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Chloride-Free Electrolyte and Organic Cathode Boosted Energy Density, Stability Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy…
Lean Electrolyte Design is a Game-Changer for Magnesium Batteries
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
UH Engineer Contreras-Vidal Recognized for Research to Help Patients Regain Mobility Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH…
World-Renowned Brain-Machine Interface Expert Named IEEE Fellow
Seeking Delphi, a podcast dedicated to futurist issues, recently released episode No. 27 titled “Future of Driving Part 2, Flying Cars with Kaushik Rajashekara.” “Whenever I’m in traffic, I wish I had a flying car,” Rajashekara…
Podcast on Flying Cars Features National Academy of Engineering Member and UH Professor Kaushik Rajashekara
The Building Reliable Advancements in Neurotechnology (BRAIN) Center, an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) dedicated to bringing new neurotechnologies and treatments to market, is holding its third annual…
Celebrating the Mind: BRAIN Meeting to Showcase Advances in Neurotechnologies
Badri Roysam recognized for his groundbreaking research Badri Roysam, professor and department chairman of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was recently elected to the American…
Electrical & Computer Engineering Chairman Elected to AIMBE’s Elite College of Fellows
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the country for veterans to earn degrees by College Factual in its 2019 Best for Vets…
UH Cullen College Ranked Among Top Engineering Schools for Veterans
Lead poisoning has become a national concern as aging water pipes pose a threat to public health. You just have to mention Flint, Mich. for Americans to acknowledge the dangerous realities of contaminated water. UH researchers…
National Magazine Features UH Engineer’s Smartphone Tool to Detect Lead in Drinking Water
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
UH Cullen College’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department hosted its annual alumni mixer last week at Saint Arnold Brewing Company on Thursday, November 8th. Students, faculty and alumni enjoyed free food, beer and…
Photos: UH Engineering Hosts 6th Annual 2018 ECE Alumni Mixer
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
Three online master’s programs in the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were recognized for providing high return on investment and best value in the 2019 Best Online Colleges rankings released by SR Education…
Bang for Your Buck: Three UH Engineering Online Master’s Programs Ranked Among Top in Nation for Return on Investment
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
Industry Partnership Supports Faster Track to Commercialize Accessible Healthcare Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user’s own brain activity can help patients recovering from…
‘Smart’ Robotic System Could Offer Home-Based Rehabilitation
Bao recognized for contributions to the field of semiconductor and metallic nanostructures Jiming Bao, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, was elected a Fellow of…
Optical Society Elects UH ECE Professor Jiming Bao as Fellow
Unlike Most Commercially Available Tests, It Can Detect Levels Below EPA Standards The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now researchers at the…
Researchers Create Smartphone System to Test for Lead in Water
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is kicking off the 2018-2019 academic year by adding seven new faculty members to its teaching and research rosters, including a member of the presigious National Academy of Engineering.…
Renowned Engineering Faculty Join Cullen College
Spending summer days engineering can be creative, empowering and fun. Imagine taking bits and pieces of circuitry, plastic and metal to build robots, then programming them to navigate mazes; venturing out into the warm sunshine…
UH G.R.A.D.E. Camp Celebrates 15 Years of Introducing Engineering to New Generations of Girls