When Clayton Kohn was experiencing one of economic downturns that hit the energy industry and Houston metro area in 2008, he realized that he needed to expand his skills and knowledge. He was working industrial construction at…
Before he leaves for class each day, Cullen College of Engineering junior Eden Torres has a tradition that he does to help him focus as he heads out the door.
“My family has a little routine before I leave for the day. We do a…
A Cullen College of Engineering professor and department chairman is one of two recipients of one of the highest awards given by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Mohamed Soliman, William C. Miller endowed chair holder…
Experts Offer Insight for Future Development & Decarbonization
Researchers from five Texas universities, the University Land Office and the International Energy Agency jointly published a landmark study evaluating the…
University of Houston Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering Ganesh Thakur has been elected as the next vice president, and eventual president, of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (…
The Cullen College of Engineering is happy to announce that the following eight members of the faculty have been promoted for the 2022-23 academic year.
All promotions take effect as of Sept. 1, 2022. This listing is alphabetical…
A Petroleum Engineering graduate from the Cullen College of Engineering has earned a first-place finish for his presentation at the Society of Petroleum Engineers GCNA/SWNA (Gulf Coast and Southwest North America) Regional…
It might seem paradoxical, but producing oil and gas from shale reservoirs could actually help the world transition to cleaner energy sources.
One of the keys to a successful energy transition will be enough lithium to make the…
The Cullen College of Engineering and Dr. Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E., the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Endowed Chair and Dean, are pleased to share the 2021-22 Faculty and Student Excellence Award winners.
The initial announcement…
The graduate level programs Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering improved the most year-to-year, according to the latest rankings edition of U.S. News…
The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) hosted another successful event on Feb. 22, as the 2022 Engineers Week Awards program recognized 50 students for their accomplishments.
Since 2004, the EAA and industry donors have come…
Reflecting the organization's commitment to the community, the Dow Promise Program has awarded a $10,000 grant to the University of Houston branch of the National Society of Black Engineers, to partner with the Blodgett Urban…
A million-dollar research project between the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston, Shell and TotalEnergies has been extended with another $500,000 grant from the two industry companies.
The initial $1…
According to an updated paper from researchers at Stanford University, 46 past and present professors affiliated with the Cullen College of Engineering are among the Top 2 percent of cited research papers in the world.
The…
Two University of Houston professors have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Alex Ignatiev, professor emeritus of physics and Ganesh Thakur, Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and director of…
At the first in-person, 50-in-5 celebration event, 116 faculty members were honored at the Wortham House on Monday, Nov. 29. President Renu Khator, Provost Paula Myrick Short and Vice President for Research Amr Elnashai…
The Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering has again been recognized for productive graduates and return on investment from its degrees, as it was named No. 6 on Steppingblocks' 2022 list of…
An innovative partnership between the University of Houston and Oil India Ltd. (OIL) has offered benefits for both partners, boosting production in Oil India fields while providing UH researchers and graduate students with…
The University of Houston's student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers continues to make headlines, as a chapter-best third place finish in the prestigious PetroBowl competition comes on the heels of its first-ever…
Birol Dindoruk, Ph.D., the American Association of Drilling Engineers Endowed Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has developed an online calculator for minimum miscibility…