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.
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Cougar Spotlight: Sayed Named First UH Recipient of Noted Power Electronics Fellowship August 19, 2022 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 February 16, 2022 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 February 14, 2022 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 December 14, 2021 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 September 29, 2021 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 September 21, 2021 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 May 28, 2021 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 May 26, 2021 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 May 7, 2021 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 March 8, 2021 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 March 3, 2021 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 February 23, 2021 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 February 10, 2021 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 February 9, 2021 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 January 21, 2021 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 December 18, 2020 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 December 1, 2020 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 November 19, 2020 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 October 16, 2020 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 September 16, 2020 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 August 25, 2020 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 August 12, 2020 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 June 29, 2020 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 June 24, 2020 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 June 22, 2020 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 May 28, 2020 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 May 15, 2020 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 April 10, 2020 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 April 7, 2020 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 March 27, 2020 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 December 19, 2019 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 December 18, 2019 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 December 11, 2019 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 November 19, 2019 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 November 13, 2019 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 October 28, 2019 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 July 31, 2019 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… Read More |
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UH Engineering Students Tasting Sweet Success with PIE in NASA Challenge May 23, 2019 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 May 7, 2019 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 April 30, 2019 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 March 28, 2019 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 February 19, 2019 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 January 30, 2019 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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