The college's research expenditures in the energy arena totaled approximately $4.8 million during 2011 fiscal year.
Projects include investigations into superconductivity, lean burn engines, biofuels, offshore wind power, and tight gas deposits.
These include investigations into diesel vehicle emissions and retrofit testing, urban ground watershed modeling, severe storm management, airborne laser mapping, and concrete structures.
Managed by the Cullen College of Engineering, the University of Houston Nanofabrication facility was developed in cooperation with the Alliance for NanoHealth.
The facility features a 3,300 square feet of cleanroom space equipped with devices for prototyping and characterization.