The Cullen College of Engineering expresses its condolences to the family, friends and former colleagues of Sheng-taur “S.T.” Mau, a former civil engineering professor and department chairman.
Mau passed away in December 2024 in…
On the barrier islands of Miami, 35 skyscrapers — including Trump Tower III — have sunk as much as eight centimeters, or three inches, into the ground since 2016, and researchers from the University of Houston have played a…
Eleven different University of Houston students were honored with scholarships at the annual American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects holiday dinner, including nine from the Cullen College of Engineering.
ASIE is a…
An assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has been recognized as a rising star in environmental engineering and science, thanks to his research on…
In the global push to address the negative impacts of climate change, carbon dioxide removal has emerged as a key economic and environmental strategy. Methods such as direct air capture, direct ocean capture, bioenergy and soil…
A doctoral candidate from the University of Houston's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has co-authored a transformative study that redefines approaches to assessing earthquake damage using cutting-edge remote…
A paper recently co-authored by Md Murad Hossain Khondaker, a civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Houston, may hold key insights that allow for better predictions of catastrophic flooding…
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) announces Mackrena Ramos, P.E., vice president and business group director at LAN, has been named the 2024 Engineer of the Year by Houston Hispanic Architect and Engineers (HHAE).
Ramos…
The Cullen College of Engineering extends its condolences to the family and friends of Ganesh L. Ghurye, Ph.D., a distinguished graduate of the college and the University of Houston.
Ganesh passed away after a three-year battle…
University of Houston researchers make significant strides in automating Antarctic glacier monitoring using advanced satellite radar techniques.
University of Houston researchers have validated a method that uses deep learning to…
Can artificial intelligence transform the practice of structural engineering?
Imagine a future where structural engineers not only rely on their own knowledge and experience, computational tools, or evaluation equipment, but also…
The Cullen College of Engineering will celebrate six distinguished award winners at the inaugural 2024 Cullen Gala.
This year’s event will be held on Thursday, October 10 at the Hilton Americas Hotel. For more information, and to…
The Cullen College of Engineering expresses its condolencses to the family, friends and colleagues of F. Tim Pease, a graduate of the University of Houston and an important figure in the development of advance offshore drilling…
Mim Rahimi, an assistant professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his research proposal into liquid-liquid…
The Cullen College of Engineering recognized the hard work and efforts of its entire workforce at the 2023-24 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards, held during the Faculty-Staff Meeting on May 8.
For a full gallery of photos from…
On September 21, 1999, the 7.3 magnitude “Chi-Chi earthquake” struck Taiwan, killing more than 2,400 people. Chi-Chi, subsequently referred to as the “Jiji earthquake,” was the second-deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded…
REMINDER! You can view the ceremony live on YouTube by click here! Replay available shortly after as well.
Hello there to all friends and family of the Cullen College of Engineering's Spring 2024 graduation class! In honor of…
REMINDER! You can view the ceremony live on YouTube by click here! Replay available shortly after as well.
Hello there to all friends and family of the Cullen College of Engineering's Spring 2024 graduation class! In honor of…
Last summer when the Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion on its way to take passengers to see the Titanic shipwreck it was a dramatic example of the failure of a thin-walled structure. Those structures, which may…
Presentations, posters and the pride of University of Houston students will be on view during Undergraduate Research Day (URD) on April 11. During this anticipated event, more than 360 students will display their academic…