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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.


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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.


Michael S. Wong

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.


Headshots of Jason Adams and Stavroula (Alina) Kampouri

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

PetroPhase conference returns to Houston Tuesday, Jun. 27, 2023

More than 150 participants from 18 countries gather to address energy transition


Haotian Wang

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 speaking in Keck Hall

José G. Santiesteban delivers 2023 Chevron Lecture on Energy Tuesday, May. 9, 2023

Former ExxonMobil leader speaks on new directions for chemical engineering.


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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.


Kyle Clayton and Marya Cokar standing in Keck 108 lab

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.