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UH Researchers to Receive Significant Awards for Tight Gas Research
Prof. Michael Nikolaou and Kishore Mohanty's proposals selected by RPSEA for funding Two University of Houston chemical engineering professors will receive grant funding from the Department of Energy-funded Research Partnership… 		UH Researchers to Receive Significant Awards for Tight Gas Research
UH Students Win Regional Chem-E Car Competition
A team of University of Houston chemical engineering students captured first place at the annual Chem-E Car Competition during the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Regional Meeting at Texas A&M University-Kingsville… 		UH Students Win Regional Chem-E Car Competition
UH Students Recognized at National Plastics Meeting
Two University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering graduate students were recognized for their plastics research at the 2008 Polyolenfins National Meeting the week of Feb. 25. Mai Ha, chemical engineering graduate student,… 		UH Students Recognized at National Plastics Meeting
Professor Recognized for Lifetime Work on Enhanced Oil Recovery
Kishore Mohanty, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, will receive one of four 2008 IOR (Improved Oil Recovery) Pioneer Awards at the 15th Annual SPE/DOE Improved Oil… 		Professor Recognized for Lifetime Work on Enhanced Oil Recovery
Ford's Gandhi, UH's Economides to Speak at 2008 Amundson Lecture
The University of Houston Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will be hosting the annual Neal R. Amundson Lectures on Friday, February 1 from 1:30-5 p.m. in L2-D2, the engineering lecture hall. Drs. Haren S.… 		Ford's Gandhi, UH's Economides to Speak at 2008 Amundson Lecture
Students Receive Energy Engineering Scholarships
Five UH Cullen College of Engineering students were recently each awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Association of Energy Engineers Foundation to be used for courses directly related to energy engineering or energy… 		Students Receive Energy Engineering Scholarships
BP Gifts Nearly $30k in Support of College Programs, Students
BP Foundation Inc. recently gifted $29,500 in support of UH Cullen College of Engineering programs, student organizations and event sponsorships. Engineering alums Gabriel Cuadra (2006 BSChE), business unit leader for the Latin… 		BP Gifts Nearly $30k in Support of College Programs, Students
Professor Honored by Society of Petroleum Engineers
Kishore Mohanty, a professor in the Cullen College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, will be honored during the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ upcoming Annual Technical Conference &… 		Professor Honored by Society of Petroleum Engineers
College Offering Scholarships for Accelerated B.S. to Graduate Program
NSF grant will fund more than 30 students over the next five years The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships for students in the… 		College Offering Scholarships for Accelerated B.S. to Graduate Program
Chemical Engineering Receives Graduate Fellowship from Bayer Foundation
The University of Houston Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) has received $90,000 grant from the Bayer Foundation to establish the Bayer Graduate Fellowship Program at the Cullen College of Engineering.… 		Chemical Engineering Receives Graduate Fellowship from Bayer Foundation
In Nanotech, It's Hip to be Square
New nano-fabrication technique enables the creation of squares and other features that hold promise for the future of computing. A team of professors with the Center for Nanomagnetic Systems at the University of Houston Cullen… 		In Nanotech, It's Hip to be Square
Engineering Researchers Make Fuel Cell Breakthrough
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… 		Engineering Researchers Make Fuel Cell Breakthrough
$1M Grant To Support Meta-Materials Research
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… 		$1M Grant To Support Meta-Materials Research
Cullen College of Engineering Bids Farewell to Dean Raymond Flumerfelt
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering faculty, staff, alumni and friends, along with several university administrators, gathered at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Tuesday evening, July 31, to celebrate the… 		Cullen College of Engineering Bids Farewell to Dean Raymond Flumerfelt
UH Researchers Speeding Development of New Medications
The efforts of Mike Nikolaou and Vincent Tam could cut years of the time needed to make new antibiotics available. The recent case of the Atlanta man who traveled overseas while infected with a form of drug-resistant tuberculosis… 		UH Researchers Speeding Development of New Medications
Cullen College Honors its Best and Brightest
College names Carmona and Huynh most outstanding students for 2006-2007 The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has named its Outstanding Junior and Senior students for the 2006-2007 academic year. Both students… 		Cullen College Honors its Best and Brightest
New Technique Could Speed Mass Production of Nanotech Devices
Nanopantography technique to create billions of nanotech devices in a matter of hours. A team of researchers with the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering has filed a patent for new technology that could take… 		New Technique Could Speed Mass Production of Nanotech Devices
Professor Studying Scalability in Nanotechnology
Dmitri Litvinov’s second project with the U.S. Navy will establish guidelines for nanoscale magnetic device design and production. A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has received a grant from… 		Professor Studying Scalability in Nanotechnology
UH Professor Wins Award for Chemical Reactor Design Research
Dan Luss, Cullen Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, won the 2005 Best Fundamental Paper Award from the South Texas Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The… 		UH Professor Wins Award for Chemical Reactor Design Research
Chemical Engineering Department Changes Name
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is changing its name to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. According to Michael Harold, Dow Chair Professor… 		Chemical Engineering Department Changes Name

 

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