College of Engineering News

UH System Partners with NASA to Help 'Advance Human Spaceflight'
June 14, 2022
The University of Houston System and NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) are expanding a longtime partnership to work collaboratively on joint research, technology development, technology transfer, training and educational and… 		UH System Chancellor Renu Khator and JSC Director Vanessa Wyche sign an extension of a longtime partnership.
UH, HCC partnering on Engineering Academy at Fraga campus
April 14, 2021
The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering and Houston Community College have reached an agreement to offer UH Engineering Academy courses at the HCC Felix Fraga Academic Campus on the east side of Houston on… 		An exterior shot of the flags flying at the Houston Community College's Fraga Campus. The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering and HCC will be partnering to create an Engineering Academy on the campus.
ME, Space Architecture graduate Lopez making his interstellar mark
March 29, 2021
For University of Houston graduate and native Houstonian Javier Lopez Jr., it was repeated visits to the Space Center Houston with his parents and twin sister Cynthia that kindled a lifelong interest in the stars. “As a little… 		Javier Lopez Jr., a 2020 graduate of the Space Architecture program, has parlayed that into a position with Lunar Resources, Inc., a space industrial company pioneering space manufacturing and off-Earth resource extraction.
UH’s Bannova designing moon rovers, habitats
March 15, 2021
Thanks to a $50,000 grant from Boeing for a six-month lunar surface systems study, a researcher and her team at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering are designing potential rovers and habitats for usage on… 		Images of a 3D rover model, provided by Dr. Olga Bannova, a research professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Mechanical Engineering Department and the director of the Space Architecture Graduate Program.
5 Cullen College students honored by ASIE
December 18, 2020
The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) has awarded five scholarships for 2020 to students attending the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering. Each student received a monetary award,… 		Ankur Agrawal
Cullen College of Engineering posts new 6-Year graduation high mark
June 3, 2020
The Cullen College of Engineering has set a new record for its six-year graduation rate, hitting a mark of 71.2 percent for students that began in Fall 2014, according to new information released by the department's Division of… 		The six-year graduation rate for the Cullen College of Engineering is 71.2 percent for students that began in Fall 2014, the fourth year in a row it has increased.
Class of 2020 honored with virtual graduation celebration
May 22, 2020
The fortitude of the Cullen College of Engineering's Class of 2020 was proudly celebrated by the university community on May 7, with a 90-minute virtual graduation celebration, featuring remarks from University of Houston… 		Michelle Gale.
SICSA's Bannova earns ASCE Outstanding Technical Contribution Award
April 24, 2020
For a prestigious career featuring more than two decades of research, and 60 papers and presentations, University of Houston professor Dr. Olga Bannova has been named the winner of the 2019 Outstanding Technical Contribution… 		Olga Bannova
Distinguished Alumnus Wayne Klotz To Speak At Fall 2019 UH Cullen College Commencement
November 18, 2019
Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.'   Houston civil engineer and UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus D. Wayne Klotz (MSCE ’76) was named the keynote speaker for the college’s fall 2019 commencement on… 		Houston civil engineer and UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus D. Wayne Klotz (MSCE ’76)
Photos: The Association of Space Explorers Community Day Lands at UH Cullen College of Engineering
October 30, 2019
UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty and students celebrated the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) Symposium Community day on Wednesday, October 16. The day-long event featured discussions and class visits with astronauts… 		Association of Space Explorers brings international astronauts at UH for Community Day on Oct. 16, 2019. Astronauts from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos and JAXA visited classes across
Cullen College Professor Wins Outstanding Young Alumni Award
October 2, 2019
Jerrod Henderson Recognized for Diversity and Student Success Efforts Jerrod Henderson, instructional associate professor at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, will receive the 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from his alma… 		Jerrod Henderson, instructional associate professor at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, with some of his students.
Photos: SICSA hosts workshops for STEM students from Japan and Mars City Design
September 4, 2019
UH Cullen College of Engineering hosted 41 college STEM students from Japan visiting Houston, TX on Friday, August 23 to learn more about the space industry. The group participated in activities hosted at Johnson Space Center,… 		UH Cullen College of Engineering hosted 41 college STEM students from Japan visiting Houston, TX on Friday, August 23 to learn more about the space industry.
The UH Cullen College of Engineering Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
September 3, 2019
The UH Cullen College of Engineering is kicking off the 2019-2020 academic year by welcoming seven new faculty members to its teaching and research rosters. They bring expertise in a wide variety of fields ranging from… 		Mario Romero-Ortega joins the UH Cullen College as the Cullen Endowed professor of biomedical engineering.
Houston universities team up to boost minorities in academia
August 13, 2019
NSF grant to Rice, UH, Texas Southern will help future science, engineering professors   HOUSTON – (Aug. 13, 2019) – Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the University of Houston (UH) have won a multimillion-… 		Rice University, Texas Southern University and the University of Houston have won a National Science Foundation grant to help underrepresented minorities pursuing academic careers in engineering and science. The principal investigators are, from left: Reginald DesRoches and Canek Phillips of Rice, Pradeep Sharma and Hanadi Rifai of the University of Houston, Yvette Pearson of Rice and Wei Wayne Li of Texas Southern University. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)
UH Cullen College of Engineering Presents Inaugural Innovator Awards
July 30, 2019
Faculty, students recognized for innovation, creative entrepreneurial spirit   Innovation is the engine that drives all of humanity’s greatest achievements – from the creation of the first wheel to electricity to heart… 		Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair professor of mechanical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, won the 2019 Career Innovator Award
UH Cullen College of Engineering Recognized for Achievements in Diversity by ASEE
July 19, 2019
The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) honored the UH Cullen College of Engineering with an award recognizing its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. The college is one of 74 engineering programs around the… 		The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) honored the UH Cullen College of Engineering with an award recognizing its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
Retired NASA Astronaut and UH Engineering Alumna Bonnie Dunbar Interviewed for Global Podcast Series
July 18, 2019
‘To the moon and beyond’ marks 50th anniversary of first lunar landing   The Conversation, an independent and not-for-profit publisher of news, commentary and analysis, is marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing with… 		Bonnie Dunbar, a UH Cullen College of Engineering alumna, aboard the space shuttle Atlantis.
UH PROMES Going Places, Tackling Global Challenges
June 27, 2019
Engineering Students Learn as They Travel   While many people dream of seeing the world one day, a group of UH Cullen College of Engineering students recently returned from Brazil as part of the first engineering faculty-led… 		UH Cullen College of Engineering students visit Brazil as part of the PROMES learning abroad experience.
UH Cullen College of Engineering Announces 2019 EAA Gala Honorees
May 20, 2019
The 2019 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 6. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA), celebrates the professional… 		William A. Brookshire, Ph.D., P.E. (BSChE ’57)† will be recognized as the Lifetime Achievement Award winner at the 2019 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala.
Photos: Spring 2019 UH Engineering Commencement Ceremony
May 16, 2019
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering celebrated the graduation of more than 600 engineers on Thursday, May 9 at the Fertitta Center. The proud graduates earned: 427 bachelor’s degrees, 141 master’s degrees and… 		The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering celebrated the graduation of more than 600 engineers on Thursday, May 9 at the Fertitta Center.