College of Science and Engineering
Meet today's toughest challenges head-on with an education from the College of Science and Engineering at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Our students answer pressing questions and solve real-world problems across more than 20 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Pursue Deeper Understanding
Innovation and creativity will fuel your studies at UHCL, and our small class sizes ensure you’ll have ample guidance from expert faculty every step of the way. Top-of-the-line campus labs offer specialized research in fields as diverse as biotechnology, computer security, plasma physics, marine ecology, robotics and more.
Beyond the classroom, internship and research opportunities abound alongside top organizations like NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, Boeing and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Our alumni have built careers tackling earth's most difficult challenges from beneath the waves to above the stratosphere, and soon you'll be ready to join them.
UHCL students shine at UTMB summer camp, winning awards for biotech innovations
Two University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) students, Marzia Bamiani and Venkata Srilekha Kalavacherla, participated in a week-long innovation summer camp at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). During the camp, both participated in a hackathon where they designed startup biotech companies. Bamiani was part of a team that won first place, while Srilekha Kalavacherla secured third place. According to Texas Launchpad Network, the experience allows students to connect with a diverse network of peers, faculty, and industry leaders to learn how to change health and medicine from the inside out.
A UHCL team of mechanical engineering students, Artifices Lunaris, has emerged as one of only 13 teams nationwide to advance in NASA's prestigious Micro-g NExT Design Challenge. This annual competition invites undergraduate students to design, build, and test a tool or device that addresses real-world space exploration challenges.
Dr. David Garrison, Associate Dean of UHCL's College of Science and Engineering, has been named the 2024 Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network (SSMN) Higher Education Professional of the Year. The award recognizes an outstanding Sloan Scholar alumnus who has made significant contributions to their field.
UHCL's Occupational Safety and Health program prepares students for careers as safety professionals. Alumnus Tyler Tanniehill earned his B.S. in Environmental Science (now the Occupational Safety and Health B.S.) with a dual focus in industrial hygiene and safety. Today, he's an environmental health and safety program manager.