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Rice chemical engineering rises to No. 19 in US News undergraduate rankings Monday, Sep. 25, 2023
Undergraduate program up six spots from previous year.

Rice doctoral student recruiting undergrads for 'forever chemicals' landfill project Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023
Joshua Samba leading EPA-backed, student-run research effort out of Prof. Michael Wong's lab.

Wong receives AIChE's Lawrence K. Cecil Award Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023
Rice ChBE chair and professor honored by organization's Environmental Division for his contributions to preserving and improving the environment.

Rice ChBE hires two new tenure-track faculty members Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023
Jason Adams and Stavroula (Alina) Kampouri are among 21 new hires in the School of Engineering.

PetroPhase conference returns to Houston Tuesday, Jun. 27, 2023
More than 150 participants from 18 countries gather to address energy transition

Haotian Wang promoted to associate professor with tenure Wednesday, May. 24, 2023
Having joined the Rice faculty in 2018, Wang's research focuses on renewable energy technologies.

José G. Santiesteban delivers 2023 Chevron Lecture on Energy Tuesday, May. 9, 2023
Former ExxonMobil leader speaks on new directions for chemical engineering.

Rice chemical engineering graduate program ranks 22nd in US News Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023
ChBE rises two spots in 2024 list of nations top graduate programs.

Renovated undergrad teaching lab a 'silver lining' for ChBE Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023
Reequipped, 2,600-square-foot Keck 108 replaces former lab in Abercrombie.