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Photos: UH Engineering Welcomes Over 100 Companies to Recruit Engineering Students February 12, 2019On Thursday, February 7th, nearly 1,400 UH engineering students flocked to the UH Hilton to interview and meet with representatives from 110 of...	On Thursday, February 7th, nearly 1,400 UH engineering students flocked to the UH Hilton to interview and meet with representatives from 110 of Houston’s leading companies at the spring 2019 Engineering Career Fair.
Texas Veteran Achieves Dreams of Space and Engineering February 8, 2019 Meet Dwight Theriot, UH Cullen College 2018-2019 Outstanding Senior 2018-2019 Cullen College Outstanding Senior Dwight Theriot Graduation Year...	Meet Dwight Theriot, UH Cullen College 2018-2019 Outstanding Senior 2018-2019 Cullen College Outstanding Senior Dwight Theriot Graduation Year: 2018 Major: Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.84 Dwight Theriot, a decorated U.S. Army veteran, discovered his passion for engineering by accident while serving as an intelligence and security officer in Iraq in 2009.
UH Research Breakthrough Lands Journal Cover February 6, 2019 Flexible, Low-Cost Solar Cell Device Key to Affordable Energy The journal Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications featured an...	Flexible, Low-Cost Solar Cell Device Key to Affordable Energy The journal Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications featured an article on the collaborative work of two UH Cullen College of Engineering research groups on its cover in January.
Researchers Report Advances in Stretchable Rubbery Semiconductors, Rubbery Integrated Electronics February 1, 2019Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to...	Researchers from the University of Houston have reported significant advances in stretchable electronics, moving the field closer to commercialization. In a paper published Friday, Feb. 1, in Science Advances, they outlined advances in creating stretchable rubbery semiconductors, including rubbery integrated electronics, logic circuits and arrayed sensory skins fully based on rubber materials.
UH Researchers Report Breakthrough in Ice-Repelling Materials January 14, 2019 Work Has Implications for Aircraft, Power Transmission Lines and More Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the...	Work Has Implications for Aircraft, Power Transmission Lines and More Icy weather is blamed for multibillion dollar losses every year in the United States, including delays and damage related to air travel, infrastructure and power generation and transmission facilities. Finding effective, durable and environmentally stable de-icing materials has been stymied by the stubborn tenacity with which ice adheres to the materials on which it forms.
Photos: UH Engineering Celebrates More Than 400 Graduates at Fall 2018 Commencement December 19, 2018The UH Cullen College celebrated the graduation of more than 400 engineers at the fall 2018 commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 13, hosted at...	The UH Cullen College celebrated the graduation of more than 400 engineers at the fall 2018 commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 13, hosted at the NRG Arena. The proud graduates included 253 bachelor's, 208 master’s and 30 doctoral students.
UH Superconductor Expert & Alum Elevated to IEEE Fellow December 18, 2018Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the...	Venkat Selvamanickam, M.D. Anderson Chair professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The honor is in recognition for 32 years of research contributions in applied superconductivity, specifically the development and manufacturing of superconductor wires.
UH Cullen College Ranked Among Top Engineering Schools for Veterans November 29, 2018The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the...	The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering and several of its programs are ranked among the “best of the best” institutions in the country for veterans to earn degrees by College Factual in its 2019 Best for Vets rankings. Overall, the Cullen College sits in the top 10 percent of institutions for best value and most popular engineering degrees among veterans, as well as the top 15 percent of colleges with the highest paid graduates.
Materials Engineering Student Wins Best Dissertation Award for Soft and Curvilinear Wearable Electronics November 29, 2018Kyoseung Sim, who finished his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering under the guidance of mechanical engineering professor Cunjiang Yu this...	Kyoseung Sim, who finished his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering under the guidance of mechanical engineering professor Cunjiang Yu this summer, won the Cullen College of Engineering’s Best Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation, titled “Materials and Manufacture of Soft and Curvilinear Electronics.”
UH Mechanical Engineering Chairman Wins Prestigious National Award November 26, 2018 Society of Engineering Science Honors Pradeep Sharma With the 2019 James R. Rice Medal Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Professor and chair of the...	Society of Engineering Science Honors Pradeep Sharma With the 2019 James R. Rice Medal Pradeep Sharma, M.D. Anderson Professor and chair of the mechanical engineering department at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, received the 2019 James R. Rice Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES).