News Releases
Category: Energy
2018
December
- 12/13/18 UH Chemist Focuses on Materials for LED Lighting
November
- 11/27/18 Three University of Houston Scientists Elected to AAAS
- 11/13/18 UH Physicist Zhifeng Ren Receives Humboldt Prize
- 11/02/18 Can Carbon Management Help to Address Climate Change?
- 11/02/18 UH Data Science Institute Receives $10 Million Boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
October
- 10/22/18 New Algorithm Can More Quickly Predict LED Materials
- 10/10/18 What Causes Nuclear Waste Glass to Dissolve?
- 10/03/18 Training the Next Generation of Environmental Experts
September
- 09/28/18 The Conservative Approach to Solving Climate Change
- 09/20/18 Energy Symposium Focuses on Future of the Grid
- 09/11/18 Winner of Bernd T. Matthias Prize Announced
- 09/11/18 $1 Million Gift from NOV Boosts UH Engineering Research
- 09/05/18 How Will Climate Change Affect Plants, Soil Microbes?
- 09/05/18 Texas Center for Superconductivity Announces New Leadership
August
- 08/30/18 UH Energy Launches New White Paper Series
- 08/29/18 Center for Superconductivity’s Butler Wins IEEE Swerdlow Award
July
- 07/31/18 High School Students Dive Into All Things Energy at UH
- 07/09/18 A UH Engineer is Developing a Low-Cost Water Testing Kit
- 07/05/18 Researchers Upend Conventional Wisdom on Thermal Conductivity
June
- 06/29/18 UH Researchers Report Novel Hybrid Catalyst to Split Water
- 06/26/18 Downstream Project Gives UH Students Real-World Experience
- 06/19/18 UH Nanotech Startup Enters the ‘Green’ Energy Market
- 06/04/18 UH Shifts Focus of Energy Research Park to Technology Commercialization
May
- 05/02/18 UH Engineer Seeks to Learn More about Crystal Formation
April
- 04/30/18 What Can Past Glacier Behavior Tell Us About Future Sea Level Rise?
- 04/25/18 New Natural Gas Catalyst Would Boost Clean Transportation
- 04/23/18 Author Discusses Politics of the Global Transition to Renewable Energy
- 04/19/18 Energy Executives, Regulators Meet on Offshore Safety
- 04/02/18 Researchers Seek to Improve Quality Control for Nanomanufacturing
March
- 03/21/18 Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Producing Hydrogen from Water
- 03/20/18 How Will Robotics, Artificial Intelligence Change the Energy Industry?
- 03/13/18 DOE-Funded Work Could Lead to Advances in Bioenergy
February
- 02/20/18 Researcher Focuses on Environmentally Friendly Plastics
- 02/02/18 UH Engineer Wins Welch Foundation’s 2018 Hackerman Award
- 02/01/18 UH Energy Symposium Considers Future of Renewable Energy
2017
December
- 12/19/17 Four New Members Named to UH Energy Advisory Board
- 12/07/17 Researchers Study Deepwater Gas Formation to Prevent Accidents
November
- 11/17/17 Scientific Advances Can Make it Easier to Recycle Plastics
- 11/13/17 Shale, Electric Cars and More: UH Forum Addresses Future of Energy
October
- 10/25/17 UH Chemist to Oversee New Journal for Nanomaterials
- 10/24/17 UH Experts Available to Discuss Expanded Offshore Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico
- 10/23/17 In The Midst Of Storm Recovery, the Crack of a Bat Signals Healing
- 10/19/17 Industry-Led Effort Designed to Cut Costs through Digital Oilfield Innovation
- 10/19/17 UH Launches Institute for Data Science
- 10/12/17 UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Sign Research Agreement
September
- 09/25/17 UH Researchers Begin Carbon Capture Project with Oil India
- 09/20/17 Removing the Roadblocks to a More Efficient Car Engine
- 09/18/17 New Approach Boosts Performance in Thermoelectric Materials
- 09/15/17 UH Energy Symposium Series Kicks Off with Discussion on the Grid
August
