Excellence Among Our Cougar Engineers
With a culture of achievement and attainment, it is no surprise that Cullen students continue to move the needle on scholarship, student success, and national competitiveness.
Pair of Cullen students complete summer internship in Argentina Stop us if you've heard this one before: a petroleum engineer and an environmental engineer fly to Argentina to participate in the interscholastic Argentina Business Internship… Read More |
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Cullen teams place in UH Energy's Innovation Commercialization Competition The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real. “You don’t see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a… Read More |
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IE alum Cao excelling as associate professor at MD Anderson When Wenhua Cao first arrived at the University of Houston to start his doctoral work in the Industrial Engineering Department, he wasn't new to just the school – It was his first… Read More |
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UH IISE earns second consecutive Gold Chapter Award Upholding the high standard the group set the previous year, the University of Houston's Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers has earned the Gold Chapter Award for the… Read More |
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Women in Technology lead the way for new semester New friends, free food, free stuff – what's not to love? The Cat's Back, the University of Houston's traditional welcome back event for new and returning students, took place late… Read More |
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Cullen Students Among Inaugural Cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows University of Houston, the Energy University, is proud to introduce the inaugural cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows – eight graduate students who are actively involved… Read More |
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Cullen student Varghese recognized for AI-focused structure research After natural disasters, many people are understandably worried about the potential for structural damage to their homes. The research work of a Cullen College of Engineering Ph.D… Read More |
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers achieves Gold Status This summer, the University of Houston's student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) was awarded Gold Status by SME national leadership – a considerable… Read More |
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Students Shine in DOE’s American-Made Carbon Management Competition GreenHouston, a team of University of Houston students mentored by Assistant Professor Jian Shi from the UH Cullen College of Engineering, created a winning proposal for an… Read More |
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UH Researchers Develop Oil Recovery Tools with ‘Significantly Higher Accuracy’ than Current Methods A team of University of Houston researchers has developed a series of digital applications to make energy industry processes more efficient. Three innovative online calculators,… Read More |
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Doctoral student Quintero wins CCA Poster Competition Nathaly Andrea Castaneda Quintero had a successful career in the oil and gas industry for several years after getting her bachelor's degree from the Universidad Industrial de… Read More |
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BME's Roelofs 2023 Rising Star Award winner Biomedical Engineering senior Lilly Roelofs didn't even know she was being considered for this year's Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E. Rising Star Award, but she was ecstatic when she… Read More |
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Cullen recognizes 16 Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for 2022-23 The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to the 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for the 2022-23 academic year. Students are… Read More |
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Former UH Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Selected for MIT Technology Review: 35 Under 35 China Award Jun Mao, a former Postdoctoral Fellow and Ph.D. graduate at the Texas Center for Superconductivity, was selected by an international panel for the MIT Technology Review's 35 Under… Read More |
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2023 Outstanding Senior - IE's Richardson steady in classroom and the pool For Elizabeth Richardson – the Outstanding Senior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23 – its been such a productive four years at the University of Houston that it's… Read More |
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2023 Outstanding Junior - ME's Lee balances business, academics Juggling assignments and managing responsibilities isn't anything new for Jakob Lee, the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. After all, you learn… Read More |
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IE grad Lele provides a case study for importance of logistics A graduate of the Industrial Engineering master's program at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is now leading a team optimizing the operational dynamics at… Read More |
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CEE grad Clarke adjusts from pitch to professional life For Emma Clarke, there was admittedly a bit of an adjustment period to life at the University of Houston. After all, a metro area with 7.3 million people is quite different than… Read More |
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Torres balances fatherhood, work on path to academic excellence Before he leaves for class each day, Cullen College of Engineering junior Eden Torres has a tradition that he does to help him focus as he heads out the door. “My family has a… Read More |
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ME Alum, Astronaut Hoshide Makes Mark in Space From the moment he saw his first rocket up close, Akihiko “Aki” Hoshide knew he wanted to be an astronaut. But his journey to outer space was far from typical, and it might not… Read More |
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UH Team Develops Novel Microscope To Design Better High-Performance Batteries Lithium-ion batteries have transformed everyday lives – almost everyone has a smartphone, more electric vehicles can be spotted on the roads, and they keep power generators going… Read More |
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ChBE grad Setoodeh, president of CH-IV, newest board member If there's one thing that Cullen College of Engineering graduate Mona Setoodeh would stress to the young women entering the workforce, it would be for them to not shy away from… Read More |
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CEE's Strane learns from summer research in El Salvador For Marcela Strane, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, the opportunity to work on a hydrology project in… Read More |
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ChBE's Agrawal elected to chair Gordon Research Seminar Aman Agrawal, a Ph.D. student in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, was among those presenting at… Read More |
