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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.


Tiffany Bauman and Alejandro Toscano Rodriguez

Mechanical engineering seniors honored for leadership Thursday, Apr. 16, 2020

Rice Center for Engineering Leadership recognizes Tiffany Bauman and Alejandro Toscano Rodriguez.


Pedram Hassanzadeh

Hassanzadeh awarded Young Investigator Program research grant Friday, Apr. 10, 2020

The goal of the project is a novel integration of artificial intelligence-based data-driven techniques with mixed-precision computing.


Mechanical engineering moves up one place in U.S. News rankings

Mechanical engineering moves up one place in U.S. News rankings Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020

Marks the third year in a row in which Rice’s mechanical engineering program has placed in the top 30 in the category,