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Jerrod Henderson Recognized for Diversity and Student Success Efforts Jerrod Henderson, instructional associate professor at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, will receive the 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from his alma…
Cullen College Professor Wins Outstanding Young Alumni Award
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is kicking off the 2019-2020 academic year by welcoming seven new faculty members to its teaching and research rosters. They bring expertise in a wide variety of fields ranging from…
The UH Cullen College of Engineering Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
NSF grant to Rice, UH, Texas Southern will help future science, engineering professors HOUSTON – (Aug. 13, 2019) – Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the University of Houston (UH) have won a multimillion-dollar…
Houston universities team up to boost minorities in academia
Faculty, students recognized for innovation, creative entrepreneurial spirit Innovation is the engine that drives all of humanity’s greatest achievements – from the creation of the first wheel to electricity to heart transplants…
UH Cullen College of Engineering Presents Inaugural Innovator Awards
The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) honored the UH Cullen College of Engineering with an award recognizing its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. The college is one of 74 engineering programs around the…
UH Cullen College of Engineering Recognized for Achievements in Diversity by ASEE
Kamel Salama, former professor of mechanical engineering with the UH Cullen College of Engineering, died Friday, July 12, 2019 at M.D. Anderson Hospital following an extended illness. He was 87. Passionate about science and…
UH Engineering Community Mourns Professor Emeritus Kamel Salama
Engineering Students Learn as They Travel While many people dream of seeing the world one day, a group of UH Cullen College of Engineering students recently returned from Brazil as part of the first engineering faculty-led study…
UH PROMES Going Places, Tackling Global Challenges
The 2019 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 6. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA), celebrates the professional…
UH Cullen College of Engineering Announces 2019 EAA Gala Honorees
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering celebrated the graduation of more than 600 engineers on Thursday, May 9 at the Fertitta Center. The proud graduates earned: 427 bachelor’s degrees, 141 master’s degrees and…
Photos: Spring 2019 UH Engineering Commencement Ceremony
Research brings self-powered wearable electronics closer to reality Wearable electronics – from smartwatches to fitness trackers – are not just trendy and fashionable accessories, but an integral part of many people’s lives.…
UH Engineering Doctoral Student Publishes in Nano Energy
The UH Cullen College of Engineering hosted its 30th annual Offshore Industry Crawfish Boil on Sunday, May 5 at Lynn Eusan Park. Thousands of alumni, faculty, students and industry leaders gathered to network and mingle as they…
Photos: 30th Annual UH Engineering Crawfish Boil Kicks off OTC
Engineering faculty, staff and students recognized The UH Cullen College of Engineering celebrated excellence in the ranks at its recent faculty and staff meeting. Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the College,…
Cullen College Celebrates Excellence With Outstanding Service Awards
The 30th Annual UH Engineering Golf Tournament, sponsored by Flowco Production Solutions, teed off at BlackHorse Golf Club on Monday, April 22nd in Cypress, TX. This annual spring event serves as one of the primary annual…
 Photos: UH Engineering hosts 30th Annual Golf Tournament
Chang Oh Turkmani, a globetrotting business woman, lawyer and a staunch supporter of education, will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s spring commencement on Thursday, May 9 at the Fertitta Center…
Cullen College Names Chang Oh Turkmani as 2019 Spring Commencement Speaker
On Saturday, March 30, the hallways and classrooms in the UH Cullen College of Engineering buzzed with excitement as a thousand Houston- area girls attended the fourth annual “Girls Engineering the Future Day: A STEM Event,”…
Photos: 2019 Chevron Girls Engineering the Future at UH Cullen College
National Academy of Inventors Will Be in Houston April 10-11 The University of Houston will host the eighth annual meeting of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The meeting will be held at the JW Marriott Galleria Wednesday…
University of Houston to Host Inventors Meeting
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
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
An article citing improvements in research involving a new generation of flexible photovoltaic devices reported by the Selva Research Group at the UH Cullen College of Engineering was recently published in the journal Energy…
UH Researchers Forge Ahead With Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cell Device Development