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November 20, 2023 A University of Houston engineering research team is pioneering a new method, based on percussion, to detect pipeline elbow erosion.
It is no small problem.
Below the surface of the earth, a veritable superhighway of piping… |
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November 15, 2023 Pradeep Sharma, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair, has been named the Interim Dean of the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston following 10 years as the chair of the Department… |
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November 9, 2023 The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) recently held its Annual Holiday Party, where they awarded scholarships to seven undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Houston's Cullen College… |
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November 1, 2023 Three Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student graduates – all now working in industry – have been recognized for stellar work on their dissertations for the 2022-23 academic year.
To recognize the value of the outstanding… |
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October 24, 2023 With an increasing number of severe accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and… |
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October 17, 2023 The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce 15 faculty promotions, effective starting the Fall 2023 semester.
Promotions are listed by level, then alphabetically last name. All promotions are granted followed a… |
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October 12, 2023 University of Houston Transitioning Energy Innovations Into the Real World
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $10 million investment in three projects to develop novel technologies to manufacture high-performance… |
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October 10, 2023 In 2021, the United States and 18 other global nations made the pledge to pursue a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 via launching the Net Zero Government Initiative. It's a lofty goal and that will require dedicated… |
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October 5, 2023 A video spotlighting the research of Tian “Tim” Chen – the Kamel Salama Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering – has accumulated nearly 1.5 million views on YouTube in less than a week… |
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September 29, 2023 The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real.
“You don’t see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a usable product or service that has value, brings it… |
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September 11, 2023 The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to announce the hiring and promotion of 31 faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year.
All employees were hired after a competitive search process and multiple rounds of interviews… |
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September 1, 2023 A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of the 2023 Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Young Scientist Award, one of the highest honors for faculty early in their careers in the field of radiative transfer… |
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August 25, 2023 The Cullen College of Engineering, led by assistant professors Tian “Tim” Chen and Gül Zerze, hosted the busy and successful 11th annual Texas Soft Matter Meeting last week in the Student Center South.
The event featured four… |
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August 16, 2023 While there is a push for renewable energy sources, the world's growing energy consumption means that generation from fossil fuels will still be required for decades. However, even if that's the case, Cullen College of… |
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July 27, 2023 Most people already know and appreciate the capabilities of smart phones, but the possibilities offered by smart spacesuits, uniforms and exercise clothes represent the next frontier. The future of wearable technology just got a… |
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June 28, 2023 Tool Purchase Underwritten by U.S. Navy
A researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute and the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH) has found a way to reduce superconductor failures,… |
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May 31, 2023 A new faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has received a six-figure grant from the National Science Foundation for collaborative research into… |
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May 30, 2023 The Engineering Alumni Association and the Cullen College of Engineering will celebrate five distinguished award winners at the 2023 Engineering Alumni Awards Gala.
This year's event will be held Thursday, June 8 in the Magnolia… |
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May 22, 2023 When Jacob Thomas first came to the University of Houston’s Technology Bridge in 2016, he knew it was the perfect incubator space to grow his company, Alchemy Sciences. The excellent support infrastructure enabled the fledgling… |
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May 19, 2023 Extreme environments in several critical industries – aerospace, energy, transportation and defense – require sensors to measure and monitor numerous factors under harsh conditions to ensure human safety and integrity of… |
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