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OwlSat CubeSat earns Technical Project of the Year from SEDS Friday, Nov. 20, 2020

Rice SEDS chapter developed small research satellite to serve as payloads in future launches.


Daniel Preston

Preston to study how temperatures affect the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020

Assistant professor has received a $159,000 National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research grant for project.


Ryan Udell

Senior receives honorable mention in USRA's Distinguished Undergraduate Awards Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

For second year in a row, Ryan Udell honored for leadership in aerospace engineering and space science.


Kenji Takizawa

Kenji ​​​​​​​Takizawa elected as ASME fellow Monday, Oct. 26, 2020

Adjunct professor works with the research group of Tayfun Tezduyar.


Marcia O'Malley

O'Malley named ASME's Dynamic Systems and Controls Division Nyquist Lecturer for 2020 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020

'Haptics: A Hot Topic with Controls at its Core' lecture delivered during Oct.5-7 conference.


gem fellows

Three MECH students, alumni named 2020 Fellows of the National GEM Consortium Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020

GEM has supported more than 4,000 Fellows from underrepresented groups at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science.


Tom Pellette

How this SVP at Caterpillar acquired engineering fundamentals at Rice Friday, Jul. 17, 2020

Tom Pellette '86 is responsible for the company's Solar Turbines subsidiary and serves as a strategic adviser.


Takashi Kuraishi

Kuraishi to receive Young Investigator Award from Japan Association for Computational Mechanics Monday, Jun. 8, 2020

Research associate works in Tezduyar's Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling.


Adam Gottlieb

Meet Adam Gottlieb, new president of Rice Engineering Alumni Thursday, Apr. 30, 2020

Mechanical engineering alumnus looks toward helping Rice students.