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CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF THE CULLEN COLLEGE

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Dr. Ganesh Thakur

NEW NAI FELLOW ANNOUNCEMENT

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The ‘Super Cool Conductor’ from Venkat Selvamanickam’s research group was recently one of 10 competitors to win the first stage of the U.S. Department of Energy’s prestigious CABLE Prize.

Dr. Venkat Selvamanickam

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

Cullen College of Engineering

More than 45 professors and researchers affiliated with the Cullen College of Engineering have been recognized as among the most cited in the world.
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Dr. Zhu Han

Zhu Han is one of three UH researchers recognized for frequent citations during the last decade.

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UH 50 in 5 Initiative

More than 20 engineering members were recognized for contributing to the UH 50-in-5 initiative.

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LATEST RESEARCH

Electroceutical research

FLUID THAT LIGHT CAN CUT

Jiming Bao has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light. The discovery has potential applications in adaptive optics, mass transport, and microfluidics manufacturing and molding of micro and nanostructures.

NEW EPILEPSY RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Rose T. Faghih is senior author for a new paper about tracking the seizure state of epileptic patients in real-time.

Dr. Rose T. Faghih
Dr. Hadi Ghasemi

WATER FREEZING TRANSFORMATION

Hadi Ghasemi pushes the limit of when water freezes and has maintained tiny droplets as liquid by putting them in contact with soft interfaces, like gels or lipids.

REAL-TIME COVID-19 INFECTION RISK ASSESSMENT

Albert Cheng and a team of researchers developed an app designed to figure out the best times to avoid crowds and minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection.

Dr. Albert Cheng

STUDENT NEWS

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The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) has awarded three scholarships to Cullen College engineering students: Vijay Kumar Chandrakanti, Vignesh Jeganathn and Alisha Varshney.
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UH Cullen College of Engineering

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 challenges them to propose unique solutions to the burgeoning marine energy industry.
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ALUMNI NEWS

Karen and Wayne Klotz

The Klotz family has established the Karen and Wayne Klotz Endowed Fellowship in civil engineering, which will help to fund the graduate studies of a Cullen College of Engineering graduate student.
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Nicholas Dias

UH doctoral graduate Nicholas Dias, has received the first round of funding from the National Institutes of Health FastTrack program for research into chronic pelvic pain management, with close to $2 million potentially available as the research continues.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

February 10, 2022

ENGINEERING NETWORKING SOCIAL

The Pit - Engineering Building 1

02.10.22 (6:00pm-8:30pm)

February 17, 2022

IN PERSON SPRING 2022 ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR

University of Houston

02.17.22 (10:00am-3:00pm)

February 25, 2022

VIRTUAL SPRING 2022 ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR

eConnection

02.25.22 (10:00am-3:00pm)

COVID-19 UPDATES

For information regarding on-campus testing, vaccination programs, campus cleaning, safety practices and more, please visit the university’s COVID-19 webpage, here.

 

All members of our community should familiarize themselves with the official safety, travel and positive case protocols, which may be accessed here.

 

Questions should be directed to the University of Houston's official COVID-19 Response Coordinator at covid19coordinator@uh.edu.

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