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A team of graduates and soon-to-graduate students in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering are being recognized for the work done on their capstone project on rupture disk devices. Johan John…
Four MAE students recognized for capstone project
Jian Chen and Thomas "Tico" Hannan of the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering were awarded the inaugural university-level Genspiration Prize at the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 13th Annual Conference in…
National Academy of Inventors Honors UH MAE Student Innovators with Inaugural Genspiration Prize
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the University of Houston has been awarded the ASME Student Section Achievement Award for 2023-2024. ASME-UH is "a professional student organization that aims to lead…
ASME-UH Wins Student Section Achievement Award
Four students from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering have earned prestigious internships from the Air Force Research Laboratory. With a staff of…
Four MAE students earn summer internships at AFRL
HOUSTON — Houston Swimming & Diving senior diver Hedda Grelz was named the Big 12 Women's Swimming & Diving Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. Grelz, a Spring 2024 graduate with a degree in…
ME grad Grelz named Big 12 Women's Swimming & Diving Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The University of Houston was crowned national champions at the 2024 ITA National Wheelchair Tennis Championships, the premier competition in all of collegiate wheelchair tennis. In a remarkable display of skill, determination…
Cullen student, teammate win National Wheelchair Tennis Championship
Madam C. J. Walker’s journey from impoverished orphan to becoming the first female self-made millionaire in America, laid the foundation for her inspiring legacy as one of the twentieth century’s most resilient entrepreneurs. Her…
UH's Future Black STEM Leaders Strive toward Representation in Energy while Inspiring Their Peers
The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) recently held its Annual Holiday Party, where they awarded scholarships to seven undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Houston's Cullen College…
Seven Cullen students earn 2023 ASIE scholarships
Three Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student graduates – all now working in industry – have been recognized for stellar work on their dissertations for the 2022-23 academic year. To recognize the value of the outstanding…
Fang, Mallette, Mozaffari honored for dissertations
In 2021, the United States and 18 other global nations made the pledge to pursue a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 via launching the Net Zero Government Initiative. It's a lofty goal and that will require dedicated…
ME student Slaton completes Mickey Leland fellowship
The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to the 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for the 2022-23 academic year. Students are nominated by professors, with one junior and one…
Cullen recognizes 16 Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for 2022-23
The University of Houston's Engineering Alumni Association honored 42 different students with more than $21,000 in scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week Program, hosted in February Daniel Herrera, an Electrical Engineering…
More than 40 students honored at EAA celebration
Juggling assignments and managing responsibilities isn't anything new for Jakob Lee, the Outstanding Junior at the Cullen College of Engineering for 2022-23. After all, you learn a thing or two about schedule and personality…
2023 Outstanding Junior - ME's Lee balances business, academics
Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance.” His wasn’t the first great mind to marvel at the notion of harnessing the power of the sun; for centuries inventors have been…
ME Professor, Student's Solar Harvesting System has Potential to Generate Power 24/7
The University of Houston's wing of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has earned a National Chapter of the Year for 2021-22 from the national leadership of the group. According to award criteria, National Chapter…
SHPE-UH honored with National Chapter of the Year award
A group of Cullen College of Engineering students has taken home a third place finish in the Third Annual Battle of the Classes, an entrepreneurship contest held by the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the…
Cullen students take third at Battle of the Classes
A paper from the research group of Jae-Hyun Ryou, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was chosen for the cover of Crystal Growth & Design earlier this year. “Thermodynamic Analysis of Hybrid Chemical Vapor…
Crystal Growth & Design picks Ryou research group work for cover
The following student experience was written by Juan Ramirez, a Mechanical Engineering senior – and now graduate! – of the Cullen College of Engineering. If you have an account you'd like to share about your educational journey,…
Ramirez describes path from Bogota to UH to Tesla
The Cullen College of Engineering and Dr. Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E., the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Chair and Dean, are pleased to share the 2021-22 Faculty and Student Excellence Award winners. The initial announcement…
Cullen recognizes efforts of faculty, students with 2021-22 Excellence Awards
The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) hosted another successful event on Feb. 22, as the 2022 Engineers Week Awards program recognized 50 students for their accomplishments. Since 2004, the EAA and industry donors have come…
EAA recognizes 50 students for academic achievements, leadership