- 08/24/17 Researchers Report Breakthrough in Magnesium Batteries
July
- 07/12/17 University of Houston Energy Experts
June
- 06/29/17 UH Environmental Research Gets a Boost with New Designation
- 06/19/17 Inexpensive Organic Material Gives Safe Batteries a Longer Life
- 06/01/17 UH-Based Nanotech Business Expands Nationally
May
- 05/24/17 Subsea Systems Institute Launches Digital Upstream Project
- 05/23/17 Solar Powered Computer Lab Demonstration Set for Thursday
- 05/15/17 UH Researchers Report New, More Efficient Catalyst for Water Splitting
April
- 04/28/17 UH Graduate Mathematics Student Earns DOE Research Award
- 04/20/17 Building a Better Battery
- 04/11/17 UH Names Founding Director for Engineering Programs in Katy
- 04/07/17 UH Experts Available to Discuss Impact of Syria Air Strikes
- 04/03/17 New Technology Could End Costly Crude Oil Pipeline Blockages
March
- 03/27/17 Officials Offer Insight into ‘The Future of Energy Policy’
- 03/16/17 Comedy, Politics, Climate Change and Television
- 03/15/17 UH Physicist Launches a New Journal for Materials Science
February
- 02/28/17 High School Students Take Offshore Technology Challenge at UH
- 02/08/17 UH Energy Symposium Considers Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Energy
January
- 01/24/17 Researchers Report New Understanding of Global Warming
- 01/17/17 UH to Offer Data Analytics Certificate for Energy Industry
- 01/10/17 Will Energy Workers Return to Industry As Drilling Picks Up?
2016
December
- 12/13/16 UH Experts Available to Comment on Trump’s Choice of Rick Perry to Lead Department of Energy
- 12/01/16 DOE Project to Evaluate Safety of Transporting Used Nuclear Fuel
November
- 11/28/16 DOE Funds Advanced Manufacturing of Superconductor Wire for Next Generation Machines
- 11/23/16 Noted Architect Thom Mayne Leads Study of Houston’s Future
- 11/21/16 What’s Happening With Shale Development in Texas?
October
- 10/31/16 Physicists Induce Superconductivity in Non-Superconducting Materials
September
- 09/30/16 Researchers Report Advance in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation
- 09/19/16 Researchers Discover More Efficient Way to Split Water, Produce Hydrogen
- 09/19/16 Marvin and Mariloli Odum Donate $1 Million for UH Scholarships
- 09/12/16 Energy, Environmental Experts Discuss Clean Power Plan at UH
August
- 08/15/16 New Book Offers Comprehensive Look at Fracturing Horizontal Wells
July
- 07/19/16 UH Physicist Joins Project to Develop New High Thermal Conducting Material
- 07/18/16 UH Researchers Discover Key Mechanism for Producing Solar Cells
- 07/18/16 Three Renowned Energy Researchers Join University of Houston
- 07/06/16 Researchers Report Record Performance for Bismuth-based Zintl Material
June
- 06/27/16 UH Researchers Discover a New Method to Boost Oil Recovery
- 06/22/16 UH Researchers Discover New Chemical Sensing Technique
May
- 05/27/16 UH Physicist Honored for Groundbreaking Approach to Seismology
- 05/26/16 UH Researcher Recognized for Work in Clean Energy
- 05/20/16 UH Researcher Recognized for Work in Crystal Engineering
- 05/18/16 UH to Host Summit on Economic, Environmental Benefits of Recycling
- 05/17/16 Pascali Honored for Contributions to Engineering Education
- 05/02/16 UH Students Learn About ‘The Natural Resource Curse’
April
- 04/18/16 UH Researcher Lends Expertise to Fight Against Cyber Attacks
- 04/15/16 Petroleum Technology Initiative Honored for Energy Workforce Training
- 04/04/16 Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes UH’s Commitment to Campus Trees
March
- 03/25/16 UH Energy Symposium to Focus on Future of Transportation
- 03/16/16 Electric Vehicles, Driverless Cars and … the Hyperloop?
