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An engineer edits

Ajay Subramanian first saw “Catalyst,” Rice’s undergraduate science research journal, at an activity fair when he visited the university for Owl Days. He knew then he needed to be involved with it.
 

Graduate internships make a 'well-rounded' engineer

For Alin Cristian Chipara, a fifth-year doctoral student in materials science and nanoengineering (MSNE) at Rice University, internships are not résumé-padding but more like a diversified apprenticeship program for his pending career.
 

Graphene as non-toxic MRI contrast agent

Rice researchers have found that graphene may work as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Magic sponges to save the world

“I like carbon,” says Emily M. Yedinak, a first-year graduate student in materials science and nanoengineering (MSNE) at Rice University. “In the form of graphene aerogels, it’s like magic. They’re so porous. We haven’t even figured out all the applications.”
 
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