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UH Cullen College's 'Parameters' Magazine Wins Crystal Award from American Marketing Association May 11, 2018The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public relations/communications newsletter. Finalists in the category included UH's Bauer College of Business and Houston Methodist Hospital. |
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UH Engineer Seeks to Learn More About Crystal Formation May 2, 2018 NSF-Funded Work Holds Promise for Health Care, Energy, Other Fields |
 NSF-Funded Work Holds Promise for Health Care, Energy, Other Fields
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New Natural Gas Catalyst Would Boost Clean Transportation April 25, 2018 UH Engineer Says DOE-Funded Work Will Capture Methane, Other Emissions Thanks to advances in drilling technology, there is enough natural gas in... |
 UH Engineer Says DOE-Funded Work Will Capture Methane, Other Emissions
Thanks to advances in drilling technology, there is enough natural gas in the U.S. to last well into next century and beyond. This has renewed the idea of using inexpensive, domestically produced natural gas as a transportation fuel. |
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Cullen College Faculty Shine in UH Research Awards April 24, 2018 Conrad and Yao sweep 'Associate Professor' category The Cullen College of Engineering faculty swept the associate professor category of the... |
 Conrad and Yao sweep 'Associate Professor' category
The Cullen College of Engineering faculty swept the associate professor category of the University of Houston’s Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity for the 2017-18 academic year. |
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UH Professor Helps Address Female Representation in Fellow Awards April 24, 2018Jacinta Conrad, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, coauthored... |
 Jacinta Conrad, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, coauthored an editorial titled “For She’s a July Good Fellow?” published in April in the Back Page section of the American Physical Society (APS) News. |
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BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker April 10, 2018Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018... |
 Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018 commencement on Friday, May 11. |
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Researcher Takes New Approach to Antibiotic Tolerance April 4, 2018 Wins National Award to Further Research With a perfect score on his research proposal, chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet... |
 Wins National Award to Further Research
With a perfect score on his research proposal, chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet Orman received the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Career Transition Award, meant to help initiate a successful bioengineering career as an independent research scientist. Orman will use the $250,000 prize to investigate cells that are resistant to antibiotics. |
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UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun March 28, 2018The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of... |
 The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of smoke, robots performed amazing feats, and propeller-powered cars raced down corridors as happy shrieks filled the air. About a thousand Houston-area girls, from grades 4-8, flooded the Cullen College and its surroundings on Saturday, March 24 for the third annual “Girls Engineering the Future Day: A STEM Event,” sponsored by Chevron. |
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Boys, Fathers and Mentors Work Together for STEM Engagement March 26, 2018Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace the cool factor of science... |
 Both the medium and the message are STEM – encouraging fourth and fifth-grade African-American and Latino boys to embrace the cool factor of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on engineering activities with their fathers and other mentors from the University of Houston. |
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UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings March 21, 2018The UH Cullen College of Engineering is several steps closer to landing a spot among the Top 50 engineering colleges in America. The 2019 U.S. News... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering is several steps closer to landing a spot among the Top 50 engineering colleges in America. The 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings place the Cullen College on the list of the Best Engineering Schools of 2019. It moved up from #73 in the year before to #69. The ranking is shared by Clemson University, Colorado State University, Tufts University and the University of Iowa. |
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Chemical Engineer Wins CPRIT to Improve Effectiveness of Cancer Immunotherapy March 1, 2018A Cullen College of Engineering professor, who is working to improve treatments for battling cancer, received a grant from the Cancer Prevention... |
 A Cullen College of Engineering professor, who is working to improve treatments for battling cancer, received a grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), the organization that funds groundbreaking cancer research and prevention programs in the state. |
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UH Engineering Professor Warns of the Dangers of Defunding the Chemical Safety Board in Forbes February 23, 2018President Trump’s budget for the next fiscal year proposes a number of cuts, including defunding the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (USCSB). The non-... |
 President Trump’s budget for the next fiscal year proposes a number of cuts, including defunding the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (USCSB). The non-partisan, independent body assesses chemical accidents — such as the West Fertilizer Co. explosion in 2013 and the Arkema plant explosion after Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — and recommends better practices for the industry. |
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UH Cullen College Recognizes Outstanding Students February 20, 2018 Every academic year, the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering celebrates student academic achievement by choosing an Outstanding... |
 Every academic year, the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering celebrates student academic achievement by choosing an Outstanding Senior and an Outstanding Junior. Not only do the chosen represent hard work and dedication, but also passion and intellectual curiosity. They serve to inspire. For 2017-2018, the two students are: Biomedical engineering senior Megan Goh and chemical engineering junior Christine Stroh. These are their stories.
