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William Epling Featured in FuelFix Q&A Regarding Natural Gas in Vehicles

William Epling, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, was featured in a Q&A session with FuelFix…
William Epling Featured in FuelFix Q&A Regarding Natural Gas in Vehicles
NSF, DOE Partner to Support UH Diesel Emissions Research

One of the ironies of automobile research: as diesel engines become more fuel efficient, reducing their emissions becomes more challenging. Better efficiency means that more of the energy…
NSF, DOE Partner to Support UH Diesel Emissions Research
Harold Wins UH’s Highest Faculty Honor

We can all breathe a little easier with Mike Harold around. That’s not a cliché. Harold, professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston Cullen…
Harold Wins UH’s Highest Faculty Honor
Diesel Center Hosts Fuel Economy Roundtable

When analyzed from the oil well to wheels on the ground, diesel is the single most efficient liquid transportation fuel. Combine that with rising petroleum prices and concerns about peak…
Diesel Center Hosts Fuel Economy Roundtable
Diesel Center Researching Marine Vehicle Emissions

The Cullen College's Texas Diesel Research and Testing Center was founded, in part, to develop technologies that reduce emissions from diesel vehicles. Researchers at the center have…
Diesel Center Researching Marine Vehicle Emissions
Diesel Center Researchers Earn $1M EPA Grant to Retrofit HISD School Buses

Using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston will retrofit Houston Independent School…
Diesel Center Researchers Earn $1M EPA Grant to Retrofit HISD School Buses
Diesel Center Researchers Earn EPA Grant to Retrofit School Buses

Using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston will retrofit school buses with a system…
Diesel Center Researchers Earn EPA Grant to Retrofit School Buses
A Bright Green Future: Researchers Work to Turn Algae Into Crude Oil

Inside the University of Houston Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center, space is typically reserved for finding ways to clean harmful pollutants from diesel vehicle exhaust through…
A Bright Green Future: Researchers Work to Turn Algae Into Crude Oil
UH Granted $2.5 Million to Test Retrofit Devices That Clean Diesel Exhaust

Diesel engines are the workhorses of American economy, powering everything from heavy-duty construction vehicles and buses to ships. These engines are also one of the biggest producers of…
UH Granted $2.5 Million to Test Retrofit Devices That Clean Diesel Exhaust
UH Diesel Center Finishes Expansion Doubling Size, Capabilities

The Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center at the University of Houston recently finished an expansion doubling its size and increasing its means to research and test retrofit devices…
UH Diesel Center Finishes Expansion Doubling Size, Capabilities