About Energy

Vision

As the Energy University, we envision driving research breakthroughs and innovations, cutting-edge education, future talent development, and deep community partnerships to tackle the world's toughest energy challenges.

Mission

Provide broad-based education, training, research, tech transfer and leadership skills for the betterment of society and to be a strategic partner of the energy industry by producing trained workforce, leadership, research and development, and technology incubation.

Meet Division Leadership & Support

Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Ph.D.
Vice President of Energy and Innovation

Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti is the Vice President of Energy and Innovation at the University of Houston. During his tenure at the university, he has served as the Interim Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, Chair of the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, Associate Dean of Research for Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with affiliated appointments as Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemistry. He has also served as a federal expert witness and testified in front of Congress on carbon management, the energy transition, and topics of chemical safety and public health. Krishnamoorti obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University.

Suryanarayanan Radhakrishnan, Ph.D.
Managing Director

Dr. Suryanarayanan Radhakrishnan is the Managing Director of UH Energy. He has been a professor of practice in the Decision and Information Sciences at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business from 2010 to 2024 teaching Undergraduate, MBA and Executive MBA courses. Prior to joining the University of Houston, he had worked for 36 years at Shell holding various responsible jobs mostly in Planning, Strategy, Marketing and Business Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (from Osmania University), a master's degree in Industrial Engineering (from Oklahoma State University) and a PhD in Business (from UH).