Study sheds light on how Earth cycles fossil carbon
November 14, 2023
Rice’s Mark Torres and collaborators used rhenium as a proxy for fossil carbon in order to quantify the rate at which Earth naturally releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and found that high rates of carbon breakdown persist across the different geographical profiles of a river basin.
Decontamination method zaps pollutants from soil
October 17, 2023
A rapid, high-heat electrothermal soil remediation process developed by Rice scientists and collaborators at the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center flushes out both organic pollutants and heavy metals in seconds without damaging soil fertility.
DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
September 18, 2023
Two Rice University scientists have won a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy to study clay mineral formation processes in a watershed in order to develop a model of how soils store carbon as organic matter.
Asteroid named for Rice planetary scientist
July 18, 2023
An asteroid has been named for Rice planetary scientist André Izidoro, a newly appointed assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences.
Rice mourns passing of Manik Talwani
April 17, 2023
Rice is mourning the death of Manik Talwani, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences.
NASA’s head of science visits Rice students
April 6, 2023
Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, visited with students from the departments of Physics and Astronomy and Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences April 3.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 9, 2023
January 9, 2023
In celebration of its 100th year of publication, the Royal Astronomical Society’s Geophysical Journal International is publishing a collection of its most historically significant papers, including two co-authored by Rice’s Richard Gordon