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Sribala Gorugantu, Presidential Frontier Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is “very excited” to mark the start of the fall semester and is…
ChBE’s Gorugantu: Assistant Professorship and The Future of Circular Plastics
Leveraging the University of Houston’s strengths in biomedical research and education, the Texas Medical Center, with its world-class hospitals, clinical and research programs, is partnering with UH to expand opportunities for…
UH, Cullen Collaborates with Texas Medical Center Institutions to Train Next Generation of Kidney, Blood Disorder Researchers
The University of Houston is a national leader in vision science, receiving more National Eye Institute research funding than any other institution in Texas and placing among the top 10 recipients nationwide. With 29 active NEI-…
UH Leads Texas in National Eye Institute Research Funding, With Help From Cullen
A team of researchers from the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering has discovered and measured the fraction of an electron that…
UH, UMN Energy Researchers Discover the Part of an Electron that Drives Catalysis
For Steven F. Stanley, the importance of the doctorate he earned at the University of Houston and its effect on his career goals can’t be overstated. It’s partly because of this transformative effect that he has given back to the…
ChBE alum Stanley thanks mentors, stresses importance of giving back
Justice Akuchie, who graduated from the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2004, has worked at Shell for the last 13 years after starting…
ChBE Alum, Shell Project Engineer Akuchie Reflects on UH Start
When Sankaran Sundaresan shifted to emeritus status at Princeton University in July, it marked a new phase in his professional life after 45 years — work that began after he earned his doctorate in chemical engineering at the…
Princeton’s Sundar reflects on Cullen degree, experience
A deep passion for learning, and the strength of the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, are some of the key reasons why Lawrence “Larry” Dooling made the trip across the country…
ChBE’s Dooling excited to settle in at UH with immune cell engineering grant
Manasa Yerragunta, a Chemical Engineering doctoral candidate, was honored at last month’s 2025 Student Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon as the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Leadership Award. Hosted by University Career…
PhD Candidate Yerragunta Recognized with 2025 Outstanding Leadership Award
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) oversees a variety of project-based competition initiatives to engage student members in hands-on problem-solving activities and promote exploration, innovation and excellence…
AIChe Chem-E-Car Team Takes Second Place at Regional Competition, Sets Sights on Nationals
REMINDER! You can view the ceremony live on YouTube by click here! A replay will be available after the ceremonies as well. Hello to all friends, family and colleagues of the Cullen College of Engineering’s Spring 2025 graduation…
2025 Cullen Spring Commencement Live Blog
More than 150 people gathered on the second floor of Student Center South on April 28 to celebrate student success, as students participating in the Spring 2025 NAE Grand Challenges Summit and Create@UH Showcase presented their…
Main Campus NAE Grand Challenges Summit & Create@UH Showcase awards student project on carbon sequestration
Nathan Varghese, graduating this semester with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, has packed as much as he could into four years at the University of Houston: learning a new city as a California transplant, serving as a…
Chess, Chemistry, Action: CBE Grad Varghese Sets the Stage for Next Steps
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to recognize the stellar research and teaching efforts of 28 different members of its community with the 2024–25 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. The winners were announced at the…
28 Honored With 2024-25 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Jacinta Conrad, Frank M. Tiller Professor in the Willam A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the…
ChBE’s Conrad elected as AAAS Fellow
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 the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and…
Cullen Professors Earn UH Faculty Awards for 2024-25 Academic Year
The Cullen College of Engineering remains among the Top 50 public graduate engineering schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Reports, coming in at #44 in the 2025 rankings released on April 8. Cullen is ranked…
Cullen Remains Top 50 Public Engineering College, Per U.S. News & World Reports
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 the President’s Circle Awards, presented by the…
Cullen Professors Honored at UH President’s Circle Awards
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce that the following students have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for their respective departments for the 2024–25 academic year. Students are nominated by…
Cullen names Outstanding Students for 2024–25 Academic Year
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 Engineering Alumni Association at the Athletic/…
EAA hosts 2025 Industry Award Night

 


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