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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.

ChBE junior receives NIH grant for biomedical research in Gao lab Fri, 09/24/2021 - 11:01
With Jeffrey Vanegas, Gao aims to develop a powerful CRISPR toolbox for high throughput discovery of novel bioactive small molecular drugs.

PhD student Khalil named affiliate of Mohammed bin Rashid Academy of Scientists Tue, 07/06/2021 - 06:30
Her research focuses on synthesizing covalent organic frameworks for water treatment and energy storage applications.

Biswal co-chairs ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium Wed, 06/23/2021 - 13:20
PhD student Lobmeyer awarded in the Langmuir Student Oral Presentation session.

Chelsea Clark 'surprised' by Rice Engineering's best-written thesis award Tue, 06/15/2021 - 10:10
Alumna from Wong group received Ralph Budd Ph.D. Engineering Thesis Award four months after successfully defending her doctoral thesis.

10 ChBE students earn Rice Engineering awards, scholarships Fri, 05/14/2021 - 13:20
The George R. Brown School of Engineering this year gave more than $95,000 in awards, scholarships and grants to undergraduate and graduate students.

Aditya Mohite promoted to associate professor with tenure Fri, 05/14/2021 - 11:12
His research focuses on understanding and tailoring structure-function relationships in materials.

Vavra poster earns first place at Microfluidics and Energy Symposium Wed, 05/12/2021 - 08:53
PhD student awarded a $1,000 grand prize for poster titled 'Utilizing an Alkali-Surfactant-Foam Process to Mobilize Heavy Crude Oil.'

Virtual Chevron lecture highlights partnerships, renewable energy, electrified future Tue, 05/11/2021 - 08:17
Annual event features speaker Akshay Sahni, General Manager of Strategy and Technology at Chevron Technology Ventures.

Plant-Based Plant wins Akers Design Competition Sat, 05/01/2021 - 11:17
Student team tasked with creating a process to produce methyl tetrahydrofuran from agricultural residues.

Gao among Rice engineers to receive Welch Foundation research grant Wed, 04/28/2021 - 10:05
The proposal, 'Mechanistic study of the stereochemically controlled biosynthesis of fungal natural products,' has applications in drug development.

Three from ChBE recognized by Rice for teaching excellence Tue, 04/20/2021 - 11:01
Michael Wong, Rafael Verduzco and Ivan Rosa de Siqueira honored with annual awards.

Chapman receives Rice Engineering's Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Adviser Award Mon, 04/19/2021 - 17:51
School of Engineering's annual Faculty and Staff Awards honor outstanding research, teaching, advising and service

Rice chemical engineering ranks 26 in US News best graduate programs Tue, 03/30/2021 - 08:14
Marks the 14th year in a row in the top 30.

Why Camilah Powell is anxious about starting her Fulbright Tue, 03/09/2021 - 14:22
After being awarded the fellowship to research water desalinization, Israel closed its borders.

Zygourakis receives ChBE Professional Excellence Award Wed, 01/27/2021 - 11:03
Award honors a ChBE faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate education at Rice.

ChBE alumni help prepare recruitment process Fri, 01/15/2021 - 18:47
Workshops aim to connect students with industry professionals from our alumni network.

Nnorom among recipients of AMPT Center's first Resiliency Awards Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:01
PhD student led efforts to improve graduate recruiting, focus on inclusion.

Journal celebrates 30th anniversary of Chapman's influential models Mon, 01/11/2021 - 11:27
SAFT was developed by Rice ChBE professor and colleagues, and published in a series of highly cited articles in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Wong, Wang research groups earn AIChE South Texas Section awards Tue, 12/15/2020 - 09:10
Wong's group receives Best Fundamental Paper Award; Wang's Best Applied Paper Award.

ACS recognizes Wong, Alvarez for work on fracking byproduct 'produced water' Mon, 11/09/2020 - 07:18
Rice pair with Shell collaborator receive Greater Houston Section's P3 Salute to Excellence Award.

Two Rice undergrads receive AIChE awards Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:43
Minjung Kim recognized for academic excellence, Savannah Tiemann for freshman involvement.

No longer on the outside looking in Mon, 10/12/2020 - 08:05
Gilda Barabino '86 used her experience as a black female engineer to become president of Olin College of Engineering

Rice goes GRE-optional for grad programs, will grant fee waivers to graduates of Texas schools Wed, 09/09/2020 - 08:46
ChBE is eliminating the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) standardized test requirement for its 2021 graduate programs.

NSF awards Wang $2-million Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation grant Wed, 09/02/2020 - 09:55
Young researcher to explore converting CO2 into pure liquid fuels.

Shivers awarded NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium Fellowship Thu, 07/16/2020 - 11:52
Fifth-year doctoral student works in the research group of Fred C. MacKintosh.

Meet the alumnus in charge of NASA's pre-launch quarantine program Tue, 06/02/2020 - 16:55
Rob Mulcahy is a NASA flight surgeon who helps keep astronauts healthy.

Hirasaki group earns 'Best Petrophysics Paper' Fri, 05/22/2020 - 17:01
The winning paper is titled 'NMR Evaluation of Light-Hydrocarbon Composition, Pore Size, and Tortuosity in Organic-Rich Chalks.'

Pasquali honored with Rice Presidential Award for Mentoring Tue, 05/12/2020 - 17:06
The award is given to faculty members who demonstrate strong commitment to mentoring graduate or undergraduate students.

Wang receives grant to study waste CO2 conversion Thu, 05/07/2020 - 17:08
Three-year, $240,000 research grant comes from the Houston-based Robert A. Welch Foundation.

Biswal named the William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering Wed, 03/18/2020 - 17:09
Biswal, who leads the Soft Matter Engineering Laboratory, joined the Rice faculty in 2006.

Chemical engineering graduate program moves up in U.S. News rankings Mon, 03/16/2020 - 17:10
Marks the 12th year in a row in which Rice’s chemical engineering program has placed in the top 30 in the category.

Wong receives 2019 Southwest Region American Chemical Society Award Wed, 02/05/2020 - 17:14
ACS award is the highest honor given by the regional affiliate.

How this sophomore hopes to change crude petroleum Wed, 01/29/2020 - 17:29
Patrick Aghadiuno aims to make oil production more environmentally friendly.