US names Rice MSNE student inaugural Quad Fellow Fri, 12/09/2022 - 13:04

Sathvik Ajay Iyengar among 100 invited to multinational scholarship program.

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.

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.

PhD student presents research at NSF Research Traineeship meeting Tue, 11/08/2022 - 08:49

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

Rice alumnus named VP of U.S. Bolt Fri, 10/21/2022 - 09:53

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

MSNE postdoc Soumyabrata Roy named a Future Faculty Fellow Wed, 09/14/2022 - 14:43

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

Three from MSNE awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Mon, 05/02/2022 - 09:03

Jeremy Daum, Neethu Pottackal and Sanjna Sukumaran receive fellowships intended to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers.

Sophomore Aasha Zinke represents MSNE at research showcase Mon, 04/18/2022 - 14:13

First-ever Shapiro Showcase took place on April 15 as part of the 20th Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Rice materials engineering program up one spot in national graduate rankings Tue, 03/29/2022 - 08:52

No. 27 ranking marks fourth year in row in top 30 in U.S. News World and Report.

Ali Khater is making stronger, more flexible materials and communities Wed, 12/15/2021 - 11:50

'3D printing is revolutionary but novel materials are needed to push 3D printing forward into industry.'

Jun Lou receives Brimacombe Medal from Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Mon, 11/15/2021 - 12:15

Rice professor recognized for his 'sustained excellence and achievement' in the field.

Rice team wins Sustainable Technologies category in Create the Future contest Thu, 10/14/2021 - 08:40

Team headed by Rahman and Ajayan recognized for its Multifunctional Bionanocomposite Fruit Coatings.

Rice alumnus, astronaut describes what it's like to walk in space Tue, 06/01/2021 - 12:37

John 'Danny' Olivas '96 recently appeared on CNN to discuss what it's like to perform a spacewalk and why astronauts go on them.

Jun Lou elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Wed, 04/28/2021 - 10:18

Rice researcher recognized for his 'outstanding contribution to the chemical sciences.'

Rice engineers receive Welch Foundation research grant Fri, 04/23/2021 - 09:34

Han proposes to investigate voltage-gated ion channels.

Tjahjono awarded NASA space tech research fellowship Fri, 04/09/2021 - 07:43

Rice PhD student aims to aid in NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon and beyond.

Rice materials up one spot in US News best graduate engineering program rankings Tue, 03/30/2021 - 08:23

Tied for 28th rank marks third year in a row in the top 30.

MSNE grad among 10 from Rice to win Fulbright grants Mon, 05/11/2020 - 14:40

Grace Wickerson '20 will head to Germany to develop infrared-emitting light devices for medical applications.

Helping engineers become storytellers Mon, 02/17/2020 - 03:02

Emily Yedinak co-chairs ComSciCon-Houston Workshop with goal of turning graduate work into a narrative.

10 Rice Engineering faculty among world’s highly cited researchers Fri, 12/06/2019 - 03:03

Ajayan, Yakobson and Lou among seven in the materials science category.