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PhD students Porter, Yap awarded for outstanding research Monday, Jun. 6, 2022

Department's Emmett T. and Geraldyne Smith Roberts Award comes with $4,000 prize.


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Matthew Brake earns promotion to associate professor Wednesday, May. 18, 2022

Mechanical engineering professor is among six Rice Engineering faculty members to be promoted in 2022.


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Rice Mechanical Engineering refurbishes lab space amid growth Tuesday, May. 17, 2022

Infrastructure problems leads to equipment upgrades.


Doris Xu

Rice senior wins best poster presentation at IEEE robotics symposium Monday, May. 9, 2022

Doris Xu presented “A Textile-Based Approach to Wearable Haptic Devices” at the International Symposium on Medical Robotics.


Daniel Preston in lab

Preston wins NSF Career Award Thursday, May. 5, 2022

Assistant professor is the latest of eight young researchers in Rice Engineering to receive prestigious honor.


headshots of Joshua Holder and Alisa Webb

Two seniors awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Monday, May. 2, 2022

Joshua Holder and Alisa Webb receive fellowships intended to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers.


Rawand Rasheed holding oversized check with Daniel Preston.

Rasheed wins Rice Launch Challenge startup competition Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022

PhD student's venture Helix Earth Technologies helps power plant operators reduce water use and overall operating costs.


Matthew Elliott*

Rice honors Matthew Elliott for superior teaching Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022

George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching recognizes top instructors as determined by the votes of recent alumni.


Rice mechanical engineering among nation's top 30 graduate programs for fifth year in a row

Rice mechanical engineering among nation's top 30 graduate programs for fifth year in a row Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2022

Ranking puts Rice at No. 13 among private universities, according to U.S. News & World Report.