Padgett named 2025 J.M. Ko Award Laureate Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:20

The award recognizes exceptional researchers for their outstanding and impactful contributions to structural engineering

Wong receives $1.4 million federal grant to develop technology to destroy ‘forever chemicals’ Tue, 01/20/2026 - 14:22

The three-year project aims to develop a promising PFAS remediation technology discovered at Rice for real-world application.

Marega and Pirie expand Rice University’s impact in nanomaterials and quantum materials research Tue, 01/20/2026 - 09:39

New assistant professors join the Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering.

Rice D2K launches innovative courses and workshops on AI Fri, 01/09/2026 - 11:56

The first course starting on Jan 12th, is now open for registrations.

What We’ve Built Together—and Where We’re Headed Thu, 01/01/2026 - 17:08

Message from the Dean, January 1, 2026

Sibani Lisa Biswal elected AIChE Fellow Fri, 12/19/2025 - 16:14

Election to Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Study modeling the evolution of bladder cancer garners major recognition and funding Tue, 12/16/2025 - 12:30

This paper, highlighted by the Journal of Pathology and Nature Reviews Urology, led to a $10M+ federal grant award to study urothelial carcinogenesis.

Robert Vajtai receives honorary doctorate from University of Szeged Mon, 12/15/2025 - 15:47

Research professor honored for his international leadership in nanomaterials research.

Rice Engineering and Computing remembers Gary Cisneros Wed, 12/10/2025 - 15:45

Longtime research specialist served “with dedication and quiet strength.”

A Rice-Baylor College of Medicine study earns best paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:46

The paper described a new method to identify functional gene clusters for a genetic disorder