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Satellite altimeter tracks over the Bering Glacier in Alaska. Glacier Study Explores Sea Levels, Water Resources

Hyongki Lee, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, is part of an international team studying… Read More
ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial ECE Professor Featured in Methodist Hospital Commercial

ECE professor Jose “Pepe” Luis Contreras-Vidal, director of the University of Houston’s Laboratory for Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Systems at the Cullen College of… Read More
Dr. Badri Roysam and Dr. Leigh Leasure look over brain images with a graduate student researcher. Party, Exercise, Repeat: Can Exercise Protect the Brain From the Effects of Binge Drinking?

If you’ve ever lived through a hangover, you are probably already familiar with the unpleasant, lingering side effects that a night of binge drinking can have on the brain: when… Read More
The Cullen College’s multi-axial testing system will enable researchers to simulate earthquake loads on high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete. There are only three such systems in the United States. Earthquake Research Explores Use of High-Performance Concrete

New, stronger concrete that can better withstand an earthquake isn’t much good if it’s too expensive to use. That’s the idea behind a research project being conducted by Bora… Read More
Rehabilitation Robots Photos, Video: Rehabilitation Robots

Jose Luis "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, works every day to help those… Read More
Yan Yao in his lab with a student researcher. Professor Wins ARPA-E Funding to Build New Type of Electric Vehicle Battery

For all their virtues, electric vehicles have two major drawbacks: their cost – usually tens of thousands of dollars more than comparable gasoline-powered cars – and how far they… Read More
Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and chairman of the mechanical engineering department , delivers a seminar at Delhi University in New Delhi, India as part of his Fulbright Fellowship. ME Chairman Returns to College After Fulbright Fellowship Award to India

Earlier this year, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor and chairman of the mechanical engineering department Pradeep Sharma was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship through the Fulbright… Read More
Dr. Phaneendra B. Kondapi Subsea Professor Wins SPE Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Phaneendra Kondapi is well-known at the UH Cullen College of Engineering as one of the pioneering instructors of subsea engineering. Now, he is being recognized outside of the… Read More
Prof. Contreras-Vidal explains to Rep. Culberson (right) how the brain-machine interface to the Rehab Rex exoskeleton works. ECE Professor Demonstrates Brain-Controlled Robotic Legs to U.S. Rep. John Culberson

Professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, demonstrated to U.S.… Read More
A map of a disaster area created by by NCALM. Disaster Recovery Gets Boost from NSF Grant

One of the biggest challenges following a natural disaster is simply getting help to where it’s needed. After an event like a hurricane or earthquake, debris and standing water… Read More

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