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2025 Rice Engineering Magazine Cover

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.

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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.

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Engineering & Computing News

REINVENTS faculty expert Jason Adams is pioneering room-temperature reactions in chemical production to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for combustion reactions.

Exemplary faculty appointed to higher ranks

inStem is a prestigious research institute dedicated to advancing stem cell science.

The summits brought together global experts to set the vision for the future of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Featured Events

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July 29

Master of Chemical Engineering Virtual Information Session

Learn about EPMP during a virtual information session. The program can be completed in three semesters. Fifth-year option available for Rice undergrads.

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July 30

SCI Summer Research Colloquium

The Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium provides undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers working at Rice with an opportunity to present their most recent work.

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August 27

RCEL Student/Faculty Mixer

Join the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL) to kick off the new semester with a mixer! Students will have the opportunity to meet RCEL faculty, staff, and fellow students.

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