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How it Works: UH engineering student explains how a car engine works in new video series July 5, 2018Starting a car is as easy as turning a key, but have you ever wondered what really happens under the hood? In the video series “How it Works,” Cullen...	Starting a car is as easy as turning a key, but have you ever wondered what really happens under the hood? In the video series “How it Works,” Cullen College mechanical engineering student Adrian Venegas explains the basics of how a car engine works.
FLYING HIGH: Cullen College Students Achieve Aerospace Dreams at AIAA Competition June 19, 2018Soaring ambition led 15 Cullen College mechanical engineering seniors to band together on a Capstone project that would be the crowning glory of...	Soaring ambition led 15 Cullen College mechanical engineering seniors to band together on a Capstone project that would be the crowning glory of their undergraduate studies.
#Cullen College Stories - Julie Rogers June 12, 2018Julie Rogers Senior, Mechanical Engineering Counselor, G.R.A.D.E. Camp “I’m one of the counselors/mentors helping with robotics. I have [worked] G....	Julie Rogers Senior, Mechanical Engineering Counselor, G.R.A.D.E. Camp “I’m one of the counselors/mentors helping with robotics. I have [worked] G.R.A.D.E. Camp for two summers now and I really want to help young girls learn about robots.
UH Cullen College's 'Parameters' Magazine Wins Crystal Award from American Marketing Association May 11, 2018The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public...	The UH Cullen College of Engineering's biannual Parameters magazine earned the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Crystal Award for best public relations/communications newsletter. Finalists in the category included UH's Bauer College of Business and Houston Methodist Hospital.
Cullen College Announces Two Winners of Inaugural Brookshire Teaching Excellence Awards May 4, 2018 Award Celebrates Professors with Dedication to Students and Passion for Teaching The late William A. Brookshire – a UH chemical engineering...	Award Celebrates Professors with Dedication to Students and Passion for Teaching The late William A. Brookshire – a UH chemical engineering alumnus – understood firsthand the impact that dedicated teachers can have on students’ lives. Raised without means, Brookshire often credited his professors at the Cullen College of Engineering for pushing and inspiring him to complete his degree.
UH Engineering Professor Wins Prestigious Moores Professorship April 23, 2018 Plus: Other Faculty Award Announcements Zhu Han, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering at the...	Plus: Other Faculty Award Announcements Zhu Han, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, is having a good year.
UH Senior Wins Prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship April 23, 2018 Reed: “Discover your passions.” Serrae Reed, a mechanical engineering senior at the Cullen College of Engineering, is at a bittersweet point in...	Reed: “Discover your passions.” Serrae Reed, a mechanical engineering senior at the Cullen College of Engineering, is at a bittersweet point in life.
Researchers Design ‘Soft’ Robots that Can Move on Their Own April 18, 2018 Robots Could be Used in Medicine, Rescue and Defense If Star Wars’ R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a...	Robots Could be Used in Medicine, Rescue and Defense If Star Wars’ R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new class of soft robot, composed of ultrathin sensing, actuating electronics and temperature-sensitive artificial muscle that can adapt to the environment and crawl, similar to the movement of an inchworm or caterpillar.
BASF Executive Heidi Alderman to be UH Cullen College 2018 Commencement Speaker April 10, 2018Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018...	Distinguished chemical engineer and BASF executive Heidi Alderman will be the featured speaker at the UH Cullen College of Engineering 2018 commencement on Friday, May 11.
Researchers Seek to Improve Quality Control for Nanomanufacturing April 3, 2018 New Monitoring Tool Would Be Able To Detect Imperfections Almost Instantaneously Researchers from the University of Houston are developing a new...	New Monitoring Tool Would Be Able To Detect Imperfections Almost Instantaneously Researchers from the University of Houston are developing a new quality control tool for continuous nanomanufacturing, a key step in moving nanodevices from the lab to the real world. “Nanomanufacturing sounds great, but it really has to be scalable,” said Venkat Selvamanickam, MD Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering. “You have to be able to control the quality.”