

Ken Kennedy Institute graduate fellowship program awards $50,000 Thursday, Dec 10, 2020
Awards to help seven fellows in five Rice Engineering departments further pursue research.

Sabharwal elected a fellow of National Academy of Inventors Tuesday, Dec 8, 2020
ECE chair and professor named one of 175 academic inventors in 2020 class.

Thanks to Rice Engineering, Bill Smoot '83 likes to get his hands dirty Friday, Dec 4, 2020
The mechanical engineering alumnus's company WET Engineering deals in waterparks and water treatment.

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.



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.


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.
