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The Program for Master in Engineering Studies (PROMES) says on its website that they aim for students to “encourage each other to be leaders here at UH and in their careers beyond UH,” and PROMES alumna Nwamaka Nzeocha is a…
PROMES Alumna Gives Back With Scholarship
Michael Nikolaou, professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, offered his expert opinion on shale oil reserves in the December 15 Houston Chronicle article, “…
Michael Nikolaou Offers Opinion on Shale Well Depletion in Houston Chronicle Article
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and Bauer College of Business graduating students will accept their diplomas at this semester’s commencement ceremony on Friday, December 20 at 7 p.m. The ceremony will…
Friday's commencement ceremony to be streamed live online
December 9-15, 2013 is National Computer Science Education Week, and the non-profit organization Code.org is using the week to promote their One Hour of Code initiative. According to Code.org, the flagship week-long celebration…
"Hour of Code" Initiative Hopes to Stir Excitement in STEM
Houston memorial services for Michael Economides, adjunct professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and world renowned energy expert, have been scheduled for next week. Economides died on Nov. 30 while on a flight to…
Memorials Scheduled For Michael Economides, World Renowned Energy Expert
World-renowned petroleum engineering expert, lecturer, researcher and NAE member J. J. Azar has joined the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s petroleum engineering program as a distinguished adjunct professor. Azar is the…
VIDEO: World-Renowned Petroleum Engineering Expert, NAE Member Joins Cullen College Faculty
Michael Economides, an internationally known authority on petroleum engineering and adjunct professor at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, died Saturday on an international flight to South America.…
UH Energy Expert Michael Economides Dies During International Flight
Science fairs have come a long way from baking soda volcanoes and pet store mice in a homemade maze. What were once ill-attended exhibitions in middle school cafeterias are now grand tournaments with international circuits, and…
Science and Engineering Fair of Houston Produces UH Scholar
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, professor of petroleum engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering as well as Chief Energy Officer at the University of Houston, has been named one of the city’s top energy professionals by the…
Krishnamoorti Honored by Houston Business Journal
No one disputes that offshore energy development carries environmental risks. Through its involvement in the new Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI), the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering will play a key role…
Cullen College Playing Key Role in Offshore Energy Safety Institute
It took more than a thousand hours and a few trips back to the drawing board, but the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering’s Chem-E-Car competition team’s hard work paid off earlier this month when they clinched…
Engineering Students Claim Third Place in National Chem-E-Car Competition
Watch our video for the NSBE's "Walk for Education!" There’s one morning each year when the members of the UH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) wake up early to pack hundreds of goody bags full of…
VIDEO: NSBE Students Hit the Pavement for the "Walk for Education"
The Engineering BOS (Beginning of Semester) Party was held last night in front of the engineering buildings. Hundreds of students attended the event and enjoyed free food, drinks, music and games. To view photos from this year's…
PHOTOS: BOS Party 2013
Richard Willson’s efforts to develop highly sensitive disease diagnostic systems have made him one of the most accomplished researchers at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Now Willson, already John and…
New Endowed Chair Supports Disease Diagnostics
Thanks to an $85,000 grant from BP, the Cullen College’s PROMES (Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies) Program now has the much-needed support to continue its many outreach and student success activities this academic year…
BP Grant Supports PROMES Program, STEP Forward Camp and Power Weekend
An article published in the Nov. 3rd issue of the Houston Chronicle taps into the expertise of Engineering Career Center senior director Vita Como for advice on how engineering grads can increase their chances of employment after…
Advice for Engineering Grads: Houston Chronicle Taps Into Engineering Career Center
Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) professor Fritz Claydon has been appointed director of the Honors Engineering Program at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, with ECE associate professor Len Trombetta appointed as…
ECE Professors Named Directors of Honors Engineering Program
How’s this for precision? Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering are developing technology to knock single atoms off a silicon wafer without disturbing atoms of other materials nearby. Chemical…
NSF Grant Funding Atomic-Scale Patterning Research
It’s not unusual for scientists to take their cues from nature. In fact, Jeff Rimer is building much of his career on such cues. Rimer, Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering…
Catalysis Research Gets a Boost though Joint U.S./Israel Grant
Let’s face it: Houston is an entrepreneurial town, and the University of Houston is no different. In fact, over 3,500 UH alumni own or run a business, and 63 percent of all UH alumni live and work in the city of Houston. The…
Opportunities for Engineering Entrepreneurs You Never Knew Existed

 


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