![Phil Bedient and Coastal Prairie Conservancy leadership](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-05/Bedient-CPC-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=S68BEwhC)
Phil Bedient honored by Coastal Prairie Conservancy Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Rice engineer and SSPEED Center recognized for research and partnership in preserving Texas coastal prairies.
![Illya Hicks](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-05/Hicks-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=U-obKpCa)
Illya Hicks awarded Blackwell-Tapia Prize Monday, May 6, 2024
Hicks recognized for his applied mathematics research, contributions to diversity and outreach.
![Raudel Avila](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-05/Avila-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=sf2NdEui)
Raudel Avila awarded Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Friday, May 3, 2024
Rice assistant professor recognized by American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering.
![Yingying Fan](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Yinying-Fan-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=DoDXZZYj)
Yingying Fan awarded Nettie S. Autrey Fellowship Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024
Award will support Fan’s continued research in biology-electronics hybrid systems.
![Albert Kidd, Travis McPhail, Talithia Williams, and Wanda Gass](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Engineering-Laureates-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=UreTEN1_)
Four Rice Engineering alumni named 2024 Laureates Awards Honorees Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024
Association of Rice Alumni honors Albert Kidd ’64 ’65, Travis McPhail ’04 ’07 ’11, Talithia Williams ’07 ’08, and Wanda Gass ’78.
![Sikandar Bind and Srilekshmi Muraleedharan](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Mehta-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=3XlCHnx7)
Exchange program opens doors for Mehta Rice Engineering Scholars Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024
Students in the inaugural cohort accelerate research and develop professional networks.
![Cesar Uribe](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Uribe-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=guYG5WWO)
César Uribe honored by Google and KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024
Rice engineer named 2024 Digital Futures Fellow by Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology, wins Google Scholar Award for distributed learning research.
![Sho Watanabe](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Watanabe-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=ExXbPRPn)
![Jaihee Choi](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/JaiheeChoi-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=X-XYXUa_)
Jaihee Choi wins IBS Distinguished Student Paper Award Friday, Apr 19, 2024
Doctoral student recognized for statistical methodology that could aid cancer research.
![Seminar on Stochastic Processes](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/STAT-conference.jpg.jpeg?itok=rWgkUNhN)
Rice hosts Seminar on Stochastic Processes Thursday, Apr 18, 2024
Researchers from around the globe joined the premier conference on stochastic processes in North America.
![2024 Faculty and Staff Engineering Awards](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/EngineeringAwards-Web.jpg.jpeg?itok=QA0Qv1TG)
School of Engineering honors faculty and staff Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024
Faculty and Staff Engineering Awards celebrate faculty and staff research, teaching and service.
![2024 Energy Venture Day, Rice Alliance](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/CERAWeek-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=071WXTfx)
Rice engineers win 2024 Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024
Startup teams place first and second for their innovations in energy transition.
![Antonios Mikos](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Mikos-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=Swg2KNVL)
Rice bioengineers win $1.4M ARPA-H award for osteoarthritis research Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024
Rice joins consortium to develop strategies that reverse effects of osteoarthritis.
![Undergraduate students in a lecture](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-05/deans-message-april24.jpg.jpeg?itok=I6zKp6_V)
![Alessandro Alabastri](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/Alabastri-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=-YjilrcG)
Rice engineer awarded U.S. Army grant to improve thermal imaging systems Monday, Apr 8, 2024
Alessandro Alabastri to research thermal radiation, with applications in surveillance and reconnaissance.
![Team Separion](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-04/EnergyTechUp-CEE.jpg.jpeg?itok=NkpyoIeK)
Rice Engineers advance to DOE’s EnergyTech UP national competition Friday, Apr 5, 2024
Team presents a winning business plan for commercializing Rice-made energy technology.
![Water treatment plants](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-03/CEE-WaterTreatment%20copy.jpg.jpeg?itok=nuKSJpOu)
Rice launches environmental engineering undergraduate program Thursday, Mar 28, 2024
New major gives new opportunities to students and showcases Rice Engineering’s commitment to sustainability.
![Ray Qu presents at Finite Element Rodeo](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-03/Qu-FiniteElement.jpg.jpeg?itok=lIztywhT)
Finite Element Rodeo returns to Rice Tuesday, Mar 26, 2024
Conference brings a close-knit community of mathematicians, testing ground for new ideas.
![Luay Nakhleh](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-03/Nakhleh-web-2024.jpg.jpeg?itok=LICOlMMb)
![Grace Wilson](/sites/g/files/bxs2626/files/styles/thumbnail_small_75x75/public/2024-03/Wilson-web.jpg.jpeg?itok=Ts_b5HLu)
Rice alumna aces career as PXG product test engineer Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024
Grace Wilson ’21 combines passion for golf and engineering to design custom high-end golf products.