Welcome to the FY2024 Research Annual Report. Join us as we explore the significant impacts made this year by our researchers at the University of Houston.

Research expenditures continue to rise steadily from last fiscal year. This year, we placed a special emphasis on renewing our research priority areas. Developed with extensive faculty input and external benchmarking, these areas reflect UH’s strengths in energy, health, materials science, and manufacturing as well as its commitment to education and workforce development across disciplines.   

The University will strategically support research in the areas of: 

• Energy, Security and Sustainability
• Health and Well-being
• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
• Aerospace and Earth and Planetary Sciences 
• Digital Futures and Human Experience
• Education, Civic Engagement, and Workforce Development 

Distinguishing these priority areas allows UH to make thoughtful investments while supporting the full breadth of research across our campus.

Claudia Neuhauser, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research

2024 News Highlights

• University of Houston Part of a $7.9M Effort to Promote Soil Health
• With $5M NASA Grant, University of Houston to Open Aerospace Engineering Research Center
• UH Project Selected to Join $10M Effort to Innovate Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing 
• CPRIT Grant Supports UH College of Pharmacy Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
• UH Engineer Metin Akay Featured in Study Highlighting 50 Scientists’ Contributions to Biomedical Engineering Advancements 
• UH Joins SMART Hub, A $5M Department of Defense Consortium
• Three University of Houston Projects Included in $17M+ Funding for Decarbonization and Emissions Research 
•  UH Optometry Researcher Receives $1.4 Million to Map the Cornea

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