- 03/16/16 UH Project Makes NASA, Other Research Available to Offshore Industry
- 03/10/16 UH Hires Director for Superconductor Manufacturing Institute
- 03/03/16 UH Earns Gold Rating for Sustainability Initiatives
- 03/01/16 High School Students Take to the Air for Offshore Technology Challenge
February
- 02/22/16 DOE Official Visits University of Houston to Mark Collaborations
- 02/19/16 Fluor Donation Kicks Off Industrial Construction Management Partnership with UH
- 02/16/16 Research Offers New Evidence about the Gulf of Mexico’s Past
- 02/15/16 High School Students Tackle Offshore Challenge at UH
- 02/11/16 UH Energy Symposium Considers Risks from Iran Nuclear Deal
- 02/02/16 Iran Nuclear Agreement: Did the U.S. Win or Lose?
January
- 01/27/16 UH Students Design Energy Efficient, Affordable Homes
- 01/21/16 UH Students Design Energy-Efficient, Affordable Homes
- 01/19/16 Naval Research Grant Will Speed UH Work on Materials, Energy
- 01/15/16 Continuing the Search for Better Energy Materials
2015
December
- 12/14/15 UH Researcher Joins Project to Transform Energy Storage
November
- 11/30/15 UH Scientist Leads New Effort to Improve Clean-up After Oil Spills
- 11/23/15 UH Petroleum Engineering Program Hits Major Milestone
- 11/04/15 UH Energy Symposium to Consider Carbon Taxes Nov. 10
- 11/03/15 UH Conference Highlights European Energy Issues
October
- 10/20/15 University of Houston Research Would Keep Energy Flowing
- 10/19/15 Undergrads Tackle Real-world Issues with Hands-on Research at UH
- 10/12/15 UH Launches Program to Promote Energy Intelligence
- 10/12/15 Chemist, National Academy Member Maurice Brookhart Joins UH
- 10/09/15 UH Gets Faster Computational Power, Student Training Benefits
September
- 09/28/15 Industry Veteran Named Director for Subsea Systems Institute
- 09/18/15 UH Energy Symposium Focuses on Drilling in the Arctic
- 09/11/15 UH Energy Advisory Board Names New Chairman
- 09/04/15 UH Biomedical, Petroleum Engineering Programs Earn Accreditation
August
- 08/21/15 UH Energy Announces Symposium Topics, Speakers
- 08/13/15 Industry Leaders Highlight Energy 101 at UH
July
- 07/23/15 UH Forum to Consider Offshore Safety, Environmental Practices
- 07/17/15 UH Superconductivity Researcher Bestowed Lifetime Achievement Award
- 07/14/15 UH Moment: Solar Powered Cell Phone Charging Station
- 07/07/15 Barnett Shale Research Raises New Concerns about Methane Emissions
June
- 06/22/15 UH Researchers Devise New Formula to Speed Development of Modern Materials
- 06/11/15 Winners of Bernd T. Matthias Prize Announced
- 06/08/15 UH Researchers Search for New, More Efficient Materials
- 06/03/15 UH Receives $1.2 Million for STEM Scholarships
May
- 05/14/15 UH Researchers: Climate Change Helped to Reduce Ozone Levels
- 05/08/15 UH Launches Plans for Superconductor Manufacturing Institute
- 05/05/15 UH Construction Management Student Earns Top Score in the Nation
- 05/04/15 UH Team Wins the Texas Energy Innovation Challenge
April
- 04/28/15 UH Team Takes the Texas Energy Innovation Challenge
- 04/27/15 Offshore Energy Standards Workshop set for May 8 at UH
- 04/22/15 UH Leader Testifies Before Congress on Energy Training Program
- 04/20/15 Princeton Review Names UH One of “Greenest” Colleges
- 04/13/15 Students, Faculty Team Up to Bring New Technologies to Market
- 04/13/15 UH Student Gains Front-Row Seat for Energy Policy and Politics
- 04/06/15 UH Researchers Discover N-Type Polymer for Fast Organic Battery
