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Dr. Yan Yao and Ye Zhang

RESEARCHERS DEVELOP SODIUM GLASSY ELECTROLYTES CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING LONG-DURATION GRID-SCALE ENERGY STORAGE

As governments and industries all over the world are eager to find energy storage options to power the clean energy transition, new research, conducted by Yan Yao and his research team at UH, suggests ambient temperature solid-state sodium-sulfur battery technology as a viable alternative for grid-level energy storage systems.

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

Dr. Jae-Hyun Ryou

Jae-Hyun Ryou of mechanical engineering was awarded the W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award. This award is one of the highest teaching awards given in the college.

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Dr. Dimitrios Kalliontzis

Dimitrios Kalliontzis has received a pair of grants that will utilize the one-of-a-kind machinery available at the University of Houston to conduct research into shear failures for a new type of concrete.

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LATEST RESEARCH

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NEW DISCOVERIES IN LUPUS RESEARCH

Chandra Mohan has identified blood biomarkers that predict which lupus patients will develop heart disease in the future and found new urine biomarkers for diagnosing lupus nephritis (LN) in children.

SHALE RESERVOIRS COULD BE ‘SUBSTANTIAL SOURCE OF LITHIUM’

Kyung Jae Lee’s latest research found that highly concentrated lithium was present in produced water (water produced as a byproduct during the extraction of oil and natural gas) along with produced natural gas and oil.

Dr. Kyung Jae Lee
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RESEARCHERS THINK SOOT CAN HELP WITH THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Francisco Robles-Hernández from mechanical engineering has demonstrated how soot, the byproduct of burned organic materials like biomass, carbon, and hydrocarbons, can convert solar energy into heat.

STUDENT NEWS

UH Commencement 2022

CULLEN COLLEGE SPRING 2022 COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION

The Cullen College of Engineering celebrated the graduation of more than 600 engineers on Saturday, May 14 at the Fertitta Center.

Juan Ramirez

FROM BOGOTA TO UH TO TESLA

Juan Ramirez, a 2022 mechanical engineering graduate, shares his journey from Colombia to Lonestar Community College, the Cullen College of Engineering, and now, Tesla.

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