Student Success

Pair of Cullen students complete summer internship in Argentina
October 2, 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… 		Environmental Engineering graduate student in the Shaffer Lab Marcela Strane and UH Petroleum graduate Thales Souza [pictured] spent two months as ABIP interns this summer in Argentina.
Cullen teams place in UH Energy's Innovation Commercialization Competition
September 29, 2023
The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real. “You don’t see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a usable product or service that has value, brings it… 		Several teams of students and professors from the Cullen College of Engineering earned distinction at this year's UH Energy Innovation Commercialization Competition.
Cullen Students Among Inaugural Cohort of UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows
August 28, 2023
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… 		Eight University of Houston graduate students were selected as 2023-24 UH Chevron Graduate Energy Fellows (L to R): Kripa Adhikari, Aparajita Datta, Chirag Goel, Meghana Idamakanti (top row), Erin Picton, Mohamad Sarhan, Swapnil Sharma, and Larkin Spires (bottom row).
CEE's Adhikari earns USNCCM travel award, SEAoT scholarship
June 2, 2023
A doctoral candidate at the Cullen College of Engineering will be traveling to New Mexico in July to present her research on thermal cooling, after earning a travel award for the 17th U. S. National Congress on Computational… 		Kripa Adhikari, a doctoral candidate at the Cullen College of Engineering, will be traveling to New Mexico in July to present her research on thermal cooling, after earning a travel award for the 17th U. S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM).
CE alum Ramos appointed to City Park Redevelopment Authority Board
May 2, 2023
The Houston Mayor and the City Council have appointed Mackrena L. Ramos, P.E., to the City Park Redevelopment Authority and Tax Reinvestment Zone #12 Board of Directors. Ramos is a Vice President with Lockwood, Andrews &… 		The Houston Mayor and the City Council have appointed Mackrena L. Ramos, P.E., to the City Park Redevelopment Authority and Tax Reinvestment Zone #12 Board of Directors.
Cullen recognizes 16 Outstanding Juniors and Seniors for 2022-23
April 13, 2023
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… 		The Cullen College of Engineering recognizes 16 students who have been named Outstanding Juniors and Seniors.
More than 40 students honored at EAA celebration
April 7, 2023
The University of Houston's Engineering Alumni Association honored 42 different students with more than $21,000 in scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week Program, hosted in February Daniel Herrera, an Electrical Engineering… 		Students received awards and scholarships at the 2023 Engineer's Week.
CEE grad Clarke adjusts from pitch to professional life
March 23, 2023
For Emma Clarke, there was admittedly a bit of an adjustment period to life at the University of Houston. After all, a metro area with 7.3 million people is quite different than Christchurch, the city of about 381,500 she grew up… 		Emma Clarke thrived at the Cullen College of Engineering, both academically and as a five-year starter for the women's soccer team. After earning her degree following the Fall 2022 semester, she is now an Engineer in Training with Morris + Associates in Cypress.
CEE Ph.D. student Flores earns Watson fellowship
March 8, 2023
Dana R. Flores, a doctoral candidate in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has earned the Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement from the American Membrane… 		Dana R. Flores, a doctoral candidate in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, has earned the Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement from the American Membrane Technology Association.
Ph.D. student Paul earns AMTA Fellowship
March 2, 2023
Siddhartha Paul, a Civil Engineering Ph.D. student at the Cullen College of Engineering, is one of four recipients of the 2022 American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Fellowships for… 		Siddhartha Paul, a Civil Engineering Ph.D. student at the Cullen College of Engineering, is one of four recipients of the 2022 American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Fellowships for Membrane Technology.
CEE's Strane learns from summer research in El Salvador
October 7, 2022
For Marcela Strane, a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Cullen College of Engineering, the opportunity to work on a hydrology project in El Salvador during the summer of 2022 was the… 		Cullen College of Engineering Ph.D. student Marcela Strane went to El Salvador as part of the International Research Experience for Students (IRES) offered by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences (CUAHSI).
SHPE-UH honored with National Chapter of the Year award
September 15, 2022
The University of Houston's wing of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has earned a National Chapter of the Year for 2021-22 from the national leadership of the group. According to award criteria, National Chapter… 		SHPE-UH leadership and officers.
CEE doctoral student El Awad earns Eisenhower fellowship
March 4, 2022
When Santiago El Awad was first awarded membership in the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program in the fall of 2019, as he was pursuing his master's degree in Civil Engineering at the Cullen College of… 		Santiago El Awad (left) speaking at the annual conference for the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program. El Awad has earned the fellowship three years in a row.
EAA recognizes 50 students for academic achievements, leadership
February 25, 2022
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… 		Haley Conley, posing with friends.
UH NSBE receives $10k grant for community garden revamp
January 31, 2022
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 members volunteering at a previous community event at the Blodgett Urban Gardens.
Three Cullen students awarded ASIE scholarships
December 15, 2021
The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) has awarded three scholarships for 2021 to students attending the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. Each student received a monetary award,… 		The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) has awarded three scholarships for 2021 to students attending the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston.
Doctoral Grad Castro Earns NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
November 4, 2021
Cynthia V. Castro, Ph.D., can describe firsthand the importance of networking and being thoroughly prepared. For the Cullen College of Engineering graduate, both aligned for her when it came to meeting a respected figure in her… 		UH doctoral graduate Cynthia V. Castro's proposal, “Green infrastructure scaling from local observations to regional applications as a coupled human-water system,” was selected for a $174,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
CEE award-winner Khalid continues to pursue knowledge
October 11, 2021
Although the locations and challenges have changed, there has always been one constant for Omar Khalid – learning as much as he can, in a variety of fields and disciplines. Khalid, a native of Iraq, earned his B.S. in Computer… 		Omar Khalid is the 2021 recipient of the Paul and Helen Lenchuck Scholarship Program, administered by the National Concrete Masonry Association.
CEE doctoral student receives American Water Works Association scholarship
October 16, 2020
For Cullen College of Engineering doctoral student Cynthia V. Castro, growing up on the Gulf Coast and seeing how devastating the storms can be has fueled her educational pursuits, and also led her to being earning a scholarship… 		Cynthia V. Castro, a doctoral student working with Dr. Hanadi S. Rifai of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is passionate about her work on flooding and environmental contamination because of her own experiences growing up along the Gulf Coast in Texas.
ASCE tabs UH student Mello for research fellowship
June 29, 2020
A graduate student at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has been honored by being selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers for the 2020 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship. Livia Mello, a UH… 		Livia Mello, a UH graduate student and doctoral candidate in Civil Engineering with Dr. Roberto Ballarini, was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2020 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship to continue her work in studying progressive building collapse.