Haotian Wang promoted to associate professor with tenure Wed, 05/24/2023 - 09:41

Having joined the Rice faculty in 2018, Wang's research focuses on renewable energy technologies.

ChBE PhD candidate Chris Botello selected as a GEM Fellow Wed, 05/10/2023 - 11:19

GEM has helped thousands of students in engineering and natural sciences identify opportunities for career pathways in industry and academia, and supported them in securing funding for graduate education

José G. Santiesteban delivers 2023 Chevron Lecture on Energy Tue, 05/09/2023 - 11:16

Former ExxonMobil leader speaks on new directions for chemical engineering.

Rice chemical engineering graduate program ranks 22nd in US News Tue, 04/25/2023 - 08:43

ChBE rises two spots in 2024 list of nations top graduate programs.

Renovated undergrad teaching lab a 'silver lining' for ChBE Wed, 03/22/2023 - 09:37

Reequipped, 2,600-square-foot Keck 108 replaces former lab in Abercrombie.

Yuan, Spatafora-Salazar receive Sunit Patel ’85 Endowed Fellowships Mon, 03/13/2023 - 13:56

Named for the distinguished Rice alumnus, the departmental award recognizes outstanding graduate student research.

Hon-Chung Lau named SPE Distinguished Lecturer Tue, 03/07/2023 - 09:41

Adjunct professor founded Low Carbon Energies in 2021.

Zeng places second in Base Editing Enzymes and Applications poster contest Thu, 02/02/2023 - 10:49

Third-year graduate student works in lab of Xue “Sherry” Gao

Rice senior's poster wins first place at AIChE Mon, 11/21/2022 - 10:53

Stephanie Pecaut, a member in the Haotian Wang's lab, topped competition for catalysis and reaction engineering.

Mohite, Wang groups receive best paper from AIChE Thu, 11/10/2022 - 14:18

Rice professors' research recognized by South Texas Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Lisa Swank Patel on a career shift from drilling to Disney Fri, 10/07/2022 - 12:24

Rice alumna leverages her engineering training and problem-solving skills in the entertainment industry.

Wong named fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fri, 09/30/2022 - 08:43

Rice professor and ChBE department chair's research focuses on the environment, sustainable chemicals production and clean energy.

Rice ChBE honors graduates students for research Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:11

Conrad receives Sunit Patel Endowed Fellowship Award, Chen awarded Riki Kobayashi Fellowship.

Rice faculty honored by ACS Thu, 09/22/2022 - 10:29

Senftle to receive Younger Chemist Award, Landes the Joe W. Hightower Award from American Chemical Society’s Greater Houston Section.

Dongyu Fan wins Outstanding Student Poster Award at ACS Tue, 09/20/2022 - 14:38

Fourth-year PhD student is a member of Christy Landes's research group.

Rice chemical engineering ranks No. 25 among nation's top undergraduate programs Tue, 09/13/2022 - 10:20

Overall, Rice moved up three spots to No. 16 among nation's top undergraduate engineering programs, according to latest U.S. News World and Report rankings.

NSF awards MacKintosh to understand mechanics of fiber networks Tue, 09/13/2022 - 08:53

Group's research will likely have implications for both synthetic polymer materials and tissue engineering.

Newest NSF I-CORPS grant awarded to Rice team Aqualight Materials Thu, 09/01/2022 - 08:56

Grant will support the commercialization of their novel, patented, method for removing PFAS contaminants from water supplies.

Rice alumna wins Carbon Journal Prize Fri, 07/22/2022 - 08:52

Lauren Taylor '21 recognized for her outstanding Ph.D. thesis in carbon material science and technology.

Pasquali's Chevron Lecture focuses on promises, challenges of carbon nanotubes Wed, 07/20/2022 - 14:33

Annual energy lecture took place on March 31 in-person and online, featuring Carbon Hub director.

Mohite honored by DOE for hydrogen fuel cells research Thu, 07/07/2022 - 10:40

Rice researcher recently received a Hydrogen Program Research and Development Award in the Hydrogen Technologies in the Production category.

