There are a lot of decisionmaking trade-offs on the path to a sustainable future. Michael Kavanaugh, senior principal at Geosyntec Consultants Inc. and member of the National Academy of Engineering, visited the UH Cullen College…
A recent article published by Forbes.com lauds the University of Houston as an epicenter of energy and engineering education and research, calling the school “increasingly a rival to places like MIT in advancing not just cleaner…
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…
Take a car trip from Houston and you’ll likely drive over one of the 50,000 bridges that span the great state of Texas. During your drive you probably never wondered if the weight limits on the bridges were accurate. But then,…
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-…
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…
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…
Anyone who has purchased an airline ticket knows that it can feel like navigating a maze full of twists and turns in the form of price hikes and drops. CNN provides a behind-the-scenes insight into the “method behind the madness…
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…
The National Science Foundation isn’t asking too much – just present potentially transformative research that might improve people’s lives and they might be eager to give you money through their Early-concept Grant for…
Women make up less than 15 percent of professional engineers in the United States, according to a 2012 report by the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, but the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is working to…
Two industrial engineering professors at the UH Cullen College of Engineering received a grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to optimize the clinical effectiveness of proton therapy for…
On April 14, the Cullen College’s industrial engineering (IE) department hosted its annual IE Honors and Awards Banquet at Brady’s Landing.
The event brought together IE students, alumni, faculty and staff to celebrate…
On April 20, the Houston Chronicle featured Gino Lim, chair of the industrial engineering department at the Cullen College, in the article “Officials pledge action after flooded roadway deaths.”
This week, the city of Houston…
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is well on its way to becoming a Top 50 engineering college in the nation, earning a coveted spot on the list of the Best Engineering Schools of 2017 by U.S. News and World Report.
The Cullen…
The University of Houston community mourns the passing of Dr. Benjamin Ostrofsky, an influential former faculty member from the Cullen College of Engineering and the Bauer College of Business.
After completing his doctorate in…
A whopping 13 percent of Texas teens who took the 2015 SAT test indicated that they intended to study engineering in college. Engineering was listed as the second-most popular career choice for Texas teens — 22 percent of…
Ben Amaba isn’t from the city of Houston, and he isn’t an alumnus of the University of Houston. But as an industrial engineering guru, Amaba said he now finds himself inextricably tied to both Houston and its University.
“There…
A combination of nine university professors and industry professionals is joining the Cullen College of Engineering faculty at the University of Houston this semester. The majority are biomedical engineers with expertise ranging…
The city of Houston is implementing a new measure to protect drivers from flash flooding on roads. Crews from the city’s Street and Drainage Division are nearly done installing Houston’s first ever electronic gates at the flood-…
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