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Rice graduate students help chips beat the heat with boron nitride Mon, 06/24/2024 - 17:54
Materials scientists Chen-Yang Lin and Tianshu Zhai win top prizes, increase investment for startup HEXAspec.
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Zhu named to the US Air Force Young Investigator Program Wed, 01/10/2024 - 09:11
Rice engineer receives $450,000 for research on quantum, explosive materials.
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Rice Engineering remembers Ahmad Kabbani Mon, 11/20/2023 - 11:43
Kabbani was an esteemed lecturer in materials science and nanoengineering.
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Rice Engineering honors Karen Lozano with Outstanding Alumni Award Fri, 11/03/2023 - 09:19
The award recognizes Lozano for her outstanding professional achievement and service to society.
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Ph.D. student in MSNE lands fellowship in Japan Fri, 09/29/2023 - 09:16
Sathvik Iyengar supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
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Ajayan elected foreign fellow of Indian National Science Academy Tue, 09/19/2023 - 11:26
Rice researcher recognized for his pioneering work on engineered hybrid nanostructures and interface engineered nanomaterials.
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Rice MSNE hires four new faculty members Tue, 08/29/2023 - 12:48
Lane Martin, Scott Keene, HaeYeon Lee and Ricardo Zednik among 21 new hires in the School of Engineering.
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Rice PhD student returns from 'life-changing' Quad Fellowship Summit Mon, 07/10/2023 - 11:00
Sathvik Ajay Iyengar was among inaugural recipients into scholarship program jointly administered by U.S., Australia, India and Japan.
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Yimo Han wins NSF CAREER Award Fri, 06/23/2023 - 07:25
Rice assistant professor's research will use recent electron microscopy approaches to observe the deformation mechanisms of 2D materials.
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Evgeni Penev promoted to associate research professor Wed, 05/24/2023 - 09:52
Rice researcher focuses on he computational materials science of carbon-based systems and novel low-dimensional materials.
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Rice materials science graduate program ranks No. 24 in nation Tue, 04/25/2023 - 09:15
MSNE moves up three spots marking fifth consecutive year in US News top 30.
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MSNE professors receive faculty awards from Rice Engineering Mon, 04/24/2023 - 11:35
Han received the Roy E. Campbell Faculty Development Award and Lou recognized with the Outstanding Faculty Research Award.
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Han named to MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 China list Fri, 04/07/2023 - 11:16
Director of Rice's Electron Microscopy Center recognized for develop of advanced electron microscopy technology.
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Rice, ASM International to sponsor career panel for students Mon, 04/03/2023 - 11:11
April 5 event in Anderson Hall is open to all.
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Hanyu Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award Wed, 03/01/2023 - 11:01
Rice materials scientist seeks to probe quantum materials modified by terahertz quantum fluctuations.
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Rice alumna Karen Lozano elected to NAE Mon, 02/13/2023 - 08:30
UTRGV professor recognized for contributions to nanofiber research and commercialization.
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Keck, Rice back Zhu's quantum project Tue, 01/31/2023 - 08:53
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 Fri, 12/09/2022 - 13:04
Sathvik Ajay Iyengar among 100 invited to multinational scholarship program.
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Rice PhD students earn research awards from Materials Research Society Thu, 12/08/2022 - 09:17
Qiyi Fang received best poster award, Boyu Zhang won silver award.
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Rice, MIT researchers focus on fracturing in 2D materials Wed, 11/30/2022 - 08:19
Paper, co-authored by Jun Lou, was published in the MRS Bulletin Magazine of the Materials Research Society.