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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Michael Wong, chair of CHBE at Rice University

Michael Wong elected fellow of American Chemical Society

Michael Wong, professor and chair of Rice’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and professor of chemistry, has been elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). He was honored for his work with nanoparticle-based catalysts.

Thomas Senftle of Rice University chemical engineering

Machine learning can improve catalytic design

A catalyst is a substance that accelerates chemical reactions without being consumed by them. Chemical engineers at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University have shown that combining machine learning and quantum chemistry can save time and expense in designing new catalysts.

The many adventures of George Hirasaki

George Hirasaki was featured by the Association of Retired Rice University Faculty (ARRUF) in their fall 2017 newsletter. “I can no longer windsurf in Maui, heliski, and climb the highest mountains, but I can still windsurf in Galveston Bay, ski in Jackson Hole and go hiking in the Alps."

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Michael Wong, chair of CHBE at Rice University
Michael Wong elected fellow of American Chemical Society
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Thomas Senftle of Rice University chemical engineering
Machine learning can improve catalytic design
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Francisco "Paco" Vargas, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Rice University
Vargas named endowed chair
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The many adventures of George Hirasaki
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From left: George Hirasaki, Philip Singer, Walter Chapman, Dilip Asthagiri, all chemical engineers at Rice University.
Rice engineers advance NMR models for oil and gas
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SPOTLIGHT

Mok designs stretchable solar cells

Using conjugated polymers, sixth-year doctoral student Jorge Wu Mok designs stretchable, malleable photovoltaics for the conversion of solar energy into electricity.

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