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In his continued spirit of generosity, UH Engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire has donated $1 million to the Cullen College of Engineering to create the William A. Brookshire Teaching Excellence Award Endowment. According to…
Generous Engineering Alumnus William A. Brookshire Funds $1M Scholarship for Teachers
Every year, as a marketing activity, the leadership board of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at UH, recently named outstanding large chapter of the year by the national organization, brainstorms to create the next…
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at UH is Number One in the U.S.A.
The Cullen College of Engineering proudly welcomes some of the most brilliant minds in the engineering field to its faculty during the 2016 - 2017 year. Biomedical Engineering Member of the National Academy of Engineering Jerome…
20 New Faces and Brilliant Minds Join the UH Cullen College of Engineering Faculty, Including Four National Academy of Engineering Members
Computer simulation software allows engineers to predict how certain materials will perform under specific – and often extreme – conditions. For instance, major advances in aerospace and flight were made possible due to…
PHOTOS: H. David Hibbitt Rockwell Lecture
Friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered for barbeque, drinks and games to celebrate the college’s 75th anniversary and gear up for the 2016 UH Football Homecoming game on Saturday, Nov. 12th outside of…
PHOTOS: UH Engineering Celebrates 75th Anniversary and Homecoming
A recent article published by Forbes.com lauds the University of Houston as an epicenter of energy and engineering education and research, calling the school “increasingly a rival to places like MIT in advancing not just cleaner…
Forbes.com Lauds University of Houston as Leader in Engineering Research and Education
There are a lot of decision-making trade-offs on the path to a sustainable future. Michael Kavanaugh, senior principal at Geosyntec Consultants Inc. and member of the National Academy of Engineering, visited the UH Cullen College…
PHOTOS: Michael Kavanaugh Engineering Rockwell Lecture
Houston’s leaders in industry, academia and government who make up the UH Cullen College’s Engineering Leadership Board (ELB) gathered for the annual ELB Dinner at The Houston Club on Nov. 11. Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D.…
PHOTOS: Engineering Leadership Board Dinner and Meeting
Once upon a time you got your best action and science fiction fix from the movies. “2001: A Space Odyssey” showed us how pedestrian structures on the moon might seem; Walt Disney brought us tiny robots called microbots in “Big…
VIDEO: Engineers and Engineering in the Movies
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when women in manufacturing jobs were hard to come by. It wasn’t until World War II when, faced with a depleted workforce, American women rolled up their sleeves and went to work in…
Photos: Women in Manufacturing Events Hosted at UH Engineering
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is well on its way to becoming a Top 50 engineering college in the nation, earning a coveted spot on the list of the Best Engineering Schools of 2017 by U.S. News and World Report. The Cullen…
UH Engineering Climbs U.S. News Rankings, Earns Spot on List of Nation's Best Schools
A whopping 13 percent of Texas teens who took the 2015 SAT test indicated that they intended to study engineering in college. Engineering was listed as the second-most popular career choice for Texas teens — 22 percent of…
More Texas Teens Want to be Engineers When They Grow Up
With NASA’s recent confirmation of water on Mars and the theatrical release of the cinematic block buster The Martian, human exploration of Mars has been a hot topic for space enthusiasts. KHOU recently interviewed Bonnie Dunbar…
KHOU Interviews Professor Using Space Fiction to Motivate Aerospace Students
A combination of nine university professors and industry professionals is joining the Cullen College of Engineering faculty at the University of Houston this semester. The majority are biomedical engineers with expertise ranging…
Cullen College Welcomes Nine Engineering Professors
The 2015 Research & Innovation magazine exemplifies the University of Houston’s revolutionary scientific discoveries, scholarship and ingenuity. In this issue you will read about UH researchers’ cutting-edge approaches to…
UH Research & Innovation Magazine Now Available
UH Cullen College of Engineering professors are known for offering undergraduate students unique opportunities to get involved in high-level research projects. One such opportunity is available through the National Science…
UH Engineering Professors Offer Unique Research Experiences to Undergrads
Beginning this Fall, San Jacinto College students will be eligible for a seamless transfer into the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. San Jacinto College has signed an articulation agreement with the University…
Engineering Students Now Have Seamless Transfer Option With UH
Engineering and computer science professions attract fewer women than other STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in the United States. For more than a decade, professors at the UH Cullen College of…
G.R.A.D.E. Camp Redefines STEM Field Roles
The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) held its annual Alumni Awards Gala on June 11 at the Houston Petroleum Club. The event is held every year in honor of distinguished Cullen College alumni and faculty who are awarded for…
PHOTOS: 2015 Engineering Alumni Association Gala
The scholarship committee for the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston is pleased to announce the TcSUH scholarship recipients for the 2015-2016 academic year, each of whom will receive a $2,500 award.…
Texas Center for Superconductivity Announces 2015-2016 Scholarship Recipients