Malaria has been one of the world’s biggest killers for as long as records have been kept (and almost certainly longer). According to the World Health Organization, in 2008 alone the disease claimed approximately 881,000 lives,…
One of the Cullen College of Engineering’s newest professors has co-authored an article appearing in one of the nation’s most prestigious scientific journals.
The paper, co-written by Jacinta Conrad, assistant professor in the…
The Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology featured an article by Cullen College Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Vince Donnelly on the cover of its January/February 2011 issue.
The paper "Plasma-surface…
A UH Cullen College of Engineering professor has received a grant to develop a new method of testing potential vaccines, and will use this approach to fight a virus identified as an emerging bioterrorism threat.
Navin Varadarajan…
The Cullen College's Texas Diesel Research and Testing Center was founded, in part, to develop technologies that reduce emissions from diesel vehicles. Researchers at the center have worked to cut pollution from everything from…
Using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston will retrofit Houston Independent School District school buses with a system that…
Engineers from across the United States and Mexico are set to come to the University of Houston later this month for an event honoring the late Neal Amundson.
Amundson, who passed away on Feb. 16 at the age of 95, was the Cullen…
The UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will host a talk by one of the world’s leading experts on biomaterials drug delivery and pharmaceutical bioengineering, Nicholas Peppas, on Friday, March 4.
Peppas is the…
Neal Amundson, Cullen Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Professor of Mathematics, passed away yesterday at the age of 95.
"We are deeply saddened at the great loss of Neal Amundson to our UH…
Eliminating tens of thousands of manual lab experiments, two University of Houston professors are working toward a method to cut the development time of new antibiotics. While current practices typically last for more than a…
Research from a Cullen College of Engineering professor has made the cover of one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
The research by Jeff Rimer, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular…
Discovery featured in October 8 issue of Science
Sometimes, the smallest things can make a huge difference.
Take something as seemingly minor as the way bacteria move. Research from UH Cullen College of Engineering Assistant…
Researchers at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering have received a grant to develop a method for mass-producing devices less than 10 nanometers in size, addressing one of the most significant barriers to their…
Using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston will retrofit school buses with a system that attempts to diminish the negative…
Researchers to develop, test large wind turbine blades for offshore use
Efforts by the University of Houston to become a national leader in offshore wind technology received a huge boost from the U.S. Department of Energy, which…
As part of an annual contribution to the University of Houston, BP representatives presented a $85,500 check to Dean Joseph Tedesco last week in support of Cullen College of Engineering educational initiatives.
The largest…
Inside the University of Houston Center for Integrated Nanosystems researchers are studying magnetic materials so tiny they require the aid of state-of-the-art microscopes to see.
Though the materials are miniscule—thousands of…
Two engineers at the University of Houston have been awarded grant funding to conduct research as part of a new U.S. Department of Energy supported Center on Plasma Science.
The center, led by researchers at the University of…
Research could cut thousands off the cost of fuel cell-powered vehicles
The days of gasoline and diesel fuel are one step closer to ending thanks to new findings from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. A…
Interdisciplinary team from three universities will seek to create “piezoelectrics on steroids.”
Artificial limbs that can perform a variety of complex tasks by more closely mimicking natural movement and levels of strength and…