March
- 03/27/15 UH Students Take on Rebranding Energy Industry for Millennials
- 03/27/15 UH Energy Debate to Focus on Future Workforce Needs
- 03/23/15 Energy and Culture, Meeting in an Urban Landscape
- 03/19/15 UH Appoints Dean to College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- 03/17/15 UH Energy Symposium to Focus on Future Energy Workforce
- 03/03/15 UH Researchers Discover New Material to Produce Clean Energy
February
- 02/23/15 BP Economist to Present 2015 Energy Overview at UH
- 02/17/15 UH Students Revving Up for Shell Eco-Marathon
- 02/16/15 Recent UH Grad Named Forbes "30 Under 30" for Energy
- 02/04/15 UH Energy Debate: Private Companies and the Public Good
January
- 01/26/15 New Supercomputer Allows for Massive Data Analysis in Less Time
- 01/20/15 UH Selected to Lead Offshore Energy Research Center
- 01/13/15 Students Search for Oil, Make Deals in PetroChallenge
2014
December
- 12/10/14 Ocean Energy Safety Institute Hires Paul Robinson to Work with Industry
- 12/09/14 UH Professor Honored for Materials Research, STEM Outreach
- 12/03/14 UH to Offer Graduate Certificate in Upstream Energy Safety
November
- 11/25/14 Renowned UH Benefactor, Geophysicist Robert E. Sheriff Dies
- 11/18/14 UH Researcher Honored for Work in Nanomaterials
- 11/13/14 UH Chemists Develop Porous Molecules that Bind Greenhouse Gases
- 11/13/14 UH Students Compete for Best Environmental Design Ideas
- 11/10/14 UH Launches Bold Reputation Campaign ‘Welcome to the Powerhouse'
- 11/05/14 Rail Vs. Pipeline? It’s Bigger Than That
October
- 10/22/14 UH Researcher Wins $1.5 Million Federal Solar Energy Award
- 10/20/14 University of Houston Receives IEEE Milestone Award
- 10/14/14 UH Physicist Shuo Chen Awarded Welch Professorship
- 10/13/14 UH, Consumer Energy Alliance Celebrate Energy Day
- 10/13/14 Arctic Business Conference to Highlight Opportunities, Challenges
- 10/06/14 Shell Oil Company Commits $3.5 Million to UH
- 10/01/14 Khator’s Fall Address Presents Roadmap to National Relevancy
September
- 09/25/14 Energy Security Expert Anne Korin to Speak Oct. 1 at UH
- 09/24/14 UH Energy Symposium Series Begins with Debate Over U.S. Energy Independence
- 09/15/14 Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building to Foster Collaboration
- 09/04/14 UH Energy Symposium Series Focuses on Big Ideas
- 09/04/14 UH Researchers Begin Work on $1.8 Million Design-and-Build Project
August
- 08/29/14 Superconductivity Researcher Awarded Welch Professorship
- 08/28/14 University of Houston Releases 2014 National Commercial
- 08/21/14 UH Receives $3.3 Million Grant to Promote Women in STEM Fields
- 08/08/14 Chu, Selvamanickam Honored at Superconductivity Conference
July
- 07/29/14 Energy Institute High School Sees Future at the University of Houston
- 07/14/14 UH STEM Center Boosts City’s Reputation as ‘Best Place’ for Grads
- 07/07/14 Phillips 66 Donation Strengthens ties to University of Houston
June
- 06/23/14 UH Engineering Camp for Girls Offers Robotics, Role Models
- 06/17/14 BP Economist to Present Energy Overview at the University of Houston
- 06/16/14 Governor's Science and Technology Camp Meets at UH This Week
- 06/13/14 UH Business Plan Team Wins Big at National Contest
- 06/02/14 UH Researcher Paul Chu’s Achievements Cited in Exhibit
May
- 05/27/14 Membrane Society Conference Highlights New Materials, Applications
- 05/21/14 UH Hosts President of Croatia During Recent Visit to U.S.
