In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium — a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles — a team of researchers from Rice’s Elimelech lab has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method that could reshape the industry.
Rethinking equity in electric vehicle infrastructure
Xinwu Qian, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, is spearheading research that reimagines how and where charging stations should be deployed.
Avantika Gori, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, is leading an innovative project to address flooding in rural communities.
Rice researchers find dialysis ‘astonishingly effective’ for treating wastewater
Researchers at Rice, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters.
Rice WaTER Institute and Yokogawa partner on autonomous water treatment
Rice’s WaTER Institute and Yokogawa Corporation of America announced a new partnership in support of modular autonomous water treatment and reuse processes.
WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors
Rice’s O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science now houses an immersive public art installation titled “Climate Parliament,” a thought-provoking work by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
Rice-led research will leverage responsible AI to enhance coastal communities’ severe storm response
A team of Rice engineers and partners won a $1.5 million NSF award for a project that leverages responsible AI to enhance emergency response to coastal compound hazard events.
‘A breakthrough year’ for art and engineering collaboration
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts recently hosted its first engineering undergraduate social, bringing together students from across different engineering departments for an afternoon of fun activities, including art-making stations, door prizes and free food.
Rice launches ‘Policy Playbook’ with expert nonpartisan insights on key issues before the election
Nonpartisan data and insights on the top issues of the upcoming election such as the southern border, energy sustainability and resilient communities are available in ”Election 2024: Policy Playbook,” a new series of policy briefs presented jointly by Rice and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The series offers critical context, analysis and recommendations to equip policy leaders governing the U.S. and Texas in 2025.
Rice engineers develop AI system for real-time sensing of flooded roads
Rice engineers have developed an AI machine learning system for real-time sensing of flooded roads through existing data sources and reporting mechanisms.
Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water
Rice engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.
Rice’s Sylvia Dee working to improve projections of extreme droughts, floods
Rice climate scientist Sylvia Dee has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the agency’s most prestigious early career honor.
A group of students from Rice’s School of Architecture and George R. Brown School of Engineering visited Barcelona, Spain, in June as part of a global “Building Ecologies” workshop.
SSPEED Center, Rice Engineering to launch nature-based carbon credit research projects
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice have announced plans to launch two research projects on nature-based carbon credits funded through a gift from Emissions Reduction Corp.
