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Elebeoba May Professor Earns Grant to Explore Programmable Biological Organisms

Biological organisms can be re-engineered for singular purposes, such as production of biofuels, chemicals or pharmaceuticals, while computers are constructed to perform different… Read More
Journal of the American Chemical Society UH Professor Publishes Paper on Polymer Interpenetration

Ramanan Krishnamoorti, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, co-authored a paper on tuning polymer interpenetration that… Read More
Chandra Mohan Study Elucidates Mechanisms and Effects of Green Tea Antioxidant on Arthritis

The Journal of Inflammation recently published a paper co-authored by Chandra Mohan, professor of biomedical engineering at UH Cullen College, about the effects of green tea on… Read More
The Smithsonian magazine Smithsonian Features UH Engineering Professor's Research Online

The Smithsonian magazine featured the thought-controlled exoskeleton developed by UH engineering professor Jose “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal in its regular online column, “Future of… Read More
Gabrielle Romain Post-doc Earns Travel Grant for Cancer Immunotherapy Research

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, SITC, selected Gabrielle Romain, post-doctoral research fellow in the UH Cullen College of Engineering, to present her research on cancer… Read More
UH Engineers Develop Optical Probes for Better Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Disease UH Engineers Develop Optical Probes for Better Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Disease

Two UH engineering professors have developed novel optical probes with potential applications in improving diagnosis and treatment for patients with kidney disease. Exciting new… Read More
Pradeep Sharma Mechanical Engineering Department Chair Receives the ASME Melville Medal

Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, received the 2015 Melville Medal from the… Read More
Earthquakes Smartphone-based Early Warning Systems for Earthquakes Can Save Lives: BYU Radio Interviews UH Engineer

After a powerful 7.8 earthquake shook the nation of Nepal last Saturday, many media outlets around the world are asking whether anything could have been done to save some of the… Read More
Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface to Control Prosthetic Hand Researchers Build Brain-Machine Interface to Control Prosthetic Hand

A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts… Read More
Magnesium-ion Batteries in the Fast Lane Magnesium-ion Batteries in the Fast Lane

Yan Yao, assistant professor in the Cullen College’s electrical and computer engineering department, is developing alternatives to popular lithium-ion batteries, which are used to… Read More

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