- 05/19/14 UH Students Benefit from New Fundraising Program
- 05/15/14 UH Announces Investment Deal to Launch Faculty Startups
- 05/12/14 UH Chemical Engineer Earns Early Career Award from Energy Department
- 05/07/14 Discovery Creates a Better Chance for Clean Energy Research
April
- 04/29/14 Princeton Review Ranks UH Among Greenest Universities
- 04/28/14 Transporting Crude Oil by Rail: UH Energy Expert Weighs in on Reducing Risk
- 04/08/14 UH Students Create Mobile Activity Center Focused on Sustainability
- 04/08/14 UH Entrepreneurship Students Ride the WAVVE
- 04/04/14 Zero to 20, in a Green Machine
- 04/03/14 Weather Balloons, Fuel-Sipping Cars and Environmental Research
March
- 03/26/14 CenterPoint, Direct Energy Join UH Electricity Research Project
- 03/25/14 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Tours Energy Programs at UH
- 03/17/14 UH Honors College Presents Ultimate Talk Show - 'The Great Conversation'
- 03/03/14 Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to Visit UH
February
- 02/20/14 Debate Will Consider Subsidies for Renewable Energy
- 02/17/14 UH Students Use Technology to Boost Performance From the Grid to the Basketball Court
- 02/10/14 Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis to Speak at UH
- 02/03/14 Symposium Tackles the Challenges Raised by Climate Change
January
- 01/29/14 New Theory May Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells
- 01/24/14 UH’s Jack Christiansen Honored by Mechanical Engineering Society
- 01/10/14 UH Moment: Building a More Powerful Wind Turbine
- 01/06/14 Building a Habit in Construction Management
2013
December
- 12/16/13 Researchers Split Water into Hydrogen, Oxygen Using Light, Nanoparticles
- 12/10/13 Four UH Researchers Named to National Academy of Inventors
- 12/10/13 UH Physicist Honored as Rising Star in Texas Research
- 12/02/13 UH Energy Expert Michael Economides Dies During International Flight
November
- 11/21/13 UH Engineer Named President of Houston Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance
- 11/12/13 Graduate School Plans Daylong Focus on Energy
- 11/08/13 College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Opens New Labs
- 11/07/13 UH Among Texas Institutions That Will Lead Ocean Energy Safety Institute
October
- 10/29/13 UH Students Create Nation’s Only Subsea Engineering Society
- 10/29/13 UH Debate Considers Whether Natural Gas Exports Will Be Good for the U. S.
- 10/29/13 PBS’ “NOVA” Features University of Houston in Episode Exploring Innovation and Cold Temperatures
- 10/24/13 CenterPoint CEO, UH Alum, Honored By American Gas Association
- 10/23/13 11th EPRI Superconductivity Conference Opens Oct. 28 at UH
- 10/22/13 College of Technology Hosts Petroleum Industry Speaker Series
- 10/17/13 New Energy Minor Helps UH Students Broaden Their Focus
- 10/10/13 UH Nanotech Company Wins Goradia Innovation Prize
- 10/02/13 Keeping Pace With the Gulf Coast's Building Boom
September
- 09/24/13 UH Energy, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Host Energy Symposium Series
- 09/19/13 University Receives $4 Million to Launch New Chemistry Initiative
- 09/09/13 Schlumberger Donates $2.35 Million to Energy Research Park
- 09/05/13 Research Creates New Opportunities from Waste Heat
- 09/04/13 Industry leaders named to Energy Advisory Board
- 09/03/13 Nanotech company launches in Energy Research Park
August
- 08/28/13 Nanotech start-up wins international industry honors
July
- 07/02/13 UH Offers Wide Array of Experts on Energy
June
- 06/26/13 Five Energy Industry Leaders Join UH Energy Advisory Board
May
- 05/03/13 UH Hosts Panel Discussion at Offshore Technology Conference
March
- 03/21/13 UH Creates a New Minor in Energy and Sustainability
- 03/06/13 Fossil CSI: Prehistoric Clues to Oil, Environment Revealed
- 03/05/13 Azerbaijan Ambassador to Visit UH to Discuss Energy in Caspian Region
February
- 02/13/13 President Renu Khator Appoints Leader of UH Energy Initiatives
2012
December