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ME Professor, Student's Solar Harvesting System has Potential to Generate Power 24/7 Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance.” His wasn’t the first great mind to marvel at the notion of harnessing the… Read More |
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ChBE's Singh picked for MIT Rising Stars workshop A doctoral student in the William A. Brookshire Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has been selected for a prestigious workshop… Read More |
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SHPE-UH honored with National Chapter of the Year award The University of Houston's wing of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has earned a National Chapter of the Year for 2021-22 from the national leadership of the group… Read More |
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ME professor develops New Ice-Shedding Coating 100X Stronger than Others A University of Houston Mechanical Engineering professor has developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others. The new durable coating… Read More |
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UH's Richardson keeping head above water in class, pool Elizabeth Richardson, a senior at the Cullen College of Engineering and the latest subject of the UH Engineering STEMINIST podcast, is practically an expert at deep dives at this… Read More |
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UH IISE earns Gold Chapter Award The University of Houston's IISE student group has earned the Gold Chapter Award for its performance during the 2021-22 academic year. The president of the student chapter for… Read More |
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Cullen alum named one of city's Most Admired CEOs An alumni of the Cullen College of Engineering has been selected by The Houston Business Journal as one of 45 honorees in the fifth-annual Most Admired CEO Awards. Daniel Wong,… Read More |
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Cougar Spotlight: Sayed Named First UH Recipient of Noted Power Electronics Fellowship In another first for the University of Houston, doctoral student Hussain Sayed became the institution’s inaugural recipient of the Joseph John Suozzi INTELEC® Fellowship Award in… Read More |
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BME student Nguyen wins Hyundai Women in STEM scholarship When Cullen College of Engineering student Quynh Nguyen read the email from the University Network notifying her that she had won a 2021 Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship, she… Read More |
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BME student Perry looks to transition from internship to industry After completing an experience and expertise-building internship this summer, junior Biomedical Engineering student Elizabeth Perry is excited about the opportunity to build on… Read More |
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UH fields team in national collegiate marine energy competition A team of students at the Cullen College of Engineering are among 17 nationwide competing in the U. S. Department of Energy 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition, which… Read More |
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Moradnia co-authors paper on semiconductor improvement A graduate student at the University of Houston is one of two lead co-authors for a paper by the Ryou group about combining the best qualities of semiconductors, to make them… Read More |
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UH SPE earns highest PetroBowl finish, Presidential award The University of Houston's student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers continues to make headlines, as a chapter-best third place finish in the prestigious PetroBowl… Read More |
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Student project TrueStep takes 1st at design competition A four-person team of students at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has won a pair of awards for their project – a soft robotics exoskeleton – after… Read More |
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Three graduate students receive TcSUH scholarships Three graduate students from the Cullen College of Engineering have received scholarships from the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), as… Read More |
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The Creativity Behind Chemistry UH Graduate Student Jacklyn N. Hall Gains National Recognition For Catalysis Research Everyone knows what it feels like to have a hunch— an inclination of what might come to pass… Read More |
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ChBE student earns ACS development award Her work as an undergraduate computational researcher, as well as a strong support system inside and outside of the University of Houston system, have allowed senior Rosa… Read More |
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ME student earns Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship When Pemu Utienyin examines the world she inhabits every day, the University of Houston junior says that she can’t just ignore the ways in which she could help. “As I walk, I see… Read More |
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BME student’s capstone aims to help stroke, spinal cord injury patients Arturo Velazquez, a senior at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, knows about the anxiety a medical issue can cause, and as a result, he’s attempting to… Read More |
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6 Cullen College students selected for Great Minds in STEM scholarships Six students from the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston have been honored by the Great Minds in STEM organization as 2020 scholars, and been rewarded with… Read More |
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UH INFORMS earns summa cum laude distinction The University of Houston’s student chapter of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has been awarded summa cum laude distinction for 2020,… Read More |
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Combs earns BEYA STEM award for Student Leadership When Wesley Combs was attending Houston Community College in his 10th grade year, he was primarily interested in the liberal arts. Even before graduating, he had written novels,… Read More |
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5 Cullen College students honored by ASIE The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) has awarded five scholarships for 2020 to students attending the University of Houston's Cullen College of… Read More |
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Cullen College student honored with Hispanic Heritage Youth Activist Award Since January of this year, undergraduate Yonatan Mascorro of the Cullen College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering program has started a new morning regime – push-ups. “Well… Read More |
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Chakrabarti earns artistic honor for crystal art The artistic work of a scientist at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized with a third place finish in the British Association for Crystal Growth's 2020 Crystal in… Read More |
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CEE doctoral student receives American Water Works Association scholarship For Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student Cynthia V. Castro, growing up on the Gulf Coast and seeing how devastating the storms can be has fueled her educational pursuits… Read More |
