The 2025 issue of Rice Engineering and Computing Magazine is here!
In our 50th anniversary issue, we celebrate the deep and growing connection between engineering and computing. From our early breakthroughs in high-performance computing to today’s advances in AI and data science, Rice has long been at the forefront of computing innovation. This edition highlights some of the people, ideas, and investments shaping what’s next.
Solving for Greater Good
At Rice, we work at the intersection of some of today’s most important issues and interesting challenges. We bring together world-class engineers in an intimate environment that favors collaboration over competition. Our goal? To find pathbreaking solutions to local and global challenges in ways that are more equitable, more responsible, and more sustainable. By harnessing our strengths, working together, and always imagining the unintended consequences of our efforts, we’re not just tackling tough engineering problems, we’re solving for greater good.
Engineering & Computing News
Popoola co-presented his research on agrarian sustainability in the Lake Chad Basin with his mentor, Prof. Frederi Viens
Sikandar Bind was a 2023-24 Mehta Rice Engineering Scholar hosted by Sibani Lisa Biswal.
The AIChE's CRE Practice Award recognizes individuals who have made pioneering contributions to the industrial practice of catalysis and chemical engineering reactions.
Two Rice undergraduate teams—DialySafe and VacuTrac—won awards at the 2025 DEBUT Challenge sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Featured Events
Families Weekend
October 3-4
Families Weekend is a chance to connect with fellow families, hear from university leaders, students and faculty, and explore the spaces your Owl calls home at Rice.
Ethical Decisions: The Engineer’s Responsibility
October 30
Join the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and a special guest panel to discuss the role of ethics and leadership for engineers and technology professionals.
Rice Alumni Weekend
November 6-11, 2025
Reconnect with Rice Engineering and Computing alumni at Rice Alumni Weekend. Save the date for the Alumni Weekend Engineering Reception November 7!