Rice researchers look to ‘trap and zap’ coronavirus
April 23, 2020
Rice University researchers plan to reconfigure their “trap and zap” wastewater-treatment technology to capture and deactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.
Rice awards first COVID-19 research grants
April 20, 2020
The Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it will support projects to develop affordable diagnostic tools, seals to maximize the efficiency of surgical masks, a system to identify signs of the coronavirus in Houston wastewater and methods to ensure voter safety this fall.
Griffin named interim engineering dean
March 26, 2020
Rob Griffin, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior associate dean for the Brown School of Engineering, will begin serving as the school’s interim dean July 1.
New nano strategy fights superbugs
March 12, 2020
Rice researchers imprint carbon nitride nanosheets to catch and kill free-floating antibiotic resistant genes found in secondary effluent produced by wastewater treatment plants. The strategy would prevent the DNA molecules from making downstream bacteria more resistant to drugs.
Natural bayou better when floods threaten Houston
March 11, 2020
A comparison of flood plains around Houston’s two major bayous shows the natural Buffalo Bayou is far better at managing floodwaters than the channelized Brays Bayou.
Rice hosts middle schoolers for Engineers Week
February 21, 2020
Houston middle-school students visit Rice to take part in Engineers Week.
Nagarajaiah wins ASCE’s Newmark Medal
February 20, 2020
Rice engineer Satish Nagarajaiah has been awarded the 2020 Nathan M. Newmark Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Rice duo named to National Academy of Engineers
February 7, 2020
Dean and incoming provost Reginald DesRoches, electrical and computer engineer Gene Frantz earn prestigious honor.
Rice lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
January 27, 2020
Scientists at Rice University are using high-energy pulses of electricity to turn any source of carbon into turbostratic graphene in an instant. The process promises environmental benefits by turning waste into valuable graphene that can then strengthen concrete and other composite materials.