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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
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…
ME, IE grad programs improve in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
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…
EAA recognizes 50 students for academic achievements, leadership
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…
UH NSBE receives $10k grant for community garden revamp
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…
UH, Shell, TotalEnergies sign $500k extension to $1M project
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…
Paper finds 46 Cullen College professors among Most-Cited
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…
Two University of Houston Inventors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
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…
Engineering Faculty Celebrated As Part Of 50-in-5 Achievements
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…
Petroleum Engineering recognized as No. 6 program
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…
Phase 3 of UH-Oil India project completed
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…
UH SPE earns highest PetroBowl finish, Presidential award
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…
MMP calculator developed by Petro's Dindoruk already in high use
The Cullen College of Engineering is proud to welcome 13 new professors and lecturers for the 2021-22 academic year, as part of its continuing effort to grow the faculty and to provide high quality instruction for undergraduate…
Cullen College of Engineering welcomes 13 new hires
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists awarded the University of Houston’s Michael Fonseca, Lori Hathon and Tom Lapen the Jules Braunstein Memorial Award. It recognizes the best poster session paper presented at the…
UH Geology, Petro Personnel Win 2021 AAPG Jules Braunstein Memorial Award
Kyung Jae Lee, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received funding for two recent grants for more than $350,000. A grant approved by the American…
Lee awarded two grants totaling $390,000
Four students from the Cullen College of Engineering are among the winners of this year's University of Houston Graduate Research Showcase Virtual Poster Session. Held on March 22, the event showcases the breadth and depth of…
4 Cullen College graduate students honored for posters