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Two engineering organizations earlier this year presented awards to Kirill V. Larin, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, for achievements in his biomedical optics and imaging research. The 2008…
Engineering Organizations Present Professor With High Honors
The large crowd at the University of Houston and American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ annual Cajun Crawfish Boil fundraiser paid off big for students seeking scholarships in the Cullen College of Engineering. Event Chair…
20th Annual Crawfish Boil Makes History
Houston-area high school seniors toured UH Cullen College of Engineering April 25 as part of a Shadow Day organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The event, the first of its kind on the engineering campus,…
Area High School Students Get Look At UH Engineering
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
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
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is developing an imaging device that could increase the success of patients attempting to have children through in vitro fertilization. Kirill Larin,…
Imaging Device To Benefit Patients of In Vitro Fertilization
Douglas F. Muster, Brown & Root Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the UH Department of Mechanical Engineering, passed away September 7, 2007. He was 88. Muster earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical…
Former Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Passes Away
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
Allen Rhodes, a former adjunct professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, has died. Rhodes passed away on Saturday, Aug. 18, from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was…
Allen Rhodes, Cullen College Adjunct & NAE Member, Dies
For as long as the U.S. Navy has had scuba divers, submarines and airplane pilots, it has had to deal with the effects of decompression sickness. This condition, which affects those who experience sudden, drastic changes in the…
Navy Taps UH Researcher to Develop Diagnostic Tool
The Department of Energy has selected the University of Houston-led Lone Star Wind Alliance as a partner in the development of one of the nation’s first facilities for developing and testing large-scale wind turbine blades to be…
UH-Led Group Wins Wind Turbine Testing Facility
Industry leaders, UH researchers explain the advantages of developing this resource in the state Leaders in the field of wind energy from industry and from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering laid out the…
Texas Holds Strong Potential for Offshore Wind Power
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches this Friday on a mission to the International Space Station, the list of Cullen College of Engineering alums who have been to space will grow by one name. Mission Specialist John “Danny”…
Engineering Alum Journeys to Space
Fazle Hussain receives University of Houston's Highest Faculty Honor Fazle Hussain will need a larger trophy room as this year’s recipient of the University of Houston’s highest faculty honor. Already one of the most decorated…
Decorated Professor Adds Farfel Award to his Long List of Honors
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison toured wind-related research labs at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering before holding a press conference Tuesday to announce new renewable energy legislation and to commend a UH-…
Senator Hutchison Commends UH-Led Effort to Bring Wind Facility to Texas
The University of Houston-led Lone Star Wind Alliance has been named one of two finalists for the Department of Energy’s new large-scale wind turbine research and development facility. Cullen College of Engineering Dean Raymond…
UH-Led Alliance Finalist for DOE's New Wind Turbine Research Center
Cullen College distinguished alum John Duty (1969 BSME), executive vice president of Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals, Inc., presented a gift to the college on behalf of the Bechtel Group Foundation to provide scholarship support…
Bechtel Provides Continued Support for Cullen College Programs
Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research ways to reduce delays during aircraft takeoffs and…
Turning 'Delayed' to 'On Time' Goal of UH Prof in Aircraft Turbulence Studies
The Cullen College of Engineering student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted its first-annual “Pumpkin Chunkin” contest on Oct. 27. The Halloween-inspired event featured devices built by teams of…
Mechanical Engineering Students Build Pumpkin-Launching Machines
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has nearly completed the renovation of its Biomedical Engineering Core Research Lab. The renovation of the lab was spearheaded by…
Mechanical Engineering Renovates Biomedical Lab