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The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to four professors that have earned University of Houston Faculty Awards for the 2024-25 academic year. Cullen Professors Earn UH Faculty Awards for 2024-25 Academic Year

The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to four professors that have earned University of Houston Faculty Awards for the 2024–25 academic year. The Office of… Read More
More than 60 professors from the Cullen College of Engineering were recognized at the President's Circle Awards in March 2025. Cullen Professors Honored at UH President’s Circle Awards

More than 60 professors from the Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for their accomplishments as scholars, researchers and academic innovators on March 31 as part of… Read More
Students present their work to Joe Steinhardt [right], the co-founder of Don Giovanni Records and a professor at Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Hundreds Come to Sugar Land for DIGIFEST 2025

More than a hundred seniors from the Technology Division of the Cullen College of Engineering showed off their work in late March at DIGIFEST 2025, the digital media portfolio… Read More
Maria Burns. Burns Elected President of the Texas Academy of Science

In a distinguished achievement highlighting the University of Houston’s growing influence in scientific leadership, the Cullen College of Engineering announces that Maria Burns,… Read More
Photos from the Engineering Alumni Association's 2025 Industry Awards Night. See the full gallery on our Flickr account! EAA hosts 2025 Industry Award Night

A total of 25 students from different organizations received more than $13,000 in scholarships and awards at the 2025 Industry Awards Night, hosted by the University of Houston’s… Read More
Yan Yao, Jian Shi, Ed Hirs and Harish Krishnamoorthy. Cullen Energy Experts Are Reimagining the Grid

The past few years have made one thing clear: The Texas power grid needs to get stronger and smarter if it’s going to keep up with the state’s needs. The Texas grid presently is… Read More
[L to R] Francisco Robles Hernandez, Birol Dindoruk and Megan Robertson. Three Cullen Professors Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Cullen College of Engineering professors Birol Dindoruk, Megan Robertson and Francisco Robles Hernandez have joined the prestigious list of Senior Members of the National Academy… Read More
Kristen Johns, a proud alumna of the University of Houston, is part of the executive committee for the 2025 UH Energy Industry Crawfish Boil. She believes it's important to give back, because she received a scholarship from the Terry Foundation in order to earn her degree. ‘Fireball’ Johns thrilled to welcome everyone to crawfish boil

Part of the reason why it’s so important to give back for Kristen Johns, a proud alumna of the University of Houston, is because she was the beneficiary of a scholarship to earn… Read More
Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan, Ph.D., and assistant professor Abdul Khan, Ph.D. are collaborating with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Project Remix Ventures as co-program directors on a transformative initiative titled “Urban Bio-Tech Environmental Agricultural Model (UBEAM)”. Engineering Technology Faculty Collaborate to Empower Justice-Involved Youth

Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan, Ph.D., and assistant professor Abdul Khan, Ph.D., of the Technology Division’s Department of Engineering Technology are… Read More
Abdul Latif Khan, assistant professor of biotechnology at the Cullen College of Engineering Technology Division, is reporting findings that may help scientists create special mixtures of helpful microbes to make hemp plants produce more CBD or have better-quality fibers. Biotechnology’s Khan Studies on Hemp May Lead to More Sustainable Farming Methods

Hemp has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses — CBD-rich varieties are in high demand for pharmaceutical products, while fiber-rich varieties are valued for… Read More