ENHANCING AT-HOME COVID TESTS WITH GLOW-IN-THE DARK MATERIALS

Richard Willson and a team of UH researchers are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests.

DESIGNING BETTER HIGH-PERFORMANCE BATTERIES

Xiaonan Shan leads a team of UH researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, has developed an operando reflection interference microscope (RIM) that provides a better understanding of how batteries work, which has significant implications for the next generation of batteries.

NASA PICKS SATELLITE RESEARCH PROPOSALS FROM CEE PROFESSOR

Pietro Millio has received a $200,000 grant from NASA for assessing their Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program. The team will evaluate the potential impact spaceborn synthetic aperture radar constellations may have in advancing Earth System Science and applications development for societal benefit.

CEE PH.D. STUDENT FLORES EARNS WATSON FELLOWSHIP

Dana R. Flores, a doctoral candidate in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, was awarded the Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement from the American Membrane Technology Association.

DOCTORAL STUDENT EARNS DoD SMART SCHOLARSHIP

Shayne Sensenbach has been chosen for the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program.

CEE PH.D. STUDENT PAUL EARNS AMERICAN MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION FELLOWSHIP

Siddhartha Paul, a Civil Engineering Ph.D. student, is one of four recipients of the 2022 American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Fellowships for Membrane Technology.