- 12/13/12 Engineering Researcher Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
- 12/07/12 UH Superconductivity Research Project Wins Additional Funding
November
- 11/06/12 National Oilwell Varco Gives $905,000 to UH's Subsea Engineering Program
October
- 10/16/12 UH Establishes Nation's First Master's Program in Subsea Engineering
September
- 09/20/12 UH Partners With Consumer Energy Alliance for Energy Day 2012
- 09/07/12 UH Law Center Undertakes Critical Study of Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Law
July
- 07/16/12 UH Chemist Tackles Black Holes in Canada with Fulbright Fellowship
- 07/10/12 TIGER Grant Helping Connect UH Campus with Energy Research Park
May
- 05/01/12 HoustonPBS UH Moment: UH Law Center’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resource Center
March
- 03/29/12 Texas Tribune Hosts April 13 Symposium at UH on Energy and Environment
- 03/15/12 UH Receives ExxonMobil Grant for Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
February
- 02/28/12 UH Creates $30 Million Fund to Recruit Key STEM Faculty
- 02/07/12 UH Officials Named to Wind Alliance Board
January
- 01/18/12 Climate Change Liability the Focus of Mock U.S. Supreme Court at UH Law Center Jan. 19
2011
November
- 11/10/11 UH Physicist Part on Multi-Institution Team Trying to Develop New Solar Energy Technology
October
- 10/31/11 'Green UH Day' on Nov. 2 Celebrating Campus Sustainability, New Partnership with Green Mountain Energy
- 10/11/11 UH-led Team Receives $3.1 Million DOE Award to Develop Superconducting Wire for Wind Turbines
September
- 09/20/11 UH Bauer College Leads Nation in Entrepreneurship Education
- 09/12/11 UH Researcher Receives Grant to Develop New Oil Dispersants
July
- 07/08/11 UH Architecture Students Designing, Constructing 'Solar Shade Tree' for Houston's McReynolds Middle School
June
- 06/29/11 ConocoPhillips Donates $1 Million to UH and its Energy Research Park
- 06/27/11 White House Environmental Policy Adviser Nancy Sutley Visiting UH June 28
- 06/23/11 UH Hosts Dedication Ceremony for Petroleum Engineering Building
- 06/23/11 Gardening to Go: UH Architecture Professors Introduce GroPODS
- 06/01/11 UH Researchers' Graphene Development Published in Nature Materials
May
- 05/18/11 ExxonMobil Donates More Than $500K to UH for Math, Science Initiatives
- 05/17/11 UH Engineering Launches New Subsea Certificate Program
April
- 04/06/11 State’s Leading Climatologist to Speak at UH Law Center April 7
March
- 03/17/11 UH Receives $1 Million Grant to Test Technology on Diesel-powered School Buses
- 03/10/11 $5 to $6 Per Gallon of Gas? UH Energy Commodities Expert Offers Insight
February
- 02/18/11 Neal Amundson, Pioneer in Chemical Reaction Engineering, Dies at Age 95
2010
December
- 12/01/10 Joint United States, China Project Studies Origins of Universe
October
- 10/27/10 Green Thumbs Up for UH in College Sustainability Report Card
- 10/14/10 Green Gadgets, Products Showcased at UH College of Architecture Oct. 21 - Dec. 1
- 10/01/10 Energy Saving Tips, Tools Showcased During Solar Tour and Social Oct. 2
August
- 08/31/10 UH, Partners Receive $4.2 Million DOE Grant
- 08/06/10 Hobby Center Director to Lead Research for Greater Houston NGV
July
- 07/07/10 University of Houston Joins Gulf Project Coalition
- 07/02/10 UH Professors Showcasing Green Gadgets During ‘Freedom Over Texas’ on July 4
- 07/01/10 UH Expert Explains Potential Impact of Hurricanes on Gulf Disaster
June
- 06/29/10 Researchers Available to Discuss How Hurricanes Might Affect Gulf Oil Spill
- 06/24/10 UH Receives $2.3 Million DOE Grant For New Wind Facility
- 06/21/10 Schlumberger Executive Joins UH Energy Advisory Board
- 06/02/10 UH Forms Green Alliance with Urban Harvest
- 06/02/10 Hurricane Experts Take UH by Storm
May
- 05/07/10 UH Offers Experts on Gulf Oil Spill
- 05/06/10 UH Geologist Explains BP Efforts to Dome Blown Well
- 05/05/10 As Oil Spill Hits Coastline, UH Expert Explains Ecological Impact
- 05/03/10 Expert Lends Perspective on Gulf Oil Disaster