UH Research and Innovation excels, swiftly reopening laboratories after a three-week shutdown during the pandemic peak. Our resilience shines as we broke the $200 million research expenditure milestone, submitting over 1200 proposals and securing 7% more than in 2019. Recent data reveals UH surpassing Texas Tech in research expenditure, climbing from 123 to 117 in national rankings. While this is promising, we are just getting started. With a comprehensive strategy in place, our aim is to reach the top 50 public universities. Join us as we propel research and innovation to new heights of preeminence. Explore this report and spread the word—UH's best days lie ahead.

Amr Elnashai, FREng
VP for Research

New National Centers Launch at UH

A surge of funding in 2020 established three new national centers. The Center for Success of English Learners and the HEALTH Center for Addictions Research and Cancer Prevention launched at UH. The Center for Integrated Catalysis launched as a collaborative effort between four institutions.

2020: News Highlights

• Four UH Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors
• Two UH Chemists Named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows
• Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston Announce Collaborative Grant Awardees  
• UH Engineer Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship 
• UH Ranks among Top 100 Global Universities for Patents
• More, Faster, Better — UH Unveils New Supercomputer
• Subsea Systems Institute Receives $9.5 Million for Research, Economic Development