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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
Haleh Ardebili’s flexible, bendable and stretchable batteries powered through the competition at the NASA iTech Cycle 3 and earned a space among the top ten finalists. NASA iTech is a program that fosters innovative solutions to…
UH Startup Exostretch Powers to Top Ten Finalist Position with Battery of the Future
Haleh Ardebili, Bill D. Cook associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently appointed as director of the UH Cullen College of Engineering's Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative. Ardebili, an award-winning…
Haleh Ardebili Takes Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative to New Heights
Research end goal: 'improve the quality of human life.' When it comes to dangerous natural phenomenon, most people think of events like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes. Hadi Ghasemi – Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of…
UH Engineering Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study Ice Formation and Fight Icing
The Donation Will Allow Graduate Students to Work with NOV Engineers National Oilwell Varco has donated $1 million to the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, a gift that will allow students earning their…
$1 Million Gift from NOV Boosts UH Engineering Research
UH Engineering Undergrad Headed for Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Danny Guevara, a first-generation college student at the University of Houston, was recently selected for the prestigious Science Undergraduate Laboratory…
First-Generation Student Wins Prestigious Internship
Starting a car is as easy as turning a key, but have you ever wondered what really happens under the hood? In the video series “How it Works,” Cullen College mechanical engineering student Adrian Venegas explains the basics of…
How it Works: UH engineering student explains how a car engine works in new video series
Soaring ambition led 15 Cullen College mechanical engineering seniors to band together on a Capstone project that would be the crowning glory of their undergraduate studies. Their goal was to not only design and build a working…
FLYING HIGH: Cullen College Students Achieve Aerospace Dreams at AIAA Competition
Julie RogersSenior, Mechanical EngineeringCounselor, G.R.A.D.E. Camp “I’m one of the counselors/mentors helping with robotics. I have [worked] G.R.A.D.E. Camp for two summers now and I really want to help young girls learn about…
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The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public relations/communications newsletter. Finalists in the category included UH's…
UH Cullen College's 'Parameters' Magazine Wins Crystal Award from American Marketing Association
Award Celebrates Professors with Dedication to Students and Passion for Teaching The late William A. Brookshire – a UH chemical engineering alumnus – understood firsthand the impact that dedicated teachers can have on students’…
Cullen College Announces Two Winners of Inaugural Brookshire Teaching Excellence Awards
Plus: Other Faculty Award Announcements Zhu Han, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, is having a good year. He’s been awarded a 2018 Moores…
UH Engineering Professor Wins Prestigious Moores Professorship
Reed: “Discover your passions.” Serrae Reed, a mechanical engineering senior at the Cullen College of Engineering, is at a bittersweet point in life. On one hand, she’ll be graduating this year and leaving behind her family and…
UH Senior Wins Prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship
Robots Could be Used in Medicine, Rescue and Defense If Star Wars’ R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new class of soft robot, composed of ultrathin…
Researchers Design ‘Soft’ Robots that Can Move on Their Own
Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018 commencement on Friday, May 11. Alderman - who currently serves as senior vice president…
BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker
New Monitoring Tool Would Be Able To Detect Imperfections Almost Instantaneously Researchers from the University of Houston are developing a new quality control tool for continuous nanomanufacturing, a key step in moving…
Researchers Seek to Improve Quality Control for Nanomanufacturing
The Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston was a happening place this weekend — rockets launched into the sky with great puffs of smoke, robots performed amazing feats, and propeller-powered cars raced down…
UH Engineers, Chevron Introduce Houston-area Girls to STEM Fun
The 8th Wonder Brewery was buzzing with activity last Thursday as UH mechanical engineering alumni, faculty and students gathered to mingle, catch up and hear the latest updates on the Cullen College at the inaugural Mechanical…
Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is several steps closer to landing a spot among the Top 50 engineering colleges in America. The 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings place the Cullen College on the list of the Best…
UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings
Cunjiang Yu wins 2018 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award Imagine U.S. Navy divers wearing camouflage ‘skin’ suits and gathering intelligence. They could swim undetected in enemy waters as their suit changed color…
UH Researcher Developing Smart Artificial Skin Inspired by Underwater Masters of Camouflage