Transformative Research Empowering Patients to Monitor Themselves
With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering biomedical researchers are moving…
Alumni Spotlight
Megan Goh (BSBE ’18), a 2018-2019 Fulbright grant recipient, is conducting research in Germany. She is studying how and when infantile brain disorders occur in animal models using photoacoustic imaging.
Her lab…
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…
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization.
In a paper published Friday, Feb. 1, in Science Advances, they outlined…
Two Cullen College of Engineering professors at the University of Houston – Zhu Han, John and Rebecca Moores professor of electrical and computer engineering, with expertise in the field of computer science; and Yan Yao,…
American Chemical Society awards grant to mechanical engineer to study gas hydrates
World-renowned for their anti-icing materials and research, UH engineer Hadi Ghasemi and his research group are applying their expertise to a new…
UH Engineer Using Optical Equipment to Watch Heart Develop
To understand cardiovascular failures, the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths in infants, UH professor of biomedical engineering Kirill Larin is teaming up with…
Imagine a future where drone-delivered medications or medical testing kits appear at your doorstep, just like packages ordered online.
More than 100 million Americans live with one or more chronic illnesses – from arthritis to…
Producing graduates with STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – capabilities continues to be vital issue for the future of the United States. Growth in engineering and other STEM occupations is vastly outpacing…
T-Cell Editor Creating Powerful Immunotherapy Weapon
As part of a $6 million effort to establish new therapies for high-risk pediatric liver cancer, Navin Varadarajan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering…
UH Cullen College’s REU Programs Focus on Materials Science, Neurotechnologies
For 10 weeks over the summer, undergraduate students from across the U.S. became bonafide engineering researchers, working alongside some of UH Cullen…
Industry Partnership Supports Faster Track to Commercialize Accessible Healthcare
Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user’s own brain activity can help patients recovering from…
Lidar Mapping Has Also Yielded Other Earth Science Discoveries
The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping is best-known for its headline-grabbing work in archeology – the 2016 discovery of previously unknown ruins of a…
Research end goal: 'improve the quality of human life.'
When it comes to dangerous natural phenomenon, most people think of events like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
Hadi Ghasemi – Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of…
Three UH Cullen College chemical and biomolecular engineering professors received funding from the Welch Foundation for their contributions to basic chemical research that benefits humankind. These three-year grants extend from…
Palmer uses programming experience to crack scientific stalemate
A scientific quest, started with genuine curiosity and a passion for research, turned into a Hatfield-McCoy style feud that lasted seven years.
This legendary…
First-in-Class Technology to Deliver Images of Birth Defect as it Happens
In those precious weeks before a woman even realizes she’s pregnant, an embryo will have already developed a neural tube, a hollow structure made of cells…
UH Researchers Receive $3.5 M to Find Best Combinations of Antibiotics
Two UH researchers have won a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop technology that will…
Rimer: ‘Understanding Formation Process of Zeolites is Key.’
About 20 percent of the electricity produced in the United States of America is generated at nuclear power plants, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (…
Collaborative Effort Yields Parkinson’s Disease Research Findings
Ilknur Telkes, who earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Houston last year and was a 2017 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)…
