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In recent years, the Gulf Coast region has been tremendously affected by the landfall of large hurricanes. In 2005, Category 3 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and in…
6th Annual Hurricane and Disasters Conference to be Held on August 1
A cherished member of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, chemical engineering senior Abraham Aboiralor, died unexpectedly on June 17. Aboiralor was a popular Cullen College student who will be remembered for his hard work, his…
Engineering Community Mourns Loss of Chemical Engineering Senior Abraham Aboiralor
The University of Houston’s colleges of business and engineering have gained new support from one of the city’s energy leaders, which has donated money to a variety of programs and student support services. Phillips 66, a Houston…
Phillips 66 Donation Strengthens Ties to University of Houston
Have you ever wondered how the tiny components and devices inside of your cell phone are made? The devices inside of your phone and computer – like the integrated circuits, microprocessors and memory chips – are made in a process…
Chemical Engineering Researcher Makes Device Fabrication Easier, Thanks to NSF Grant
The Department of Energy (DOE) has highlighted a Cullen College professor on its Office of Science homepage. Megan Robertson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been featured as a Neutron Science…
DOE Spotlights ChBE Professor on Office of Science Homepage
The EnergyMakers Show, an online broadcast sponsored by Comcast Business, has spent time with Cullen College faculty in the past, and now they've honed in on Michael Harold, chair and M.D. Anderson professor of chemical and…
Harold Talks Catalytic Conversion with The EnergyMaker Show
Two Cullen College Ph.D. students received awards at the Spring Symposium of the Southwest Catalysis Society’s poster contest month on the UH campus. Matthew Oleksiak and Manjesh Kumar received top honors for their posters, “…
ChBE Students Awarded for Posters at Southwest Catalysis Society Symposium
Zeolites play an important role in your day to day life. These crystalline materials are used as adsorbents and catalysts in a variety of chemical processes, spanning applications from gasoline production to additives for laundry…
Chemical Engineering Professor Publishes Definitive Evidence on Zeolite Growth in Science Magazine
Last year, a researcher from the UH Cullen College of Engineering made an amazing discovery. Jiming Bao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, found that cobalt monoxide nanoparticles can be used to split…
UH Seed Funding Boosts Research on Water Splitting Nanoparticles
Researchers across the world are looking into various sources of sustainable feedstock for energy and chemicals production with the hope that these cleaner sources will dramatically reduce our need for petroleum-based feedstock…
UH Chemical Engineering Faculty Wins Department of Energy Early Career Award
Navin Varadarajan, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is known for his research on modifying human immune cells to fight against cancer. Now, Varadarajan is teaming up with a group of Cullen College…
Faculty's Biomedical Research Receives Comedic Treatment for NIH Competition
Each spring, the University of Houston recognizes exceptional faculty member across the university at the annual UH Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony. This year, nine Cullen College of Engineering faculty members were honored…
Cullen College Faculty Awarded by University
The University of Houston Chem-E-Car Team is well on its way to creating a tradition of supremacy in the Cullen College of Engineering. Fresh off their third place win at last November’s national Chem-E-Car competition, the team…
Chem-E-Car Team Takes 2nd at Regionals
Tom Holley, professor and director of the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s petroleum engineering program, has won the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Gulf Coast Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum…
Director of Petroleum Engineering Program Wins SPE Faculty Award
The sun broke through the morning clouds just in time for over 120 golfers to tee off at the 25th annual Cullen College of Engineering golf tournament on Monday, April 7. The golf tournament, sponsored this year by LJA…
PHOTOS: 25th Annual Golf Tournament Tees Off
Chemical engineering undergraduate student and PURS scholar Abraham Aboiralor won the best undergraduate poster award in the COMP (Computers in Chemistry) division at the American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Dallas last…
VIDEO: Chemical Engineering Undergrad Wins Big at ACS Poster Competition
A paper co-written by a University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering professor has stayed at or near the top of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology’s “Most Read” list since last fall. “Plasma Etching: Yesterday,…
Plasma Etching Article Tops Journal’s “Most Read” List for Months
A team of University of Houston undergraduates – made up of two students from the Cullen College of Engineering and one from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics – will represent UH next month in BP’s “Ultimate Field…
“The Joules of Science” Representing UH in BP Contest
Smart phones are capable of giving us directions when we’re lost, sending photos and videos to our friends in mere seconds, and even helping us find the best burger joint in a three-mile radius. But thanks to UH Cullen College of…
Diagnosing Diseases With Smart Phones
Membership in the National Academy of Engineering is reserved for only the most accomplished engineers and represents the absolute pinnacle of the profession in the United States. The University of Houston Cullen College of…
Q&A: National Academy of Engineering Member John Lee

 


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