Machine learning powers new approach to detecting soil contaminants
A team of researchers at Rice and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil ⎯ even ones that have never been isolated or studied in a lab.
‘Deeply meaningful’: Rice President Reginald DesRoches named ASCE distinguished member
Rice President Reginald DesRoches, a nationally recognized leader in resilient infrastructure and engineering education, has been elected to the 2025 class of distinguished members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
New roadmap advances catalytic solutions to destroy ‘forever chemicals’
A team of researchers from Rice, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading global institutions has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heterogeneous catalysis to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “forever chemicals” that have contaminated water supplies worldwide.
Rice experts can address severe weather and flooding risks caused by current omega block
Rice experts can address severe weather and flooding risks caused by current omega block.
The American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineering Mechanics Institute has announced Satish Nagarajaiah, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice, as the recipient of the prestigious 2025 George W. Housner Structural Monitoring & Control Medal.
Menachem Elimelech was honored with the Sidney Loeb Award at the European Desalination Society Conference held in Porto, Portugal, April 28.
Rice graduate programs excel in US News rankings
Rice continues to stand out for its academic excellence with several graduate programs earning high marks in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
As measles cases rise across Texas and the nation, a team of researchers at Rice and the Houston Health Department is leveraging wastewater surveillance to detect the virus in the community.
Blue carbon project will create a living shoreline to protect coastal ecosystems in Galveston Bay
Rice, BCarbon and Scenic Galveston have launched an innovative project to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh near Texas City from sea level rise through the design and creation of a living shoreline.
Building a safer future: Rice researcher works to strengthen Haiti’s earthquake resilience
Marc-Ansy Laguerre, a postdoctoral associate in civil and environmental engineering at Rice, is determined to build a safer future for his country.
Rice research team creates universal RNA barcoding system for tracking gene transfer in bacteria
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Rice University has developed an innovative RNA “barcoding” method to track these genetic exchanges in microbial communities, providing new insights into how genes move across species.
Alumna Carol Haddock brings decades of leadership and public service experience to Rice
Carol Haddock ’91 has carved a remarkable path in civil engineering. Now, as a professor-in-the-practice of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, she is imparting her hard-earned knowledge to the next generation of engineers.
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.
