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The UH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is bringing together UH NSBE alumni and current student members for an information session, titled “NSBE Guy and Girl Talk,” on Tuesday, April 9, in room 108 of…
UH NSBE Alumni to Share Industry Insights With Students
Student Spotlight Almost everyone has heard the advice “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” at some point in their life. But Esther Akinwande, a chemical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, took its…
Cullen College Student Wins Big in Scholarships and Opportunities
Breaking Down Walls to Build Futures If Houstonian Juan Becerra, a father of three boys, could have any superpower, it’d be to look into the future. He’d use it to do everything right and lift his boys up as high as possible. He…
Real-life Superheroes Inspire Boys to be STEM Leaders
The Event Introduces Girls to Engineering, Other STEM Activities About 1,500 girls are expected to participate in the University of Houston’s popular Chevron Girls Engineering the Future STEM Day on Saturday, March 30. The girls…
Girls Engineering the Future Set for Saturday at UH
The legacy of kindness, hard work and dedication continues to live on through the generosity of UH engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire† (BSChE '57) at the Cullen College of Engineering. The 2018-2019 recipients of the…
A Lasting Legacy Continues to Help Engineer the Future
Learn about company, perks and hiring The UH chapter of Tau Beta Pi – Texas Epsilon (TBP) hosted an information session with representatives of INEOS, a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products…
UH Engineering Students Visit with INEOS Representatives
The UH chapter of Tau Beta Pi – Texas Epsilon (TBP) is hosting an information session with representatives of INEOS, the fourth largest global chemicals company, on Wednesday, February 27, in the Science and Research Building 1…
Chemicals Giant INEOS To Visit With UH Engineering Students
On Thursday, February 7th, nearly 1,400 UH engineering students flocked to the UH Hilton to interview and meet with representatives from 110 of Houston’s leading companies at the spring 2019 Engineering Career Fair. Each year,…
Photos: UH Engineering Welcomes Over 100 Companies to Recruit Engineering Students
The UH Cullen College celebrated the graduation of more than 400 engineers at the fall 2018 commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 13, hosted at the NRG Arena. The proud graduates included 253 bachelor's, 208 master’s and 30…
Photos: UH Engineering Celebrates More Than 400 Graduates at Fall 2018 Commencement
Terrance “Terri” Ivers, P.E. (BSME ’80), is coming home to the UH Cullen College of Engineering as the featured speaker at its commencement on Dec. 13 at the NRG Arena. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical…
Distinguished Alumnus, Bilfinger Executive to be UH Cullen College Fall 2018 Commencement Speaker
T-Cell Editor Creating Powerful Immunotherapy Weapon As part of a $6 million effort to establish new therapies for high-risk pediatric liver cancer, Navin Varadarajan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering…
Establishing Immunotherapy For Pediatric Liver Cancer
A multitude of everyday products – ranging from cosmetics and shampoo to computers and furniture – are made of composite materials. Composites are made by combining two or more natural or artificial elements, with the result…
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student Wins First Place at Society of Rheology Annual Meeting
UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH Cullen…
Undergrads From Across the Country Work As UH Engineering Researchers Over Summer
Stanko Brankovic, professor of electric and computer engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, served as a guest editor for a special issue of The Electrochemical Society…
UH ECE Professor Guest Edits Special Issue of Electrochemical Journal
Q & A With Founding Director Phaneendra Kondapi Plans for the Cullen College of Engineering to expand into the Katy area grow more concrete each day as the construction of the University of Houston Katy Campus progresses. The…
Building the UH Engineering Legacy at Katy: From Foundation to New Heights
Cullen College engineering professors collaborate to solve monolayer catalyst mystery The South Texas Section (STS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) chose a paper written by two UH Cullen College of…
Paper Outlining Fuel Cell Discovery Wins AIChE Best Fundamental Paper Award
A global team of editors and board members at Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (I&EC) Research, a journal published by the American Chemical Society, scoured the world to identify influential, early career researchers…
Two UH Chemical Engineers Named to 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by I&EC Research
Three UH Cullen College chemical and biomolecular engineering professors received funding from the Welch Foundation for their contributions to basic chemical research that benefits humankind. These three-year grants extend from…
Cullen College Professors Earn $765K Welch Awards to Continue Life-Altering Research, Investigate Chemical Conundrums
Palmer uses programming experience to crack scientific stalemate A scientific quest, started with genuine curiosity and a passion for research, turned into a Hatfield-McCoy style feud that lasted seven years.  This legendary…
UH Professor Discovers Issue at the Root of Seven-Year Water Dispute
UH Researchers Receive $3.5 M to Find Best Combinations of Antibiotics Two UH researchers have won a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop technology that will…
A New Take on Fighting Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

 


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