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UH NCALM Researcher Featured in "The Verge"
A team of UH Cullen College of Engineering researchers who helped uncover a lost world in the rainforests of Honduras have been covered everywhere from the Houston Chronicle to the New Yorker. Now, the Co-PI for the UH Cullen… 		UH NCALM Researcher Featured in "The Verge"
ECE Professor Jose "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal Named Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
ECE professor Jose “Pepe” Luis Contreras-Vidal, director of the University of Houston’s Laboratory for Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Systems at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been appointed associate editor of… 		ECE Professor Jose "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal Named Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
PHOTOS: Inside ECE Professor Ji Chen's Research Lab
Ji Chen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) with the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is a leading researcher in the field of electromagnetic compatibility. Today, we are taking a peek inside one of… 		PHOTOS: Inside ECE Professor Ji Chen's Research Lab
Molecular Sensing Research Featured on Journal Cover
Research from the Cullen College of Engineering that promises to drastically improve molecular sensing technology was featured on the cover of a recent issue of the scientific journal Nanoscale. The work was conducted by… 		Molecular Sensing Research Featured on Journal Cover
ECE Professor Gives Plenary Presentation at 2013 URSI Electromagnetic Theory Symposium
Dr. David Jackson, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College, recently gave a plenary presentation on the advances in leaky-wave antennas at the 2013 International Union of Radio Science (URSI)… 		ECE Professor Gives Plenary Presentation at 2013 URSI Electromagnetic Theory Symposium
"UH Mappers Help Find Lost World": Cullen College Professor Featured in Houston Chronicle
A team of UH Cullen College of Engineering researchers who helped uncover a lost world in the rainforests of Honduras were featured in the Houston Chronicle today. The research team from the UH Cullen College of Engineering's… 		"UH Mappers Help Find Lost World": Cullen College Professor Featured in Houston Chronicle
ECE Professor's Thought-Controlled Robot-Exoskeleton Featured in "Der Spiegel"
German news magazine Der Spiegel -- one of Europe's largest publications of its kind -- featured the incredible research of professor Jose Luis "Pepe" Contreras-Vidal, who has developed a thought-controlled robotic exoskeleton… 		ECE Professor's Thought-Controlled Robot-Exoskeleton Featured in "Der Spiegel"
Professor Helping Develop Alternative Energy Storage Device
If you don’t like the weather, give it a few minutes and it’ll change. That bit of homespun wisdom is actually a big problem for the renewable energy industry. The amount of electricity produced by wind and solar power rises and… 		Professor Helping Develop Alternative Energy Storage Device
“Dynamic Coil” Should Boost Brain Research
Efforts to learn how and when particular areas of the brain work and work together should get a huge boost thanks to a new device under development at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Ben Jansen a… 		“Dynamic Coil” Should Boost Brain Research
UH Seed Funding Supports New Research in Catalysis, Nanofabrication
Ask any professor: A good idea alone isn’t likely to receive serious research funding. Big awards almost always have some data that supports the project, that shows the researcher’s idea should work. In a classic catch-22, though… 		UH Seed Funding Supports New Research in Catalysis, Nanofabrication
UH Research Featured in The New Yorker
A feature article in the May 6 issue of The New Yorker outlines how a research collaboration based at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering found previously undiscovered ruins in the rainforests of Honduras. The… 		UH Research Featured in The New Yorker
Professor Wins MRA Young Investigator Award to Study Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a grant from the Melanoma Research Alliance to help develop one of the most promising therapies for patients with the disease. Navin Varadarajan, an… 		Professor Wins MRA Young Investigator Award to Study Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment
Professor’s Crystal Formation Theories to be Tested in Space
Thanks to a recent grant from NASA, a University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering professor’s theories on crystal formation will be tested onboard the International Space Station. Professor of chemical and biomolecular… 		Professor’s Crystal Formation Theories to be Tested in Space
Paper Proposes New Methodology to Synthesize Catalysts
Zeolites play an important role in the chemical and petroleum industries. These crystalline materials are used as catalysts that set in motion and/or improve chemical processes that create thousands of commercial and consumer… 		Paper Proposes New Methodology to Synthesize Catalysts
Molecular Sensing Gets Boost from ECE Researcher
Everything from environmental monitoring to medical diagnostics could benefit from recent research conducted by a professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. The research involves an advance to a… 		Molecular Sensing Gets Boost from ECE Researcher
Faculty Member wins Second Major Cancer Research Grant Since September
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won his second major cancer research grant in four months, giving him a total of nearly $3.4 million to help develop cutting-edge treatments for the… 		Faculty Member wins Second Major Cancer Research Grant Since September
Researchers Developing Automated Battlefield Drug Delivery System
Soldiers wounded in battle may one day owe their lives to research being conducted at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Karolos Grigoriadis and Matt Franchek, both professors in the college’s mechanical… 		Researchers Developing Automated Battlefield Drug Delivery System
Faculty Member Wins $1M Grant to Develop Water Monitoring System
A University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering assistant professor has won a $1 million grant to develop a water monitoring system that guards against disease- and corrosion-causing bacteria in water systems in real time.… 		Faculty Member Wins $1M Grant to Develop Water Monitoring System
Wind Energy Project Wins Early Extension, Bump in Funding from ARPA-E
A wind energy research team led by the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has made such rapid progress in its work that it has received an accelerated grant extension along with a $900,000 increase in total… 		Wind Energy Project Wins Early Extension, Bump in Funding from ARPA-E
College Offering Nation’s First and Only Subsea M.S.
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has received approval from the State of Texas to offer the nation’s first and only Master’s degree program in subsea engineering. The program focuses on the design and… 		College Offering Nation’s First and Only Subsea M.S.