Tezduyar awarded USACM's John von Neumann Medal Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:29

Rice engineer honored with association's highest award for his 'outstanding, sustained contributions in the field of computational mechanics.'

Rice researchers win ASME paper award for energy sustainability Wed, 07/19/2023 - 10:54

Mechanical engineering team led by Shima Soleimani studied 'CO2 Heat Pump Water Heaters Using NSGA-II.'

PhD student's flash presentation wins first at International Conference on Microneedles Wed, 07/05/2023 - 08:52

In the lab of Peter Lillehoj, Elizabeth Clarke Wilkirson developed a lateral flow-based skin patch to enable detection of protein biomarkers.

Kashif Liaqat places first in IEEE sustainability student poster contest Tue, 06/13/2023 - 13:25

Rice mechanical engineering PhD student's paper focuses on the optimization of solar-power plant maintenance.

PhD student wins Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer best poster Wed, 05/24/2023 - 15:13

Trevor Shimokusu's poster was titled 'Aluminum Jumping Droplet Thermal Diodes.'

Pedram Hassanzadeh promoted to associate professor Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:18

Having joined Rice in 2013, Hassanzadeh studies turbulent flows and chaotic dynamical systems.

MECH grad student's team wins Rice venture competition Wed, 05/03/2023 - 14:31

Trio including Samantha Wong '23, who earned a Master of Mechanical Engineering and MBA at Rice, took home Napier Rice Launch Challenge top prize.

Higgs elected to AIMBE's 2023 Class of the College of Fellows Mon, 03/27/2023 - 12:04

Rice professor honored for his research in hip, knee replacements.

Lillehoj awarded two NIH grants for HIV, Chagas testing Wed, 03/08/2023 - 14:45

With the $1.8 million in support, Rice professor looks to develop a CRISPR-Cas13-based rapid HIV-1 test and a serological test for detecting Chagas.

Wehmeyer lab's 'inspired' thermal transistors route heat Thu, 02/02/2023 - 09:02

Rice research group's findings published in Nature Communications