Navin Varadarajan, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Badrinath Roysam, electrical and computer engineering...
Top 20 Doctoral Program—National Research Council
UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Short Courses
Petroleum Refining Processes | Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis
Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston where outstanding scholarship and cutting-edge research meets the real world of chemical engineering, energy engineering and biomolecular engineering. Ranked in the top 15 Chemical Engineering departments by the National Research Council, we have strong interactions with the Chemical and Energy industry and the Medical research and technology community in the Greater Houston area in seeking solutions to some of the grand challenges facing our society and humanity.
We graduate about 40 undergraduate chemical engineers, 15 part-time masters coming mostly from the local industry and 15 doctoral students each year who become leaders in industry, academe and government. We have internationally recognized expertise in environmental reaction engineering, plasma physics and processing, polymers and nanomaterials, conventional and sustainable energy, and in biomolecular engineering targeting novel and efficient ways to diagnose, mitigate and cure conditions of human health.
Research News
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Thanks to a recent grant from NASA, a University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering professor’s theories on crystal formation will be tested onboard the International Space Station.
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Zeolites play an important role in the chemical and petroleum industries. These crystalline materials are used as catalysts that set in motion and/or improve chemical processes that create thousands of commercial and consumer products.
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The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant that will help dozens of young researchers from around the country attend an upcoming conference on chemical reaction engineering.
Faculty Awards
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This month, Dean Joseph Tedesco announced the 2013 winners of the UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty awards, in recognition of outstanding performance in teaching, research and service.
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This month, Dean Joseph Tedesco announced the 2013 winners of the UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty awards, in recognition of outstanding performance in teaching, research and service.
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The 2013 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association, recognizes the professional achievements and contributions of college alumni and faculty. This year's honorees are:
Student News
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Two graduate students in the UH department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering won awards at the annual meeting of the southwest regional chapter of the North American Catalysis Society, held at Rice University on April 26.
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Congratulations, Cullen College of Engineering grads!! View photos from last Saturday's commencement at our Flickr page.
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Katy Olafson, a Ph.D. candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering and co-advised by Drs. Peter Vekilov and Jeffrey Rimer, has been awarded a one-year predoctoral fellowship in the Gulf Coast Consortia/W.M.
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Department News
Student Spotlight
Alexandra Lupulescu, a Ph.D. candidate performing research with assistant professor Jeffrey Rimer, is the 2nd place winner of the 2012 AIChE...
Media Mentions
Announcements
Neal R. Amundson Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering
In honor of an engineer, an educator, a colleague and a friend, the UH Cullen College of Engineering would like to establish an endowed chair named after the late Dr. Neal R. Amundson, Cullen Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and professor of mathematics at UH. Find out more