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  • Energy
    Our area of research involves exploiting these forces to develop novel materials, with a primary focus on understanding and controlling their physical and chemical properties. One problem of interest is how confined colloidal fluids can change their structure and mechanical properties under the action of controlled external forces. 
  • Nanotechnology
    For novel materials to be useful to society, they must be economical to manufacture. This is the reason why our departmental research efforts focus not only on the design and synthesis of materials at the molecular and nanometer scales (Biswal, Wong), but also on the development and optimization of processes to manufacture these materials for commercial applications (Pasquali, Wong, Zygourakis).
  • Biosystems
    Biosystems engineering focuses on the integration of molecular biology, protein engineering and high throughput technologies with systems modeling methodological approaches. It aims at: a) first obtaining a complete (vs by parts) understanding of the biological system, from the molecular up to the cell population level and b) developing and applying strategies to engineer (design, optimize and control) its performance in general.
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New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance
Scientists from Rice, the Dutch firm Teijin Aramid, the U.S. Air Force and Israel’s Technion Institute unveiled a new carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber that looks and acts like textile thread and conducts electricity and heat like a metal wire.

Rice Opens New Window on Parkinson’s Disease
Rice University scientists have discovered a new way to look inside living cells and see the insoluble fibrillar deposits associated with Parkinson’s disease. content if browser does not support

Recipient of the 2012 Professional Excellence Award Announced
CHBE honors Dr. Walter G. Chapman for his outstanding contributions to the education of undergraduate and graduate students.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Students Participate in RCEL Research Screech
Select group of forty-four Rice University Engineering PhD students gave 90-second ‘elevator pitches’ to showcase their research in McMurtry Auditorium of Duncan Hall at Rice

Feds enlist Rice for nanocarbon project
National Institute of Standards and Technology grant supports measurement and characterization of nanomaterials

Lava dots: Rice makes hollow, soft-shelled quantum dots
 Investigation of quantum dots leads to new particles formed by molten droplets

BioHouston honors Rice’s Lydia Kavraki

 

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EVENTS

Tuesday, June 25
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The Induction of Infectivity in Human Astrovirus in Response to Capsid Proteolysis

Thursday, July 11
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dining with the Dean - MEMS Grad Students

Monday, August 19
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
O Week Info Session for Engineers

Monday, August 19
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
O Week Info Session for Engineers

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