and directed by Kevin McSweeney at Lamar University. ME Technology's Zhu starting 2nd phase of safety culture research

Mechanical Engineering Technology professor Weihang Zhu has now started the second phase of a collaborative offshore safety-focused effort with the American Bureau of Shipping,… Read More
Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan [pictured] and professor of mechanical engineering technology Weihang Zhu were recently awarded $750,000 of a $2 million grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to conduct groundbreaking work into the development of a new poultry feed additive made from mushrooms. Technology Division Researchers Developing Healthy Organic Chicken Feed Using Mushroom Stems

Farmyard and backyard chickens the world over have long been the happy recipients of family table scraps as a part of their regular diets, allowing households to not only reduce… Read More
A white paper, "Competitive Pricing of Hydrogen as an Economic Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel for the Houston Transportation Sector," examines the promise for the potential of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. More than 230 million metric tons of carbon dioxide gas are released each year by the transportation sector in Texas. UH Researchers Suggest Hydrogen Fuel Can be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today

As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and find sustainable transportation solutions, University of Houston energy researchers suggest that hydrogen fuel can… Read More
Gangbing Song, Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is reporting a new method, using percussion, to detect pipeline elbow erosion. Cullen Researchers Develop New Percussion Method to Detect Pipeline Elbow Erosion

A University of Houston engineering research team is pioneering a new method, based on percussion, to detect pipeline elbow erosion. It is no small problem. Below the surface of… Read More
Abdul Latif Khan, an assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division's Department of Engineering Technology, has received a research grant from the USDA to purchase instruments that will allow for the real-time monitoring of photosynthesis. Khan using new instruments for real-time photosynthesis monitoring

Abdul Latif Khan, an assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division's Department of Engineering Technology, has received a research grant from the… Read More
Clockwise from top left - Jiming Bao, Shuo Chen, Zhu Han and Zhifeng Ren. Repeat! Four University of Houston Researchers Named Most Cited in the World

For the second straight year, the same dynamic quartet of University of Houston scientists has been honored as world-class, highly cited researchers, acknowledging the remarkable… Read More
Kalyana Nakshatrala [left], associate professor and associate chairman of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is the lead author for a new paper written with doctoral student Kripa Adhikari about using fluids to control temperature. Paper by CEE’s Nakshatrala, Adhikari provides insight into temperature regulation in vascular systems

In an attempt to better regulate temperature in a variety of synthetic structures and gain a deeper understanding of biological systems, a newly published paper by researchers… Read More
Venkatesh Balan holds a flask of cyanobacteria. Its bright green color is a sign of its ability to convert sunlight into energy. But more intriguing for Balan and his team of researchers is cyanobacteria’s untapped power to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Technology Division Researchers Uncover Algae’s Potential to Ease Climate Change Worries

Scientists may be on the verge of taking a big step closer to the net-zero carbon emissions goal, thanks to University of Houston research into algae. Hidden potential is being… Read More

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