“You take a flat sheet of liquid crystal elastomers, heat it and change it into the shape you want. You can think of it like modeling clay but much more sophisticated.”
Sophomore Grace Wickerson founded a national non-profit organization and a start-up, tapping into her passion for developing new things and combining it with her desire to help people.
Assistant professor Eilaf Egap said a love of teaching and mentoring led her to a career in academia. “It’s an absolute privilege to do this job and part of that is to inspire and show students that they are the next generation of scientists and engineers.”
Rice researchers have found that graphene may work as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
