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Establishing Immunotherapy For Pediatric Liver Cancer
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Two UH Chemical Engineers Named to 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by I&EC Research
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Cullen College Professors Earn $765K Welch Awards to Continue Life-Altering Research, Investigate Chemical Conundrums
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UH Professor Discovers Issue at the Root of Seven-Year Water Dispute
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UH Engineering Rises in U.S. News Rankings
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Cullen College Ranked Among Top 25 Schools to Earn a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering
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(Re) Engineering the Chemical WorldNew issue of Transport magazine now available. Click here to explore.
Research News
 B Cells Gone Bad Could be the Culprit in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Biomolecular researcher Navin Varadarajan recently published in Arthritis & Rheumatology journal a first-of-its-kind study - a comprehensive profile of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). B cells are lymphocytes, or white blood cells, that make protein antibodies that attack a patient’s healthy proteins in patients with RA. |
Getting Closer: Finding Out Why the Immune System Attacks Itself April 11, 2019 |
 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 at the Cullen College of Engineering, will modify T cells to recognize and kill glypican-3, a molecule found in liver cancer cells. |
Establishing Immunotherapy For Pediatric Liver Cancer November 5, 2018 |
 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 College’s brightest minds to solve some of the world’s most pressing technical challenges with science and ingenuity. |
Undergrads From Across the Country Work As UH Engineering Researchers Over Summer October 23, 2018 |
Faculty Awards
 Ghasemi and Vekilov in the Spotlight
Two Cullen College of Engineering faculty won the University of Houston’s Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity for the 2018-19 academic year. Hadi Ghasemi was recognized in the “Assistant Professor” category and Peter Vekilov was honored in the “Professor” category. |
Cullen College Faculty Win UH Research Awards April 17, 2019 |
 Cullen College engineering professors collaborate to solve monolayer catalyst mystery
The South Texas Section (STS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) chose a paper written by two UH Cullen College of Engineering professors and their Ph.D. students for its Best Fundamental Paper Award. The award was presented Tuesday at the monthly STS-AIChE meeting in Galveston. |
Paper Outlining Fuel Cell Discovery Wins AIChE Best Fundamental Paper Award October 10, 2018 |
 A global team of editors and board members at Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (I&EC) Research, a journal published by the American Chemical Society, scoured the world to identify influential, early career researchers for their annual “Influential Researchers” list. |
Two UH Chemical Engineers Named to 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by I&EC Research October 1, 2018 |
Student News
 The UH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is bringing together UH NSBE alumni and current student members for an information session, titled “NSBE Guy and Girl Talk,” on Tuesday, April 9, in room 108 of Agnes Arnold Hall on campus. |
UH NSBE Alumni to Share Industry Insights With Students April 8, 2019 |
 Student SpotlightAlmost everyone has heard the advice “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” at some point in their life. But Esther Akinwande, a chemical engineering junior at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, took its wisdom to heart and is now reaping the benefits. |
Cullen College Student Wins Big in Scholarships and Opportunities March 28, 2019 |
 The UH chapter of Tau Beta Pi – Texas Epsilon (TBP) is hosting an information session with representatives of INEOS, Europe’s largest petrochemical company, on Wednesday, February 27, in the Science and Research Building 1 on campus. The presenters will be Bob Sokol, chief financial officer of INEOS Oligomers and Oxide, and Fred Rulander, chief operating officer of INEOS Oxide North America. |
Chemicals Giant INEOS To Visit With UH Engineering Students February 22, 2019 |
Recent Faculty Publications
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B. Bruneau, P. Diomede, D. J. Economou, S. Longo, T. Gans, D. O’Connell, A. Greb, E. Johnson, and J.-P. Booth, “Capacitively coupled hydrogen discharges sustained by tailored voltage waveforms: excitation dynamics and ion flux asymmetry,” Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 25, 045019 , 2016 |
Neal R. Amundson Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering
In honor of an engineer, an educator, a colleague and a friend, the UH Cullen College of Engineering would like to establish an endowed chair named after the late Dr. Neal R. Amundson. Find out more
Upcoming Seminars
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no seminar 04/26/2019 - 10:30am |
Upcoming Events
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