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A professor from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering is part of a collaboration between researchers at three universities to redesign robotic hands to increase their dexterity…
ChBE's Karim co-PI on design research for robot hands
Gül H. Zerze, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been chosen for a two-year term as an inaugural member for a new editorial board created by an academic…
ChBE's Zerze picked for inaugural JCTC board
The University of Houston is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished professionals to key leadership roles within the Office of Technology, Transfer, and Innovation (OTTI) under the Division of Energy and…
Two Cullen professors Selected to Help Advance Technology, Innovation at UH
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm appointed Joe Powell, the founding executive director of the Energy Transition Institute at the University of Houston, to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technology Innovation…
UH’s Energy Transition Institute Leader Appointed to Department of Energy Committee
Incorporation of Molecules Occurs in Two Steps, Divided by an Intermediate State A million years ago, the oldest known species to walk upright like a human, the Homo erectus, had a human-like fascination with crystals. Historians…
ChBE Researcher Solving an Age-Old Mystery about Crystal Formation
When Shiv Bhakta (’17), chemical engineering and economics major, graduated from high school in small-town Cypress, Texas in 2012, his next move was to enroll at the University of Houston. Being a first-generation college student…
Cullen Alum Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Energy List
Remember that party where you were swinging glow sticks above your head or wearing them as necklaces? Fun times, right? Science times, too. Turns out those fun party favors are now being used by a University of Houston researcher…
Cullen Researcher Using Glow Sticks to Detect Biothreats for U.S. Navy
Two powerhouse engineers and inventors from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering have secured coveted positions as Fellows in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The election as academy Fellows of Vincent…
Two Cullen Professors Named NAI Fellows
Recognizing a distinguished career in improving integrated circuits via plasma etching, the American Physical Society (APS) has awarded a Cullen College of Engineering professor with one of its highest honors. Vincent M. Donnelly…
ChBE's Donnelly earns Will Allis Prize from APS
Farshad Safi Samghabadi, a doctoral student at the Cullen College of Engineering, has earned second place for his poster presentation at the 2023 Symposium for Frontiers in Soft Matter and Macromolecular Networks. Safi is a…
Conrad Group's Safi takes 2nd at Frontiers in Soft Matter symposium
The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) recently held its Annual Holiday Party, where they awarded scholarships to seven undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Houston's Cullen College…
Seven Cullen students earn 2023 ASIE scholarships
Three Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student graduates – all now working in industry – have been recognized for stellar work on their dissertations for the 2022-23 academic year. To recognize the value of the outstanding…
Fang, Mallette, Mozaffari honored for dissertations
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce 15 faculty promotions, effective starting the Fall 2023 semester. Promotions are listed by level, then alphabetically last name. All promotions are granted followed a…
Cullen promotes 15 faculty members for Fall 2023
Welch Foundation Grant Propels New Plastics Project In today’s fast-paced world, convenience often comes packaged in plastic, from shopping bags to food containers, not to mention the seemingly endless supply of plastic water…
UH Research Team Awarded $4M to Convert Plastic Waste into Useful Materials
Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, known globally for his seminal breakthroughs that control crystals to help treat malaria and kidney stones, has been awarded an inaugural $5 million Catalyst for…
Thanks to $5M grant, Rimer-led Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization Formed
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year. All employees were hired after a competitive search process and multiple rounds of interviews…
Cullen College of Engineering welcomes 31 new faculty members
Jerrod Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the Cullen College of Engineering's latest recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award.…
ChBE's Henderson earns NSF CAREER award
Kidney stones are notorious for being one of the most painful ailments, but a researcher at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has received another grant to continue his group's research into using the…
Kidney stone treatment research by ChBE's Rimer leading to human trials
It was a bit of a “full circle” moment for Peter Vekilov, Moores Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, to learn he was the winner of the 2022 Frank Prize from the…
ChBE's Vekilov wins Frank Prize for crystal work
A professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized for his advancements in the field of chemical reaction engineering. Michael P.…
ChBE's Harold earns AlChE's Wilhelm Award

 


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