Led by SRI senior scientist and Cullen alum Rahul Pandey, and featuring UH researchers Vemuri Balakotaiah and Praveen Bollini, the PRIME-Fuel project has secured $3.6 million from the DOE’s ARPA-E. Together, they aim to transform CO₂ into methanol using renewable energy and advancing sustainable fuel production under the GREENWELLS program.
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Badri Roysam is collaborating with Navin Varadarajan on a $2.5 million Fast-Track Grant to develop a specialized tool aimed at advancing life sciences and advance cell-based immunotherapy.
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Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Na Zou has been awarded $169,982 as part of a collaborative NSF CISE-MSI research grant to advance healthcare technology innovation.
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Jose Contreras-Vidal, the director of the UH IUCRC BRAIN Center, will serve as the head of a new three-year program that has received NSF funding. Students will collaborate with top neural engineers, neuroscientists and FDA scientists at the Office of Science and Engineering Labs.
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CEE Ph.D. student MD Murad Hosain Khondaker and Assistant Professor Mostafa Momen have uncovered key insights into improving hurricane flood forecasts, according to their recently published paper.
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A new study in Human Resource Development International by Melika Shirmohammadi reveals that contrary to popular belief, multiplayer online gaming boosts workplace skills, transforming gaming hours into valuable professional development.
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Led by Olga Bannova , SICSA students recently showcased groundbreaking research at the 2024 International Astronautical Congress in Milan, gaining global recognition. With NASA’s Artemis program underway, SICSA is preparing students to design sustainable, life-supporting environments for space missions, ensuring they thrive in both industry and academia.
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NASA has awarded UH $1.2 million to advance diversity in STEM and aerospace engineering through the PIE 2RS initiative. Led by Jerrod A. Henderson, the project partners with NASA, Boeing, and others to support underrepresented students with hands-on research, mentoring and professional development.
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Led by Tony Liao, seven digital media students had the opportunity to present multiple customized augmented virtual reality projects to Technology Night attendees at Constellation Field in September.
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Meet Holley Love, the 2024-25 Faculty Senate President at UH and a proud lifelong Cougar. As an instructional associate professor in the Cullen College’s MAE Department, Love is dedicated to advancing faculty interests and fostering collaboration across campus. In a recent interview, she shared her vision for UH, her academic journey, and the passions that drive her both in and out of the classroom.
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The Cullen College of Engineering proudly welcomes three leaders to its Executive Leadership Board: Jim Francis, Indra Gutierrez and Erika Walk. Together, they bring decades of industry expertise to help guide the college’s future.
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Cullen College Ph.D. student Zhaoyang Chen’s groundbreaking research on all-solid-state batteries has earned the cover feature in Advanced Energy Materials. Working with Yan Yao, Chen developed an innovative method to optimize electrode microstructures by reversing the hardness relationship between solid electrolytes and organic compounds.
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Ph.D. student Natalya Ross and CEE Assistant Professor Pietro Milillo’s recently published paper introduces a deep learning model that outperforms existing techniques used to measure glacial retreat.
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Congratulations to ECE Ph.D. candidate Akash Awasthi for his outstanding achievements! His recent research has earned him a nomination for the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering’s Best Poster Award, and he co-authored a paper with Houston Methodist published in Nature Scientific Reports.
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We hope you have enjoyed reading about our latest research projects, college milestones, and faculty awards. If you are interested in collaborating on a project or partnering with us, please contact us at egrrsch@central.uh.edu.
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