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Jermaine named interim chair of computer science department Thursday, Dec 3, 2020

Computer science professor to succeed Luay Nakhleh, who is set to become dean of School of Engineering, effective Jan. 1.

This self-described 'geek' came to Rice to learn about business, leadership and his career ambitions Tuesday, Nov 24, 2020

Vinay Pai BA '88 BS '88 MS '91 now serves as a senior vice president of engineering with Bill.com.

Luay Nakhleh, Rice’s computer science chair, named dean of School of Engineering Thursday, Nov 19, 2020

He will begin his new role on January 1, 2021.

Building a mobile-phone-based test for COVID-19 Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Lillehoj team awarded $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop technology to diagnose cerebral malaria.

Kemere, Robinson build a better mask Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Made from a single piece of inexpensive silicone rubber, Rice Engineering researchers' harness could potentially solve the scarcity of PPE.

Understanding how life works through computation Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Rice computer scientists help develop methods to further understand cells at the molecular level.

Kowal’s 'STAR' shines on data science Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Statistics professor develops 'new way to construct statistical models for integer-valued data — such as counts, test scores and rounded data.'

How Camille Little '20 found her way to data science Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Thanks to D2K and Genevera Allen, the ECE alumna and current PhD student is pursuing her passion.

Armistead’s Rice roots help him become a leader in renewable energy Wednesday, Nov 11, 2020

Hunter Armistead '90, chief development officer for Pattern Energy, has learned from his failures.

ACS recognizes Wong, Alvarez for fracking byproduct 'produced water' Monday, Nov 9, 2020

Rice duo pairs with Shell collaborator receive Greater Houston Section's P3 Salute to Excellence Award.

Rice Engineering awards Future Faculty Fellowships to students, postdocs pursuing academic careers Thursday, Nov 5, 2020

Second-year program will help prepare fellows for interviews and enhance teaching skills.

Ken Kennedy Institute conference explores how COVID-19 has influenced the use of data Wednesday, Nov 4, 2020

Annual Data Science Conference at Rice goes virtual to more than 300 leaders from industry and academia.

Rice team takes first prize in NIHF's Collegiate Inventors Competition Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020

At Your Cervix won for their UFO device, which helps guide needles carrying radiation seeds directly to late-stage cervical tumors.

How Bilal Ghosn teaches engineering design and empathy Monday, Oct 26, 2020

The bioengineering lecturer applies engineering principles to the lives of people with disabilities.

RCEL course allows students to explore career options with industry leaders Thursday, Oct 22, 2020

Lynn Laverty Elsenhans '78 among guests to share advice with class.

O'Malley named ASME's Dynamic Systems and Controls Division Nyquist Lecturer for 2020 Thursday, Oct 15, 2020

Haptics: A Hot Topic with Controls at its Core' lecture delivered during Oct.5-7 conference.

Civil engineers Nagarajaiah, Erazo awarded IASCM's Takuji Kobori Prize Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020

Pair recognized for their paper 'Bayesian structural identification of a hysteretic negative stiffness earthquake protection system using unscented Kalman filtering.'

No longer on the outside looking in Monday, Oct 12, 2020

Gilda Barabino '86 used her experience as a black female engineer to become president of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Ken Kennedy Institute awards $135,000 to nine fellows Thursday, Oct 8, 2020

Program aims to attract graduate students to Rice in the fields of computational science and engineering, high performance computing and data analytics.

Construction projects helping to transform engineering facilities Monday, Oct 5, 2020

Maxfield Hall transformation under way, as Rice National Security Research Accelerator nears completion.