A collaboration led by Rice University and Los Alamos National Laboratory discovered a novel phenomenon: Light-induced lattice expansion in perovskite materials that cures bulk and interface defects, which leads to an enhancement of the optoelectronic properties.
Two graduates in chemical engineering from Rice University are among the newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering.
Rice University scientists have discovered what may be the simplest form of locomotion in the travels of micron-scale particles linked and driven by a magnetic field.
At Rice Athletics’ 32nd Annual Scholar Athlete event earlier this month, multiple engineering students, including several from chemical and biomolecular engineering, were recognized for their excellence in the classroom and on the athletic field.
The prestigious fellowship, named for the late Riki Kobayashi, is awarded to outstanding graduate students in chemical and biomolecular engineering.
Ten Rice University graduate students and postdoctoral researchers won awards in the Smalley-Curl Institute (SCI) Transdisciplinary Symposium Feb. 9, including CHBE students Ben Yin and Priscilla Dias da Silva. The winning presenters received $500 travel awards.
Work by graduate student Elaa Hilou and faculty member Lisa Biswal demonstrates energetic properties of colloids in spinning magnetic field. The researchers hope their work will inspire ways to look at, model and create novel two-dimensional materials like tunable catalysts or colloids that can change their surface area on demand.
The distinction, bestowed by the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division (PMSE) of the American Chemical Society (ACS), recognizes young investigators in academia, industry and national laboratories who have made significant contributions to their field.
Research by Dr. Dilip Asthagiri, Arjun Valiya Parambathu, Dr. Deepti Ballal, and Dr. Walter Chapman on water solubility in alkanes was also No. 2 on a US Department of Energy list of 2017’s top university stories.Â
A method developed by the Rice lab of chemist Matteo Pasquali allows researchers to make short lengths of strong, conductive fibers from small samples of bulk nanotubes in about an hour.
