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The new, three-floor, 75,000-square foot facility for the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering at Sugar Land - one of the signs of the College's growth. Undergraduate enrollment surges to record sizes at Cullen

Reflecting the larger trend at the University of Houston, the Cullen College of Engineering has seen an incredible surge in undergraduate enrollment for its Fall 2025 cohort,… Read More
Rodwell, with short, silver hair and light skin, stands in front a grey background with her arms folded in front of her chest. She wears a short-sleeved dark green top and is smiling at the camera. In Conversation: IST’s Rodwell Receives NSF Grant for Conversational AI Design Research

Associate Professor of Digital Media Elizabeth “Liz” Rodwell has been awarded $267,443 by the National Science Foundation for her proposal, Designing Conversational AI Systems.… Read More
Jian (Jason) Shi, associate professor of Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering, receives a certificate of appreciation from Rommell Williams – the Senior Director of Workforce Development and Training for HAUL – for his work at two weeks of the 2025 summer camps. Cullen faculty members, HAUL host 2 successful summer camp weeks

An energy transition and AI usage summer camp hosted by faculty at the Cullen College of Engineering in collaboration with the Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) allowed 34… Read More
A group of students wearing white clean suits, face masks, shoe covers, and goggles stand in front of a projector screen in a classroom. Only their eyes are visible behind the clear goggles. NIIMBL eXperience at UH Promotes the Promise of Biomanufacturing Futures

The Cullen College of Engineering hosted 15 college freshman and sophomores from nine states, representing 14 different community and four-year colleges and universities, at UH’s… Read More
Three middle-grade children in red t-shirts sit at a lunch table. Behind them stands UH mascot Shasta. Houston-Area Students Glimpse the Future at RCS’s Middle-Grade Coding Camp

DesignYOU!, a Texas Workforce Commission-sponsored academic day camp for Houston-area students entering grades six through eight, is designed to provide hands-on computer coding… Read More
Weihang Zhu wears a blue and white collared shirt against a grey background in this headshot. He has short, dark hair, and is wearing glasses. MET’s Zhu Receives Third NSF RET Award

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Weihang Zhu has been awarded $599,999 to fund his Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site project, Industries of the Future… Read More
Zheng Fan, wearing a light-colored polo shirt, stands with his arms crossed in front of a dark wall with rows of portraits. MET’s Fan Receives Half-Million Dollar CAREER Award

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology Zheng Fan has been awarded $549,771 for his CAREER Award proposal, Understanding the Formation of Pore-Free Interlayers… Read More
Luces "Luke" Maurice Faulkenberry, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Engineering Technology. Cullen Mourns Passing of Faulkenberry

The Cullen College of Engineering expresses its condolences to the family of Luces Maurice Faulkenberry, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Engineering Technology. Faulkenberry passed… Read More
Two young Black women, dressed in black clothing, stand in front of a light purple backdrop, with a cascade of balloons in shades of purple framing them on the top and left. Temi Ilori, standing on the right, holds a certificate at waist height. CIS Undergrad Ilori Receives Cynthia Oliver Coleman P.E. Engineering Scholarship

Temiloluwa “Temi” Ilori, a Computer Information Systems junior and first-generation college student, considers it a “huge honor” to have been recognized with the Cynthia Oliver… Read More
Consuelo Waight, Ph.D., of the Technology Division at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. HRD’s Waight Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Portugal’s Instituto Superior de Gestão

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Consuelo Waight, Ph.D., of the Technology Division at the University of… Read More