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Prof. Moshe Vardi announced as a recipient of the 2025 IEEE CS Computer Pioneer Award in Honor of the Women of ENIAC Thursday, Mar 13, 2025

This award recognizes and honors those whose long-standing efforts have resulted in the advancement and continued vitality of the computer industry.

Rice CS faculty explore the future of AI: LLMs, Deepseek, and GenAI Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025

Panel discussion provides an accessible introduction to recent AI innovations and challenges

Finding sustainable environmental solutions for communities around Lake Chad in Nigeria Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025

Prof. Viens leads a new international consortium of researchers in this effort

Santiago Segarra wins EURASIP Early Career Award Friday, Mar 7, 2025

Rice professor honored for advancements in graph signal processing and graph-based machine learning

Charlos Ward ’98 ’06 brings expertise in sustainability to alma mater Thursday, Mar 6, 2025

Chemical engineering alumna shares highlights from her multifaceted career and the importance of alumni connections

Rice ECE faculty and students win prestigious awards and accolades at 2025 ISSCC Friday, Feb 28, 2025

The department has an impressive showing at ISSCC for the second year in a row

Larin and Kruse win awards at HACASA Friday, Feb 7, 2025

Two graduate students receive awards from the Houston chapter of American Statistical Association

Jiaming Liu wins a prestigious student paper award from the American Statistical Association Thursday, Feb 6, 2025

The association’s Section on Bayesian Statistical Science selected Liu for his groundbreaking research on improving uncertainty quantification in scalable Bayesian methods.

Eight Rice Engineering and Computing faculty named to endowed chairs Thursday, Jan 30, 2025

Faculty exemplify excellence in research across engineering and computing disciplines.

Rice Fulbright alumna leads Colombia’s equitable energy transition Monday, Jan 27, 2025

Johanna Castellanos’ leadership at the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) paved way for national energy transition roadmap, data governance policies.

Ensor named chair of NASEM ad hoc committee Friday, Jan 24, 2025

Committee to assess frontiers of statistics in science and technology.

Rice Engineering and Computing names Dane Christensen to advisory board Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025

Alumnus brings expertise in secure, efficient renewable energy to the board.

Ajayan honored with Materials Today Innovation Award Monday, Jan 13, 2025

Rice materials scientist recognized for his significant achievements in developing nanoengineered materials.

Templeton and Young inspire the next generation of engineers through equitable STEM outreach programs Monday, Jan 6, 2025

More than 100 students to start off the new year with Rice University’s Young Scholar Invent workshop.

Eight seniors honored by Department of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research Friday, Jan 3, 2025

Students received Michael Ross Franco Awards and Chevron Prizes at annual awards luncheon.

Rice team places second at Houston Methodist Hospital competition Friday, Dec 20, 2024

Electrical and computer engineers awarded for developing novel skin test for tuberculosis.

Beatrice Riviere re-elected to Board of Trustees of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Thursday, Dec 19, 2024

Rice professor to serve premier society of applied mathematics for a second three-year term.

Wong to receive International Precious Metals Institute’s Henry J. Albert Award Thursday, Dec 19, 2024

Chemical and biomolecular engineer recognized for innovations in precious metals for clean water applications.

A Year in Review Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024

Message from the Dean, December 18, 2024.

Rafael Verduzco named A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Monday, Dec 16, 2024

Verduzco's research focuses on developing polymers for water treatment, bioelectronic devices and electrochemical CO2 reduction.