The University of Houston — and particularly the Cullen College of Engineering — have taken bold and progressive steps in partnering with local industry and taking advantage of the university's location in the "Energy Capital of…
The undergraduate Petroleum Engineering Program at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has been highlighted as a model partnership between industry and academia by the Business-Higher Education Forum.
The…
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.
Professor of chemical and biomolecular…
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…
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.
The National Science…
Michael Economides, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the Cullen College, was featured on Fox Business on March 6 to discuss the future of Venezuela and oil production.
University of Houston President Renu Khator has named Dow Chair Professor Ramanan Krishnamoorti as a special assistant to the president/chancellor for UH Energy, a collection of the university’s preeminent energy research and…
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won his second major cancer research grant in four months, giving him a total of nearly $3.4 million to help develop cutting-edge treatments for the…
Graduate students and faculty members with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering have found a way to turn bacteria’s infection process into something that can actually benefit humans.
Their work appeared in a…
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant worth approximately $2.1 million to study the best ways to modify human immune cells to fight against cancer.
Navin Varadarajan, assistant…
While the benefits of biofuels are clear, the economics of their production hinder their widespread use. A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, however, has won a grant to conduct research that…
Colloid suspensions, liquids with microscopic particles dispersed throughout, play a big part in everyday life, with ink, milk, blood and paint all falling into this category.
Despite their prevalence, some basic properties of…
Offshore oil production is an exercise in extremes. Widely varying temperatures, very high pressures and extremely corrosive seawater – all are challenges that producers must tackle when drilling and installing wells in ultra-…
Science, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, has published an article co-authored by a professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering that uncovers how hydrogen moves along an iron oxide…
The UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering celebrated its 60th anniversary with alumni, friends of the department, faculty and staff members, and students on May 5. The department reached this milestone after…
The state of Texas received more than 270 proposals for its Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program. In the end, only 12 grants were awarded, two of which went to researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of…
A researcher with the UH Cullen College of Engineering has published an article in one of the nation’s foremost scientific journals outlining successful efforts to rapidly identify and characterize immune system cells that fight…
When analyzed from the oil well to wheels on the ground, diesel is the single most efficient liquid transportation fuel. Combine that with rising petroleum prices and concerns about peak oil production, and it is clear that there…
Lee R. Raymond, who had a distinguished career with Exxon Mobil Corporation, will give the Neal R. Amundson Lecture on Friday (Feb. 24) at the University of Houston. Read more...
Charles V. Kirkpatrick, who as dean from 1965-1975 led the UH Cullen College of Engineering through a period of tremendous growth, passed away in December at the age of 95.
Born in Jacksonville, Texas, Kirkpatrick earned his…