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Top Companies Recruit UH Engineers at Fall Career Fair February 6, 2018Students at the UH Cullen College of Engineering aren't just expected to do well in their labs and classes -- engineering students are expected to... |
 Students at the UH Cullen College of Engineering aren't just expected to do well in their labs and classes -- engineering students are expected to work in their respective fields of study while pursuing their degrees in order to land their dream jobs after college. That's why the Cullen College's Career Center offers two Engineering Career Fairs each year, one in the spring and one in the fall, to connect students to the top employers around the country early on in their academic careers. |
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UH Engineer Wins Welch Foundation’s 2018 Hackerman Award February 2, 2018An engineer from the University of Houston known for his groundbreaking work in crystal engineering has received the 2018 Norman Hackerman Award in... |
 An engineer from the University of Houston known for his groundbreaking work in crystal engineering has received the 2018 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. Jeffrey Rimer, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the Cullen College, will be recognized at a luncheon later this month. |
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PHOTOS: Cullen College Celebrates Nearly 450 Graduating Students at Fall 2017 Convocation Ceremony December 19, 2017The UH Cullen College of Engineering held its fall convocation ceremony on Thursday, December 14, recognizing nearly 450 graduating students at the... |
 The UH Cullen College of Engineering held its fall convocation ceremony on Thursday, December 14, recognizing nearly 450 graduating students at the Bayou City Events Center. The ceremony featured a keynote address from UH alumna Cynthia Oliver Coleman (BSChE `71), who spent her 33-year career at Exxon Mobil holding various positions in gas engineering, reservoir engineering, engineering applications, engineering recruiting and engineering information systems. |
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Researchers Study Deepwater Gas Formation to Prevent Accidents December 8, 2017Work at UH Has Implications for Subsea Design and Operations A team of researchers from the University of Houston is working with the oil industry to... |
 Work at UH Has Implications for Subsea Design and Operations A team of researchers from the University of Houston is working with the oil industry to develop new ways to predict when an offshore drilling rig is at risk for a potentially catastrophic accident. |
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Coping with Culture Shock: Director of Graduate Admissions Pens Article on International Student Experience December 5, 2017Life as a college student is fraught with challenges: keeping up with classes, making new friends, learning new fields of study and working jobs and... |
 Life as a college student is fraught with challenges: keeping up with classes, making new friends, learning new fields of study and working jobs and internships. But imagine also having to learn a new language and adjust to a foreign culture – those are some of the added challenges faced by international students attending colleges in the U.S. |
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PHOTOS: Ronald Larson Engineering Rockwell Lecture November 20, 2017How do you describe materials that aren’t quite liquids, gases or solids? More importantly, how do you model these materials? |
 How do you describe materials that aren’t quite liquids, gases or solids? More importantly, how do you model these materials? |
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Scientific Advances Can Make it Easier to Recycle Plastics November 17, 2017Researchers Say Emerging Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Plastic Waste Most of the 150 million tons of plastics produced around the world every... |
 Researchers Say Emerging Technologies Could Greatly Reduce Plastic Waste Most of the 150 million tons of plastics produced around the world every year end up in landfills, the oceans and elsewhere. Less than 9 percent of plastics are recycled in the United States, rising to about 30 percent in Europe. |
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