John B. Cheatham, Jr., professor of mechanical engineering for 33 years, dies at 96 Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021

Joined the Rice faculty in 1963 and was serving his second tenure as MECH department chair at the time of his retirement in 1996.

Marquise Bell receives NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities Fellowship Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021

The $80,000, one-year fellowship to help PhD student develop textiles for use in advanced spacesuits.

Tezduyar inducted as Honorary Member into Japan Association for Computational Mechanics Thursday, Jul. 29, 2021

MECH adjunct professor Thomas J.R. Hughes also inducted.

Three mechanical engineering instructors honored for teaching excellence Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021

Marcia O’Malley, Geoff Wehmeyer and Savannah Cofer recognized with annual Rice awards.

Athena is scheduled for liftoff Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021

The most advanced rocket yet designed and built by the Rice Eclipse student team to launch on June 5.

Rice mechanical engineering up two spots in US News best graduate programs Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021

Marks fourth year ranked in a row in top 30.

Preston reviews robots mimicking soft-bodied creatures Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021

Rice researchers contribute 'Focus' article on controlling soft-legged robots to Science Robotics.

Rawand Rasheed earns inaugural IBUILD Graduate Fellowship Friday, Mar. 12, 2021

Preston lab PhD student's research focuses on reducing energy use in buildings.

Adam Subel's late-blooming interest in machine learning, climate dynamics is paying off Friday, Mar. 12, 2021

Hassanzadeh lab undergraduate student recently published a first-authored paper in Physics of Fluids, a major journal in fluid mechanics.