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Research Breakthroughs

Rakshak Talwar may be a mere freshman by University of Houston standards, but he’s already well on his way to becoming a giant in the technology world. Talwar, an electrical and computer engineering major in the Cullen College of…
Engineering Freshman Makes Major Strides in Tech World
A new blog post from the University of Houston Division of Research highlights the work of Dr. Badri Roysam, professor and chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College. The article focuses…
DOR Blog Highlights ECE Chair's Research
Research from the Cullen College of Engineering that promises to drastically improve molecular sensing technology was featured on the cover of a recent issue of the scientific journal Nanoscale. The work was conducted by…
Molecular Sensing Research Featured on Journal Cover
Dr. David Jackson, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Cullen College, recently gave a plenary presentation on the advances in leaky-wave antennas at the 2013 International Union of Radio Science (URSI)…
ECE Professor Gives Plenary Presentation at 2013 URSI Electromagnetic Theory Symposium
Efforts to learn how and when particular areas of the brain work and work together should get a huge boost thanks to a new device under development at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Ben Jansen a…
“Dynamic Coil” Should Boost Brain Research
Thanks to seed funding provided by the Cullen College of Engineering, electrical and computer engineering faculty members Ji Chen and David Jackson have launched a research program to develop antennas for small satellites. Small…
ECE Launches Small Satellite Research Program
Robert Provence, a NASA aerospace engineer, had a problem. For over 12 years, Provence has been designing and developing small satellites called “CubeSats” for NASA. In this time, Provence has seen the design of CubeSats improve…
NASA-Sponsored Student Team Develops Innovative Small Satellite Antenna Designs
Everything from environmental monitoring to medical diagnostics could benefit from recent research conducted by a professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. The research involves an advance to a…
Molecular Sensing Gets Boost from ECE Researcher
Researchers with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering have developed a new neural probe that will give scientists new capabilities when studying small clusters of brain cells. The device, dubbed the optitrode,…
Researchers Develop Dual-Purpose Neural Probe
Researchers have put in decades of hard work developing an interface that would allow the human brain to control prosthetic limbs. It’s ironic, then, that the end result may be surprisingly simple. Jose Luis “Pepe” Contreras-…
Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton One Step Closer to Reality