People, papers and presentations for Nov. 1, 2021
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association names Rice Provost Reginald DesRoches an honorary alumnus for his service and contributions to the community, and a paper about local activation time mapping of cardiac chambers led by Rice's Jennifer Hellar places second in major student competition.
Rice professor, grad student strike $45 million deal for startup
A startup biotech company founded by a Rice professor and a graduate student in 2018 has been acquired in a deal that could be worth as much as $400 million.
Nicolaou wins Robert Koch Gold Medal
K.C. Nicolaou, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded the Robert Koch Gold Medal for his life’s work in biomedical science.
Rivière named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow
Rice University’s Béatrice Rivière has been named a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Packard Foundation backs Rice bioengineer
Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski wins a prestigious Packard Fellowship to pursue noninvasive brain research.
Rice economist Yunmi Kong honored with young scholar award
Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice University, is the recipient of a Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA) Young Scholar Award.
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra makes highly anticipated return to Stude stage
After more than a year of Zoom concerts and recitals taking the place of public performances in person, Rice University's Stude Concert Hall once again came alive with the sounds of the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.
OpenStax founder Baraniuk wins ‘Nobel Prize of education’
Richard Baraniuk has been awarded the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.
Corps of Engineers funds bid to ‘flash’ waste into useful materials
A $5.2 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant will expand Rice efforts to recycle waste into valuable products through flash Joule heating.
US Army backs ‘sleeping cap’ to help brains take out the trash
Rice engineers are developing a noninvasive device to understand how the brain disposes of metabolic waste during sleep.
NSF-backed ‘team of teams’ raises stakes for master’s students
Four institutions will share an NSF grant of nearly $5 million to support scholarships for students seeking master’s degrees in engineering and related fields.
Old bones get new life in renovated Rice laboratory
The skeletons of more than 800 Southeast Texas animals are getting a second life in a renovated archaeology lab space at Rice University.
NSF extends Physics of Living Systems network at Rice
The NSF awards nearly $3 million to the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics to continue its leadership role in the Physics of Living Systems graduate research network.
Rice lands grant to improve time-release drugs
HOUSTON – (Sept. 21, 2021) – Time-released drugs are about to get a geometry lesson, thanks to bioengineers at Rice University.
Grant backs effort to build useful bacterial colonies
Rice scientists have won a grant to advance the development of custom-designed microbial colonies for a variety of applications.