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Two UH students take 1st place at SPWLA International Contest A pair of Petroleum Engineering students from the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering took home first place honors from the 61st annual Society of… Read More |
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Ph.D. candidate Effiong honored with ExxonMobil award The Reservoir Engineering Discipline Leadership at ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy providers, has awarded Cullen College of Engineering student… Read More |
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UH Society of Petroleum Engineers Wins Student Chapter Excellence Award Despite the unique ending to the spring 2020 semester, the year turned out to have a silver lining for at least one energy-related student chapter at the University of Houston.… Read More |
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ASCE tabs UH student Mello for research fellowship A graduate student at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been honored by being selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers for the 2020 O.H.… Read More |
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Seven BME Students Surge into SURF Program For the summer of 2020, the Cullen College of Engineering had seven Biomedical Engineering students selected for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. The SURF… Read More |
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UH, NACME Celebrate 2019-20 Class A dozen students from the Cullen College of Engineering's chapter of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) were celebrated for graduating in the 2019-… Read More |
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Shaffer, Reed awarded grant to study Houston water conservation Two researchers from the University of Houston have received a grant to study the potential water conservation savings for different types of land uses in the City of Houston. Dr… Read More |
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REIGN lab student earns SURF award A research intern in the Rehabilitation Engineering for Improving Neuromotor Control Laboratory – REIGN – has received $4,000 from the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship… Read More |
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Odo earns first place with 'rare event' paper Chiwetalu Peter Odo, a senior Industrial Engineering undergraduate student, was the first-place winner in the IISE South Central Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition… Read More |
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UH IE grad students honored for operation room efficiency A pair of University of Houston graduate students earned a third place finish for their model to handle operation room cases at the annual Healthcare Systems Process Improvement… Read More |
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Rubbery circuits lead to first place for biomed's Ershad When Faheem Ershad first came to the University of Houston as a biomedical engineering undergraduate student in 2014, he had some interest in teaching in the future, but that… Read More |
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UH Biomedical Engineering Student Wins NSF Grant to Present Research At AfroBiotech Conference Daniel Ajuzie, a biomedical engineering doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ inaugural… Read More |
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UH Petroleum Engineering Student Selected to Attend IPTC 2020 Nhung Nguyen, a junior majoring in petroleum engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is one of 100 students chosen from around the world to attend the Education Week… Read More |
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UH Engineering Student Wins Prestigious Department of Defense Graduate Fellowship Research Has Potential for Valuable Medical and Military Applications University of Houston doctoral student Adesola Saba won a highly competitive 2019 National Defense Science… Read More |
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Seven UH Engineering Students Win 2019 ASIE Scholarships The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) awarded seven of their 22 engineering scholarships this year to students attending the UH Cullen College of… Read More |
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Cullen College Students Shine in UH Graduate Research Showcase UH graduate students inspire each other with accomplishments Graduate students representing the UH Cullen College of Engineering shone bright in the university-wide Graduate… Read More |
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Record Number of Cullen College Engineering Students Attend 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit Forbes, a renowned business publication, has selected seven UH Cullen College of Engineering students to participate in its 2019 Under 30 Scholars program. Last year only one… Read More |
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UH Engineering Student Wins ASCE Hawley Memorial Fellowship Ali Ansari’s Research Focuses on Improving Clean Water Output from RO Desalination Ali Ansari, a doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was recently awarded the… Read More |
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UH Engineering Students Tasting Sweet Success with PIE in NASA Challenge A team of UH Cullen College Engineering students are basking in the sweet smell of success in NASA’s 2019 Special Edition: Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge, a college… Read More |
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Record Number of UH Engineering Students Headed to Germany for Research and Adventure Eight University of Houston students – all from the Cullen College of Engineering and the Honors College – won 2019 DAAD RISE research scholarships and an opportunity to work at… Read More |
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UH Students and Alumni Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Recipients Include Three Cullen College Coogs Seven current and former University of Houston students – three of whom represent the Cullen College of Engineering – have earned… Read More |
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Cullen College Student Wins Big in Scholarships and Opportunities Student Spotlight Almost everyone has heard the advice “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” at some point in their life. But Esther Akinwande, a chemical engineering junior at… Read More |
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UH Graduate Student Wins ACS Award for Environmental Chemistry Bo Cao, a doctoral candidate in environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won a 2019 Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry from the American… Read More |
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Cullen College Junior Wins Student Leadership Award for the 2019 BEYA STEM Conference Joshua Frenchwood, an electrical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won a Student Leadership Award from the Career Communications Group Inc. and the Black… Read More |
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