Cullen College of Engineering
college of engineering at the University of Houston
The Cullen College of Engineering, one of twelve academic colleges at the University of Houston, was established in 1941 and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Nearly 10,000 students are enrolled in engineering courses—7,869 undergraduates, 2,121 master's and doctoral students.
The Cullen College of Engineering offers over 22 undergraduate degree programs and 28 graduate degree programs in leading fields, including chemical engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, cybersecurity and more.
The college's master's program in subsea engineering is the first of its kind in the United States. Its chemical and mechanical engineering programs have ranked among the top programs nationally.
Of 207 total tenure and tenure-track faculty members, fifteen belong to the National Academy of Engineering.
Academics
The UH Cullen College of Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs through seven academic departments and two major programs:
Department of Biomedical Engineering
William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Petroleum Engineering
Materials Engineering Program
Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture
Subsea Engineering Program
The Cullen College also offers the Honors Engineering Program in association with The Honors College at the University of Houston.
In 2018, an engineering building at the Cullen College was renamed the Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building.
Research
The Cullen College posted research expenditures of $30+ million in the fiscal year 2019.
Research thrust areas
Biomedical-related research at the college had expenditures totaling $4.2 million in the 2011 fiscal year. Projects include research into biosensing/bioimaging, molecular recognition, neuroengineering and drug development/delivery.
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