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Hanyu Zhu in lab

Hanyu Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023

Rice materials scientist seeks to probe quantum materials modified by terahertz quantum fluctuations.


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Rice alumna Karen Lozano elected to NAE Monday, Feb. 13, 2023

UTRGV professor recognized for contributions to nanofiber research and commercialization.


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Keck, Rice back Zhu's quantum project Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023

MSNE professor and team seek to see quantum entanglement among billions of particles in a piece of solid material.


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US names Rice MSNE student inaugural Quad Fellow Friday, Dec. 9, 2022

Sathvik Ajay Iyengar among 100 invited to multinational scholarship program.


Qiyi Fang and Boyu Zhang

Rice PhD students earn research awards from Materials Research Society Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022

Qiyi Fang received best poster award, Boyu Zhang won silver award.


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Rice, MIT researchers focus on fracturing in 2D materials Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

Paper, co-authored by Jun Lou, was published in the MRS Bulletin Magazine of the Materials Research Society.


Lesa Tran Lu, Sathvik Ajay Iyengar and August Staubus standing in front of poster.

PhD student presents research at NSF Research Traineeship meeting Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

Sathvik Ajay Iyengar, who is a member of Pulickel Ajayan's group, showed how collaborative the student network is at Rice.


Brian Kinglsey

Rice alumnus named VP of U.S. Bolt Friday, Oct. 21, 2022

Brian Kingsley earned his professional master's degree in 2015.


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MSNE postdoc Soumyabrata Roy named a Future Faculty Fellow Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022

Rice Engineering program supports Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers who are applying for tenure-track faculty positions this year.