awards

NIH awards $2.8M to Rice, Baylor College of Medicine for research on acute respiratory distress syndrome

Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have received $2.8 million from the NIH for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.

$7.5M DOD grant backs ‘revolutionary’ multi-university research

Naomi Halas will lead a multi-university research project backed by a prestigious $7.5 million award from the Department of Defense.

Interdisciplinary Rice graduate program earns $3M NSF grant

A research traineeship program developed by a team of Rice faculty led by Junichiro Kono has received an award of $3 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to equip a new generation of scientists and engineers with the skills needed to serve as leaders in quantum technology innovation.

‘Legos for wireless research’: Rice-led university consortium tackles the future of wireless with $4.5M NSF award

Rice’s Ashutosh Sabharwal will lead a research project dedicated to the design and development of a modular platform for wireless networking, imaging and sensing that will significantly expand research capabilities and catalyze innovation in support of 6G wireless.

$18M ARPA-H award supports Rice-led research on tumor analysis system for breast, head and neck cancer

A Rice-led multi-institutional research collaboration has won an award of up to $18 million over five years from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop and validate a new system for improving tumor removal accuracy for two types of cancer: breast, and head and neck cancer.

Angel Martí elected fellow of the American Chemical Society

Rice’s Angel Martí has been elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society, one of his discipline’s highest honors.

Brazilian students explore AI and infrastructure resiliency at Rice amid Hurricane Beryl

A group of undergraduate students and faculty from Brazil spent a week at Rice exploring the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability and natural disaster resiliency practices as part of a knowledge and cultural exchange program funded through the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative.

New $12M research project aims to provide ‘practical solutions to critical environmental challenges’

Scientists at Rice, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, are making headway in addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.

Rice researchers and partners in Kenya win $2.5M for innovation-focused master’s program

Rice360 and Kenya partners are establishing a first-of-its-kind graduate education program with a $2.5 million grant from the Lemelson Foundation.

Rice’s Emilia Morosan awarded prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

Physicist wins Department of Defense’s most prestigious single-investigator award

Rice neuroscientists to build state-of-the-art neural recording system

Rice neural engineer Chong Xie and his team have won a $2.9 million R01 grant from the NIH to develop a state-of-the-art implantable neural electrode system that is highly biocompatible, untethered and capable of stable, long-term and large-scale neural recording and stimulation.

Rice professor’s memoir secures spot in NYT’s ‘100 Best Books of the 21st Century’

“I found out with everyone else,” said Kiese Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English.

Rice’s Omid Veiseh elected to the Controlled Release Society College of Fellows

Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been elected to the Controlled Release Society College of Fellows.

New Rice research projects aim to ‘transform’ future of advanced materials

Rice materials scientist Boris Yakobson has won three awards from two federal agencies totaling $4,140,611 over several years to research challenging aspects of advanced materials’ production, performance and dynamics.

New CPRIT chemistry professor to enhance cancer research at Rice

Rice’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome Professor David Sarlah.