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[Left] Ph.D. student Afra Azim examines a sample with Lawrence "Larry" Dooling, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. ChBE’s Dooling excited to settle in at UH with immune cell engineering grant

A deep passion for learning, and the strength of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, are some of the key reasons why Lawrence… Read More
The UH System has earned a No. 62 ranking — and No. 3 in Texas — on the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents List. Can’t Stop UH, Cullen Inventors

From advances in carbon capture to breakthroughs in medical imaging, the University of Houston System is driving innovation that is making an impact worldwide. That commitment to… Read More
[Left to right] Ganesh Thakur, NAE, Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and the Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships, and George K. Wong, Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Graduate Studies Director, are lead PIs for four grants totaling more than $1 million from the Ocean Energy Safety Institute. Petroleum’s Thakur, Wong receive more than $1M for rigorous reservoir simulation, statistical analysis

A pair of professors in the Petroleum Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering have received four Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) grants totaling $1.1… Read More
Led by Mim Rahimi, a professor at UH’s Cullen College of Engineering, a team has made two significant breakthroughs that could reduce the cost of capturing harmful emissions from power plants. UH Researchers Unveil Breakthrough in Carbon Capture

Sometimes less really is more — at least that is the case when it comes to improving carbon capture systems, according to a team of researchers at the University of Houston. Led… Read More
Zhengwei Li, an assistant professor and Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow in the Biomedical Engineering Department with a joint appointment in the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, has received $629,000 in funding for his proposal, “Wireless, Closed-Loop System to Restore Urological Dysfunction after Spinal Cord Injury.” BME’s Li earns NIH Trailblazer Award for spinal cord injury rehab

An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has received $629,000 in funding to conduct research into helping patients recover after spinal cord injuries. Zhengwei… Read More
Led by Cullen College of Engineering Professor Haleh Ardebili, UH moved forward in the NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition with its “Biomanufacturing of Chemicals and Materials for Sustainability (BioMS)” proposal. UH Advances to Semifinals in National Science Foundation Competition

The University of Houston is one step closer to winning a $15 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation. UH was recently named one of 29 institutions to advance to… Read More
Tianfu Wu, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is leading a team to find early markers for ovarian cancer. BME’s Wu Leads Team Advancing Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

With a $1.2M grant from the Department of Defense, Tianfu Wu, associate professor of biomedical engineering, will lead a team of researchers, partnering with those from MD… Read More
A photo of plastic garbage intermingled with seaweed on a beach. University of Houston Engineer Creates a Possible Replacement for Plastic

In a world overrun with plastic garbage, causing untold environmental woes, University of Houston assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Maksud Rahman, has… Read More
A headshot of PI Hyongki Lee NGA Awards Up to $2.1M for NCALM Geodesy Expansion

Kaspar J. Willam Professor Hyongki Lee (PI) and co-PIs Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair Professor Craig Glennie, Research Associate Professor Juan… Read More
Lihong Zhao. ECE’s Yao, Zhao Recharge Battery Potential

Low-battery anxiety may soon be a little less stressful thanks to a recent discovery by researchers at the University of Houston. For decades, scientists have struggled to… Read More

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