UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
January 2011
Sensors To Detect Explosives, Monitor Food Being Developed At UH
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Sensors To Detect Explosives, Monitor Food Being Developed At UH
Monitoring everything from explosives to tainted milk, materials for use in creating sensors for detection devices have been developed by a University of Houston chemist and his team. The findings recently appeared simultaneously in three journals. more
UH Biologist Receives Prestigious Research Prize
UH Biologist Receives Prestigious Research Prize
A University of Houston biologist who has become a leader in the study of mutation and other evolutionary processes was recently honored with the prestigious Humboldt Research Award for career achievements. more
Colleagues Fondly Remember Physics Professor Michael Gorman
Colleagues Fondly Remember Physics Professor Michael Gorman
The sudden death of University of Houston physics professor Michael Gorman stunned friends and colleagues, who lauded Gorman as an outstanding scientist, teacher and friend. more
UH Geologist Looks For Gold In Mountains of Pakistan
UH Geologist Looks For Gold In Mountains of Pakistan
Beneath a remote, mountainous patch of northern Pakistan could sit large deposits of gold, and one University of Houston geologist is using cutting-edge remote sensing technology and analysis to find it. more