Solving for Greater Good
At Rice Engineering and Computing, we collaborate with scientists and scholars across campus and around the world to solve some of the most urgent issues of our time. Through our five research focus areas – Health and Well-being, Energy and Sustainability, Resilient and Adaptive Communities, Advanced Materials, and Future Computing – we are solving for greater good.
Google executive Partha Ranganathan '97 '01 joins Rice Engineering and Computing’s annual lecture April 9
The George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing’s annual Raleigh White Johnson, Jr. Lecture, taking place April 9, will feature Partha Ranganathan '97 '01, VP, Engineering Fellow at Google.
Artificial Intelligence has emerged as the defining “space age” of our decade, transforming all aspects of our life. Ranganathan ’97 ’00 will share insights on this topic in a talk titled, “From Unicorns to Centaurs: Powering the AI Moonshot.”
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Featured Events
Raleigh White Johnson, Jr. Lecture
April 9 | 4 pm
Join the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing for a lecture featuring Partha Ranganathan '97 '01, VP, Engineering Fellow at Google.
2026 Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase
April 16 | 4:30 PM
This showcase and competition highlights many of the school’s engineering design projects and represent our students’ success.
Spring 2026 D2K Showcase
April 27 | 5 PM
Student teams from the D2K Capstone course will present their results in projects covering computer vision, natural language processing, data visualization, medical informatics, and more.