UH Research

10/21/2026

Thomas T***s of the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) has been appointed to the Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry. Established in the 1960s through matching funds provided jointly by The Welch Foundation and universities, the endowed position supports outstanding, active research scientists advancing basic chemistry and allied sciences in Texas.

Endowed position recognizes broad excellence in fundamental chemical research while providing crucial flexible support for photochemistry innovations.

10/20/2026

As AI drives unprecedented demand for electricity, UH Cullen College of Engineering researchers are developing a compact technology designed to make carbon capture more practical for power plants supporting the growing AI industry.

As AI drives unprecedented demand for electricity, University of Houston researchers are developing a compact technology designed to make carbon capture more practical for power plants supporting the growing AI industry.

10/15/2026

A new partnership between the UH Architecture and the World Monuments Fund will enable students and faculty to conduct hands-on research on pressing conservation issues, from local urban disaster resilience in the Gulf Coast to international heritage protection.

The University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design has joined the Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation at World Monuments Fund (WMF) as an academic partner.

10/14/2026

As part of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's USIP program, a team of UH Cullen College of Engineering and UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) undergraduates conducted fieldwork in Alaska to test student-built instruments that measure how upper atmospheric changes affect radio and satellite signals. The hands-on experience gave students real-world proble m-solving skills while helping refine technology for a major 2027 field campaign and a future CubeSat mission.

For a group of University of Houston students, a week in Alaska allowed them to put experiments they had spent months developing in Houston to the test. The students are part of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics’ Undergraduate Student Instrument Project, or USIP, a NASA-designed, two...

10/13/2026

Gopal Pandurangan of the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM), has received the 2026 Dijkstra Prize for his foundational research defining the efficiency limits of distributed networks. Building on this legacy, Pandurangan is leading a new National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to develop more resource-efficient, secure, and quantum-resistant protocols for distributed systems.

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10/08/2026

Three graduate engineering students from the UH Cullen College of Engineering were awarded 2026–27 Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH (TcSUH) Cora Hawley Scholarships for their merit and outstanding academic progress. Asad Ali, Susancy Sherin, and Ihina Mahajan presented their research on advanced energy materials and high-temperature superconductors at the 6th Annual TcSUH Scholarship Symposium on September 18.

Three graduate students in the Cullen College of Engineering have received scholarships from the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH) as recognition for their work inside and outside of the classroom.

10/07/2026

Jingchao Ni of the UH College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics (NSM) has received support through the NVIDIA Academic Grant Program for his research project, “WaveSentinel: An AI-Driven Predictive Engine for Ocean Wave Intelligence.”

Computer Scientist Jingchao Ni’s WaveSentinel Project aims to improve forecast accuracy and decision-making for maritime safety and coastal resilience.

10/06/2026

Mingfu Wu of the University of Houston College of Pharmacy has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how left ventricular noncompaction, commonly known as "spongy heart," disease develops in children.

University of Houston researcher Mingfu Wu has received a $3.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to investigate left ventricular noncompaction, a serious heart condition also known as "spongy heart" that can lead to heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms.

10/01/2026

Chijioke M. Okeke, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, received a PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award for research that explores AI as a tool to support more efficient, rigorous evaluation of healthcare research and inform evidence-based decision-making.

UHCOP Ph.D. candidate Chijioke M. Okeke received a PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award for research examining how large language models can assess potential bias in real-world evidence studies. His work explores the promise and current limitations of AI as a tool to support more efficient, rigo...

09/30/2026

Jerrod Henderson of the UH Cullen College of Engineering has been awarded nearly $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a four-semester study following undergraduate engineering students through their sophomore years.

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Jerrod Henderson has received nearly $400,000 in NSF funding for his project “Research: Photovoice: Visualizing Undergraduate Student Engineering Identities,” which will run through 2029.