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Ever wondered what’s in the neighborhood pond? Technology developed by engineers at the University of Houston will allow you to test for waterborne pathogens by using your smartphone. “The goal is to have citizens help to…
People Power: Technology Allows Smartphone-based Water Testing
Two Cullen College of Engineering Ph.D. students, studying under the direction of Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Stanko Brankovic, are back from Honolulu, Hawaii, where they presented talks on their…
From Houston to Hawaii: Two Cullen College Ph.D. Students Speak at Prestigious Conference
At the UH Cullen College of Engineering, undergrads are strongly encouraged to engage in hands-on, real-world research while pursuing their degrees – and there’s no shortage of cutting-edge research projects for undergraduate…
UH Engineering and Honors Colleges Launch Stuart Long Undergraduate Research Fund
When asked to imagine a “typical” engineer, many people may find themselves conjuring images of sleep-deprived, math-obsessed or highly-analytical individuals. In reality, there is no one-size-fits-all stereotype for engineering…
Secret Lives of Engineers: Meet Michael Pincus, Electrical Engineer and Professional Cyclist
The Houston Chronicle recently profiled three UH engineers whose research is changing the world and shaping the future. Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of mechanical engineering, was featured for his work with…
Houston Chronicle Profiles UH Engineers Who Are Changing the World
The Cullen College’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department held its fourth annual ECE Alumni Mixer on October 20 at Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Houston’s oldest craft brewery. Fritz Claydon, director of the…
PHOTOS: 2016 ECE Alumni Mixer
More than 200 UH undergraduate students presented their research at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Day held at the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion on October 13. A total of 40 UH engineering students participated in the campus-…
Engineering Undergrads Showcase Cutting-Edge Research at 2016 Undergraduate Research Day
Once upon a time you got your best action and science fiction fix from the movies. “2001: A Space Odyssey” showed us how pedestrian structures on the moon might seem; Walt Disney brought us tiny robots called microbots in “Big…
VIDEO: Engineers and Engineering in the Movies
Deep below the sea, thousands of sensors collect crucial oceanic data used in environmental monitoring, offshore exploration, disaster prevention and military surveillance. However, there exists a problem underwater which was…
UH Professors to Robots: Swim, Communicate and Bring Us Data – Fast!
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when women in manufacturing jobs were hard to come by. It wasn’t until World War II when, faced with a depleted workforce, American women rolled up their sleeves and went to work in…
Photos: Women in Manufacturing Events Hosted at UH Engineering
Blood testing is the standard option for checking glucose levels, but a new technology could allow non-invasive testing via a contact lens that samples glucose levels in tears. “There’s no noninvasive method to do this,” said Wei…
UH Engineers Invent Glucose-Sensing Contact Lens
It actually does take a rocket scientist to be a rocket scientist. Case in point: Professor of physics and electrical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering Edgar Bering, whose business card really does say he’s a…
A BARREL of Fun and Science for Cullen College Students Launching Payloads
More than 100 engineers, scientists, artists, industry and media representatives came together for the 2016 International Conference of Mobile Brain-Body Imaging and the Neuroscience of Art, Innovation and Creativity (“Your Brain…
PHOTOS/ VIDEO: Engineers, Scientists and Artists Converge in Cancun for First “Your Brain on Art” Conference
Just as the University of Houston kicks off another fall semester with expectations of record enrollment (more than 43,700 as of Friday), the Princeton Review is highlighting why more students are choosing Houston. The education…
UH Rated Among Best Colleges for Undergraduate Education by Princeton Review
Research underway in a UH Cullen College of Engineering laboratory to make “heavy water” less expensively could soon make nuclear energy safer, eliminating real-life disasters like those that have occurred at the Fukushima and…
UH Professors May Create Safe, Affordable Nuclear Energy, Changing National Conversation
The UH Cullen College of Engineering welcomes four National Academy of Engineering members to its faculty roster in the 2016- 2017 academic year, bringing the total number of NAE faculty members at the college to 13. The latest…
UH Engineering Welcomes Four New National Academy of Engineering Faculty
Two UH Cullen College of Engineering students have been awarded travel grants by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 to attend the annual IEEE Future Leaders Forum. The Future Leaders Forum…
UH Engineering Students Earn IEEE Travel Grants to Attend Future Leaders Forum
A multidisciplinary research team led by University of Houston scientist Jarek Wosik has developed a high-temperature superconducting coil that allows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to produce higher resolution images…
New Superconducting Coil Improves MRI Performance
Each year, the University of Houston’s Honors College organizes the Cougar Junior Scholars Camp to provide middle school students a chance to experience the UH campus firsthand through multidisciplinary coursework, hands-on…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Cullen College Professor Introduces Cougar Junior Scholars to Engineering Principles
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported the first explanation for how a class of materials changes during production to more efficiently absorb light, a critical step toward the large-scale manufacture of better…
UH Researchers Discover Key Mechanism for Producing Solar Cells