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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $17.4 million funding for 19 early-stage research projects focused on expanding clean energy technologies at colleges and universities across America. These projects will… Three Cullen Projects Rack Up $3M in Funding for Decarbonization, Emissions Research
Antibodies and DNA Used to Find the Biological Markers of Disease New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan,… New Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis Discovered by Mohan
To tackle the challenges of a shrinking wireless spectrum, the University of Houston has joined the Spectrum Management with Adaptive and Reconfigurable Technology (SMART) Hub – a Department of Defense Spectrum Innovation Center… UH Joins SMART Hub, A $5M Department of Defense Consortium
Remember that party where you were swinging glow sticks above your head or wearing them as necklaces? Fun times, right? Science times, too. Turns out those fun party favors are now being used by a University of Houston researcher… Cullen Researcher Using Glow Sticks to Detect Biothreats for U.S. Navy
An assistant professor at the Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded a three-year, $505,286 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to advance research on digitizing bridges using robots, data and… CEE's Hoskere wins grant to research digitizing Texas bridges
Researchers at the University of Houston are training future agricultural scientists in new methods of protecting the world’s foodcrops – which too often are left vulnerable to extreme weather events in these days of climate… Cullen Professor Trains Future Agri-Scientists to Outsmart Climate Change Threats
Mechanical Engineering Technology professor Weihang Zhu has now started the second phase of a collaborative offshore safety-focused effort with the American Bureau of Shipping, funded by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) and… ME Technology's Zhu starting 2nd phase of safety culture research
Farmyard and backyard chickens the world over have long been the happy recipients of family table scraps as a part of their regular diets, allowing households to not only reduce their food waste but to decrease the demand for new… Technology Division Researchers Developing Healthy Organic Chicken Feed Using Mushroom Stems
As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and find sustainable transportation solutions, University of Houston energy researchers suggest that hydrogen fuel can potentially be a cost-competitive and environmentally… UH Researchers Suggest Hydrogen Fuel Can be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today
A University of Houston engineering research team is pioneering a new method, based on percussion, to detect pipeline elbow erosion.   It is no small problem.   Below the surface of the earth, a veritable superhighway of piping… Cullen Researchers Develop New Percussion Method to Detect Pipeline Elbow Erosion
Abdul Latif Khan, an assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division's Department of Engineering Technology, has received a research grant from the USDA to purchase instruments that will allow for… Khan using new instruments for real-time photosynthesis monitoring
For the second straight year, the same dynamic quartet of University of Houston scientists has been honored as world-class, highly cited researchers, acknowledging the remarkable and widespread impact of their scientific… Repeat! Four University of Houston Researchers Named Most Cited in the World
In an attempt to better regulate temperature in a variety of synthetic structures and gain a deeper understanding of biological systems, a newly published paper by researchers from the Cullen College of Engineering’s Civil and… Paper by CEE’s Nakshatrala, Adhikari provides insight into temperature regulation in vascular systems
Scientists may be on the verge of taking a big step closer to the net-zero carbon emissions goal, thanks to University of Houston research into algae. Hidden potential is being revealed in the major algae studies at the microbial… Technology Division Researchers Uncover Algae’s Potential to Ease Climate Change Worries
With an increasing number of severe accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and… Autonomous Robot for Subsea Oil and Gas Pipeline Inspection Being Developed At Cullen
University of Houston Transitioning Energy Innovations Into the Real World The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $10 million investment in three projects to develop novel technologies to manufacture high-performance… Selva's Research Group Wins $2 Million in DOE Funding For High Performance Superconducting Tape Project
Imagine owning a wearable sensor that can monitor your health at every moment in real-time and potentially detect certain cancers in your body before they start affecting you. Through a HEALTH-RCMI Pilot Program Award, University… BME's Li Explores Wearable Sensors to Detect Colorectal Cancer
A video spotlighting the research of Tian “Tim” Chen – the Kamel Salama Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering – has accumulated nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube in less than a week… Video featuring research of ME's Chen surpasses 1M views
Yisha Xiang, associate professor in the Industrial Engineering Department of the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a grant from the University of Houston's Advanced Manufacturing Institute to apply machine learning… IE's Xiang earns AMI grant for superconductor research
A pair of professors from the Industrial Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering have received a grant from the University of Houston's Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) to use machine learning techniques… Lin, Feng earn AMI grant for superconductor manufacturing refinement