Rice doctoral student wins top poster prize at CRISPR conference Tue, 06/21/2022 - 14:50

Qichen Yuan's poster was based on research co-authored by his adviser, Xue “Sherry” Gao.

Why this Rice alumna chose a food-related career over oil and gas Thu, 06/16/2022 - 09:18

Venmathy McMahan '05 has two full-time, cross-continental roles owning a granola company and helping industries reduce plastic waste.

Gao lab undergrad receives NIGMS grant for biomedical research Wed, 06/01/2022 - 13:20

Rice senior Angela Lin majors in biochemistry and cell biology.

ChBE, Glasscock offer short course taught by Abbas Firoozabadi Wed, 05/11/2022 - 08:09

'Hydrocarbon and Renewable Energy Production from the Subsurface: Thermodynamics and Rheology' scheduled for July 25-29.

Sunit Patel receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Rice Mon, 05/09/2022 - 19:32

ChBE alumnus is a skilled financial leader in the telecommunications industry who’s worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies.

Vanegas collects numerous honors for undergraduate research, service Fri, 05/06/2022 - 08:42

ChBE junior earns James S. Waters Creativity Award, NIH grant, RURS top poster, Distinguished Junior Merit Scholarship and more.

Four from ChBE awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Mon, 05/02/2022 - 08:50

Leslie Arrazolo, Min Jung Kim, Devon Kulhanek and Jessica Persaud receive fellowships intended to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers.

PhD students outline strategy for improving electrochemical CO2 reduction technology Mon, 04/25/2022 - 10:02

Jung (Timothy) Kim and Peng Zhu, who work in the lab of Haotian Wang, publish paper in Nature Catalysis

PhD student receives 2022 recipient of the Graduate Teaching Award for Student Support Thu, 04/07/2022 - 13:38

Lucas Hildebrand Pires da Cunha recognized by Rice for support provided to undergraduate students.

Zhen-Yu Wu article among Nature Communications' top 25 in chemistry, materials sciences Mon, 04/04/2022 - 09:02

Postdoctoral research associate works in lab of Haotian Wang.

Rice chemical engineering rises two spots in national ranking of graduate programs Tue, 03/29/2022 - 08:57

No. 24 ranking marks 16th year in a row in U.S. News World and Report's top 30.

NSF backs Biswal to devise nanofluids for reducing use of dangerous solvents Thu, 02/24/2022 - 09:09

Proposal for three-year, $549,733 Partnerships for Innovation grant is titled 'Micellar Nanofluids to Reduce Use of Harmful Solvents in Oil and Gas Production.'

Wang among Scialog: Negative Emissions Science teams awarded $1.2 million Tue, 01/25/2022 - 11:17

Rice researcher's project is titled 'CO2 Conversion to Bioplastics via Electrochemical-Bio Synthesis.'

Wong awarded $250,000 by SERDP to develop PFAS disposal Fri, 01/14/2022 - 10:15

For more than 80 years, PFAS have been widely used, and are ubiquitous in the environment.

Society of Petroleum Engineers honors Miller with IOR Pioneer Award Fri, 01/07/2022 - 14:55

Professor emeritus recognized for research that made possible “significant advancements over the years in improved oil recovery technology.”

Wang receives Young Investigator Award from AIChE Thu, 12/09/2021 - 10:01

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum recognizes Rice professor for outstanding research in novel nanomaterials.

Sunny Niu poster wins first place at Mission Connect Annual Scientific Symposium Mon, 12/06/2021 - 09:36

PhD student working on a sensitive biosensor to detect proteins released after traumatic brain injury.

Rice undergraduates win Greene Prize for environmental writing Fri, 11/12/2021 - 09:12

Winning paper written for “Energy and the Environment” course in the Department of Civl and Environmental Engineering.

Marciel receives research grants from NSF, ACS Tue, 10/26/2021 - 10:52

Grants totaling more than $386,000 are for two independent research projects involving polymers and making crude oil production more efficient.