For more than three decades, Tayfun Tezduyar has been developing and refining space-time computational flow analysis, a framework he introduced in 1990 for solving some of the toughest real-world problems in fluid dynamics.
Rice algorithms take on quantum adversary
Rice computer scientists have developed algorithms that account for quantum noise that is not just random, but malicious interference from an adversary.
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
A new study from Rice shows how to turn data center waste into power.
Folding the future: Origami helping Rice engineer Novelino transform materials, structures
Larissa Novelino has built her research on a surprising foundation: the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding.
Wireless implant network could transform cardiac, neurological care
Researchers at Rice and collaborators have developed a wireless network of miniature bioelectric implants that could transform treatment for heart failure, spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions. The system would integrate with patient anatomy easier than conventional medical implants, eliminating the need for batteries and invasive wiring.
Rice’s Martí, Sarlah, Wang honored with national American Chemical Society awards
Rice’s Martí, Sarlah, Wang honored with national American Chemical Society awards.
Wrinkles in atomically thin materials unlock ultraefficient electronics
Rice scientists have discovered that tiny creases in two-dimensional materials can control electrons’ spin with record precision, opening the path to ultracompact, energy-efficient devices.
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics
A team of materials scientists at Rice has developed a new way to grow ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components.
Rice’s top innovation exec headed for University of Virginia
After more than a decade of outstanding leadership at Rice, Paul Cherukuri, the university’s top innovation executive, will be leaving his post to accept a position at the University of Virginia.
A collaboration between Rice, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital’s Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) has produced a breakthrough in how to study and classify complex diseases.
AI can help communities prepare for, respond to climate risks during peak hurricane season
As the Gulf Coast heads into the most active stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season — August through September — forecasters warn the region could face heightened storm activity this year, fueled by warm ocean waters and a changing climate.
Rocketing to the top: Rice Eclipse claims victory at world’s largest collegiate rocketry competition
Rice’s largest engineering and student rocketry club, Rice Eclipse, soared to new heights this summer, taking top honors in the 30,000-foot Student Researched and Developed Hybrid Division at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition.
Rice Emerging Scholars Program prepares first-year students for STEM success
Rice’s campus was buzzing this summer as students in the Rice Emerging Scholars Program wrapped up six weeks of challenging courses, hands-on projects and community-building. The end-of-program events and presentations marked the culmination of a summer designed to prepare incoming first-year students — particularly those from under-resourced high schools — for the pace, depth and rigor of STEM majors at Rice.
The course co-taught by Juan José Castellón and Kalil Erazo paired architecture and engineering students to study how sustainable structures are conceived and built.
Ripples of the future: Rice researchers unlock powerful form of quantum interference
Rice researchers have demonstrated a form of quantum interference two orders of magnitude greater than any previously reported.