The University of Houston's research enterprise achieves unprecedented success, setting new standards for preeminence. This Annual Report highlights our remarkable strides.

With the Presidential Frontier Faculty hiring program, we've recruited 25 professors annually for four years, focused on thematic areas and societal challenges. Simultaneously, our core facilities in data science, automation, imaging, and more drive unparalleled discovery and innovation.

Our efforts yield impressive outcomes, including a 35% increase in research contracts over $1 million and attracting federally-funded research centers. Through initiatives like Research Reaching Houston we showcase our impact locally and nationally.

As we strive for sustained excellence, we welcome feedback from our alumni, supporters, and peers. Our best days are yet to come.

Amr Elnashai, FREng
Vice President for Research

The Presidential Frontier Faculty

The Presidential Frontier Faculty program is an innovative initiative to hire 100 exceptional faculty members over four years. These faculty will concentrate on addressing critical societal issues in health, energy, security, and sustainability. This program, jointly managed by UH's Provost and Research Division, fosters interdisciplinary solutions to societal problems. Commitment to Core Facilities

2021: News Highlights

• Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South
• Three Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors
• Grant Establishes Puerto Rican Literature Database 
• UH Researcher Joins Team Developing Opioid Vaccine
• Examining What Drives Promotion and Tenure Outcomes
• Exploring the Origin of Arterial Hardening
• Two Inventors Join the National Academy of Inventors
• Stopping Epileptic Seizures Before They Begin
• Research Hub Aims to Uncover the Innermost Secrets of Neutron Stars