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[Left] Rohith Reddy, Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering and a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research, is presented with a certificate acknowledging that he is now a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) by Steven J. Ray, the president of the organization and an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo. ECE’s Reddy named Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy

Rohith Reddy, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering and a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research, has… Read More
COSMO-SkyMed image of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, which clearly shows icebergs of considerable size (the one in the center of the image is almost 9.5 miles) breaking away from the ice shelf formed by the flow of ice into the sea. Photo courtesy Italian Space Agency. CEE’s Milillo, Italian Space Agency Deliver Unprecedented View of Antarctica Glacier to Predict Sea-Level Rise

A University of Houston scientist has teamed with international partners to examine how Antarctica’s massive glaciers are shifting and how that could predict sea level changes.… Read More
Two portrait-style headshots of Jacinta Conrad, right, and Jeremy Palmer, left, are arranged side by side. On the right is a woman with straight, brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue collared shirt. On the left is a man with short, light brown hair wearing a black suit jacket. ChBE’s Conrad Receives $250,000 for Polyelectrolyte Brush Investigation

Frank M Tiller Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jacinta Conrad, PI, has received $259,749 in NSF funding for her proposal… Read More
Cutline: Kalyana B. Nakshatrala, the Carl F. Gauss Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston, has received a $690,050 grant from the Army Research Office (ARO), a directorate of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, to advance the development of self-healing composite materials. CEE’s Nakshatrala Awarded Army Research Laboratory Grant for Self-Healing Materials

Imagine bridges, aircraft or military vehicles that can heal themselves after damage — much like skin repairing after a cut or bone after a break. It might sound like science… Read More
Ammonium urate, a salt that can form kidney stones, naturally bends and twists during crystallization. Opening Doors to Smarter Devices and Safer Drugs, ChBE’s Rimer Controls Crystal Formation

From creating flexible gadgets to better medicines, the art of bending crystals is reshaping technology and health, and at the University of Houston a crystals expert makes it… Read More
Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is working to take the pain out of monitoring disease. BME’s Mohan Reports Simple Urine Test Could Transform Kidney Care

In a finding set to change the way disease is monitored, Chandra Mohan, an international expert and pioneer in lupus research at the University of Houston, is reporting that urine… Read More
Yan Yao, an award-winning professor at UH’s Cullen College of Engineering, along with collaborators from Singapore, Zhejiang University and Seoul National University, have published a review in the journal Science eying alternative metals for battery anodes. Cullen Researchers Driving Breakthroughs in Building Longer-Lasting, Faster-Charging Batteries

Researchers at the University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, are spearheading a study that could transform the future of battery technology. Yan… Read More
Venkat Selvamanickam, professor at UH’s Cullen College of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute, will lead research on superconducting magnets after receiving $8 million in federal funding. MAE’s Selva Secures $8M in Federal Funding for Fusion Research

The University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, will receive $8 million in federal funding to help ensure the U.S. remains at the forefront of fusion… Read More
sea wall Two University of Houston Projects Named Finalists for the $50 Million Gulf Coast Challenge

Two University of Houston projects were named finalists in the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge, highlighting UH’s growing role in solving real-world challenges and creating… Read More
Partners in research and life: Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering and research partner Muayyad Al-Ubaidi, John & Rebecca Moores Professor of Biomedical Engineering. BME Researchers Awarded $3.6M to Examine Retinal Diseases, Blindness

A team of endowed professors and vision researchers at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded more than $3.6 million by the National Eye… Read More

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