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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
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
Cullen College alumnus and advocate Durga D. Agrawal has been appointed to the University of Houston System Board of Regents by Gov. Rick Perry. Agrawal received his master's and doctorate degree in industrial engineering from…
Cullen College Alumnus and Advocate Appointed to UH System Board of Regents
On Thursday, October 3, members of the Cullen College's Engineering Leadership Board gathered at the Petroleum Club of Houston for a reception and dinner. Guests attending the dinner were pleasantly surprised with a speech from…
PHOTOS: Engineering Leadership Board Reception and Dinner
The 9th annual Undergraduate Research Day took place on Thursday, October 10th. It showcased the achievements of 130 undergraduate researchers from the University of Houston through poster presentations. Student presenters…
PHOTOS: Undergraduate Research Day 2013
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has grown tremendously in recent years, with research expenditures and enrollment at or near all-time highs. We must keep this momentum going, but in order to do so, we must…
Videos: Why Should You Invest in a New Engineering Building for the Cullen College?
A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant to make brain surgery for patients with severe cases of Parkinson’s disease safer and more effective. The grant goes to Nuri Ince, an…
Parkinson’s Surgery Research Wins NSF Grant
Watch the video: Fall 2013 Engineering Career Fair Besides having one of the best engineering programs in the nation, there's one huge thing that sets the UH Cullen College of Engineering apart from other engineering colleges…
Video: Engineering Career Fairs Set the Cullen College Apart
A researcher with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is a co-investigator on grants covering surviving a submarine escape and understanding the basic mechanisms of embryonic heart development. While the two…
Imaging Expert Researching Submarine Escapes, Heart Development
Members of two UH organizations brought engineering to Brazilian high school students last month as part of their global outreach efforts. “One Day in Engineering” (“Um Dia na Engenharia”) was planned by Gabriela Bernardes,…
Engineering Students Travel to Brazil for Outreach
Building an entirely new academic program has its benefits. Sure, some parts of the job can be difficult – handling everything from faculty searches to office supply orders is enough to make anyone’s head spin. But there’s a…
New Curriculum, New Faculty for Biomedical Engineering
Did you know that students who are active members of organizations tend to have more positive college experiences than those who aren’t?“Educational researchers tell us that students tend to do much better in college when they…
Why You Should Join a Student Organization
Cheryl Sershen, Ph.D., received an Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) travel award and presented her research at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) conference in July. Her work is titled Dynamic…
BME Researcher Wins SIAM/AWM Award
Professor Bonnie Dunbar, retired astronaut, National Academy of Engineering member and alumna of the Cullen College of Engineering, has written a guest blog post on The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas web…
Dunbar Pens Blog Post on Changing the STEM Education Conversation
It is no secret that an engineering degree is worth quite a bit of money these days. According to data from the 2013 report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, seven of the top 10 highest-paid college degrees…
"Engineering futures are always bright:" The Houston Chronicle Reports on the Cullen College
For new engineering students, balancing the many aspects of college life can be a challenging experience. That’s why the University of Houston offers a number of resources to help students succeed, both in and out of the…
Top Ten Resources for Engineering Students
Tier One Scholar Sruthi Mathews was selected to attend the Moscow Summer Intern Program (MSIP) held at Bauman Moscow State Technical University this summer. The workshop, titled Space Development: Theory and Practice, allows…
BME Senior Attends Moscow Space Development Program
The Cullen College of Engineering is part of a new University of Houston center that focuses on best practices in the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to address the state’s need for…
New UH Center Provides Training and Support for STEM Educators
Media Contact: Angela Hopp713-743-8153 HOUSTON, July 18, 2013 – Engineers who intend to take the Fundamentals of Engineering state exam in the fall to obtain professional licensure are encouraged to enroll in a review course…
Review Course for State Board Exam in Engineering Offered at UH This Fall
One of the newest faculty members with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a major grant to help develop new diagnostic tools for female incontinence by using his patient-specific modeling and non-…
Professor Wins NIH Award for Incontinence Research