IN THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

Nasa Partnership Makes Headlines

ABC13 KTRK-TV and Houston CultureMap recently spotlighted the expansion of the longtime partnership between the University of Houston System and Johnson Space Center. The partnership will center on research and projects focused on human and robotic spaceflight missions across relevant disciplines in engineering, science, business and technology.

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ABC 13 https://abc13.com/university-of-houston-nasa-agreement-johnson-space-center-uh-students/11958828/

Culturemap Houston https://houston.culturemap.com/news/innovation/06-14-22-university-of-houston-johnson-space-center-nasa-partnership/

Robotic Rehabilitation For Stroke Research

Houston InnovationMap featured the work of Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor and Director of the NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center. The article features a next-generation robotic arm that can be controlled by the user’s brainwaves to aid in stroke rehabilitation. Contreras-Vidal developed the brain-computer interface (BCI) used by the arm. The device is now undergoing patient trials.

READ MORE ONLINE AT: https://houston.innovationmap.com/university-of-houston-stroke-robotics-jose-luis-contreras-vidal-2657582417.html

La Times Features

Beach And Dune Loss Study

The Los Angeles Times Daily Pilot e-newspaper featured the work between Pietro Milillo an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at UH, and researchers at UC Irvine. They are working together to develop monitoring techniques to track erosion at local beaches and dunes by satellite. The results gathered will be used to strengthen protections for these resources.

LEARN MORE AT: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2022-07-09/nasa-grant-to-go-toward-uci-ledproject-studying-beach-dune-loss

Spotlight On Gen Z And The Energy Industry

Forbes.com reached out to Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Vice President for Energy and Innovation and professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering, petroleum engineering and chemistry, to discuss the energy industry transition and whether or not Gen Z simply cares about its future, as well as ways the industry is evolving to attract and retain young talent.

COVERED BY: https://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2022/07/22/does-gen-z- care-about-the-energy-industry/?sh=406d8cf82e76

Honoring Contributors With Space Bound Microchips

ABC13 and KHOU11 featured the work of Long Chang, a research associate professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, and his efforts to honor those who worked on the latest Artimes 1 mission to the moon. The unmanned spacecraft carried the names of thousands of workers engraved on microchips as a tribute to their efforts. Upon return, the microchips will be used as mementos of the historic mission.

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ABC 13 https://abc13.com/artemis-i-moon-mission-microchips-made-at-the-university-of-houston-long-chang/12183408/

KHOU 11 https://www.khou.com/article/tech/science/space/nasa-us-artemis-team-microchips/285-974a599c-83fe-422b-a8a9-e1d54043bab9

Extracting Lithium From Shale Oil Wastewater

FOX26 highlighted the work of Kyung Jae Lee, assistant professor of petroleum engineering, a new process to extract lithium from shale oil wastewater. The research spurred from Lee’s desire to support the clean energy transition and supporting the renewable energy supply. Use of the extraction process from fracking wastewater could potentially double the U.S.’s needed supply of lithium.

READ MORE ONLINE AT: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/uh-professor-develops-process-to-extract-lithium-from-shale-oil-wastewater

DISMISSING ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL PROTOCOLS

Houston InnovationMap featured Mehmet Orman assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, in its online article discussing safety protocols in the lab. Orman detailed some of the steps taken to keep safety measures in place in his lab, which focuses on combating drug resistant bacteria. In the article, Orman describes his best practices for lab safety, including tailoring safety protocols to suit the environment of the lab.

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