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As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and find sustainable transportation solutions, University of Houston energy researchers suggest that hydrogen fuel can potentially be a cost-competitive and environmentally…
UH Researchers Suggest Hydrogen Fuel Can be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today
Mohamed Soliman, the William C. Miller Endowed Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, has been recognized by another organization for a long career of…
Soliman named inaugural member of Hart Energy's Hall of Fame
A professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Petroleum Engineering Department and the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering has been recognized with the Society of Petroleum Engineering…
Dindoruk recognized with highest SPE honor
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…
Cullen promotes 15 faculty members for Fall 2023
Stop us if you've heard this one before: a petroleum engineer and an environmental engineer fly to Argentina to participate in the interscholastic Argentina Business Internship Program (ABIP), where they not only spend two months…
Pair of Cullen students complete summer internship in Argentina
University of Houston, the Energy University, is proud to introduce the inaugural cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows – eight graduate students who are actively involved in innovative energy-related research across the…
Cullen Students Among Inaugural Cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows
A team of University of Houston researchers has developed a series of digital applications to make energy industry processes more efficient. Three innovative online calculators, the most recent being the UH Hydrocarbon Gas…
UH Researchers Develop Oil Recovery Tools with ‘Significantly Higher Accuracy’ than Current Methods
The Cullen College of Engineering recognized 15 members of the faculty, staff and students at its 2022-23 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards, held during the Faculty-Staff Meeting on May 2. A full photo gallery can be found on…
Cullen honors 15 at 2022-23 Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
Professor Xingpeng Li Recognized as ‘Emerging Leader’ for Contributions to Offshore Power Systems and Security University of Houston energy experts will be front and center at the 2023 Offshore Technology Conference on May 1–4.…
UH Energy Experts to Share Insight and Knowledge at OTC 2023
The University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has improved two spots, to 69th overall of U.S. Engineering schools, in the latest yearly rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. Excluding private colleges and…
Cullen improves marks in latest U.S. News Grad School rankings
The Cullen College of Engineering offers its congratulations to the 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for the 2022-23 academic year. Students are nominated by professors, with one junior and one…
Cullen recognizes 16 Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for 2022-23
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…
Kohn finds academic success thanks to family, military
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…
Torres balances fatherhood, work on path to academic excellence
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…
Soliman honored as 2023 Legend of Hydraulic Fracturing
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…
Petro's Dindoruk Part of Seminal Study About Geothermal Energy in Texas
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 (…
Petroleum's Thakur to Lead ‘Best and Brightest’ Scientists and Researchers in Texas
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…
Cullen announces 8 promotions for Fall 2022
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…
Petroleum graduate Villarroel takes 1st in regional student paper contest
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…
Cullen Researcher Determines Shale Reservoirs Could be Substantial Lithium Source
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…
Cullen recognizes efforts of faculty, students with 2021-22 Excellence Awards