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This month, Dean Joseph Tedesco announced the 2013 winners of the UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty awards, in recognition of outstanding performance in teaching, research and service. Karolos Grigoriadis, Professor of…
Cullen College Honors Faculty for Excellence in Teaching and Research
The 2013 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni Association, recognizes the professional…
UH EAA Honors Distinguished Alumni, Faculty
The first-ever class of undergraduates in the Cullen College of Engineering’s revived undergraduate petroleum engineering were awarded bachelor's degrees at the college’s commencement ceremony last Saturday. After being…
UH Firsts: First Students Awarded B.S. Degrees in UH's Revived Petroleum Engineering Program
Congratulations, Cullen College of Engineering grads!! View photos from last Saturday's commencement at our Flickr page.
Photos: UH Cullen College of Engineering Commencement!
Earlier this week, the University of Houston hosted a panel discussion at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) which focused on our success in working with the energy industry to establish the popular undergraduate petroleum…
UH Offshore Technology Conference Featured in FuelFix
The University of Houston will be live streaming this Saturday's commencement for the Cullen College of Engineering. The spring 2013 engineering commencement will take place this Saturday, May 11th, 9:00am to 11:00am at the…
Watch This Saturday's Commencement From Your Computer!
The University of Houston’s success in working with the energy industry to establish its popular undergraduate petroleum engineering program will be the focus of a panel discussion next week at the Offshore Technology Conference…
UH Hosts Panel Discussion at Offshore Technology Conference
Continuing its commitment to education at the University of Houston, ConocoPhillips is donating $1 million to UH’s growing Energy Research Park (ERP) and $125,000 to various engineering, science and business programs. The $1…
ConocoPhillips Donates Over $1 Million to UH
As the end of the spring semester approaches, members of the class of 2013 are preparing to transition into the full-time workforce. Engineering graduates will apply the technical skills learned in the lectures and labs of the…
The Engineering Career Search
The University of Houston — and particularly the Cullen College of Engineering — have taken bold and progressive steps in partnering with local industry and taking advantage of the university's location in the "Energy Capital of…
UH Creates New Energy & Sustainability Minor
The undergraduate Petroleum Engineering Program at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has been highlighted as a model partnership between industry and academia by the Business-Higher Education Forum. The…
Petroleum Engineering Program Lauded for Business/Higher-Ed Collaboration
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has been honored by an international petroleum engineering association for his service to the group and to the industry as a whole. John Lee, Professor and…
NAE Member Lee Honored by Petroleum Association
ConocoPhillips is donating $1 million to the University of Houston’s growing Energy Research Park (ERP) and $125,000 to a number of engineering, science and business programs at UH. Read more...
ConocoPhillips Donates $1.125 Million to University of Houston Programs
Charles V. Kirkpatrick, who as dean from 1965-1975 led the UH Cullen College of Engineering through a period of tremendous growth, passed away in December at the age of 95. Born in Jacksonville, Texas, Kirkpatrick earned his…
Charles Kirkpatrick, Cullen College's Second Dean, Passes
A Houston multimedia company has given UH Cullen College of Engineering students access to an e-learning library that will enhance their knowledge of the petroleum industry. PetroEd provides a range of multimedia technical…
UH Engineering Students Receive Access to E-Learning Library
John Lee, a National Academy of Engineering member most recently noted for his work on oil and gas reserve regulations, has accepted a position as the first tenured faculty member in the University of Houston’s growing petroleum…
Acclaimed Member of the National Academy of Engineering joins UH Petroleum Engineering
The building is located at the University of Houston’s Energy Research Park, a 74-acre space just minutes from UH’s campus. When fully developed, the park will serve as the center of the university’s energy–related research and…
UH Dedicates Petroleum Engineering Building
University of Houston President Renu Khator will welcome energy industry leaders and others to a June 29 dedication ceremony for the new home of the university’s nascent petroleum engineering program. The petroleum engineering…
UH Hosts Dedication Ceremony for Petroleum Engineering Building
Bewildered faces no longer surprise Tom Wertz and Erik Pesek. It’s come to be a common reaction when these two University of Houston baseball players tell people they are pursuing engineering degrees. “It’s typical,” said Wertz,…
The Whiz Kids of UH Baseball
The University of Houston-Rice University student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) was named Chapter of the Month for April. The international SPE office chose the group for their achievements from 190 chapters…
SPE Student Chapter Earns Honors