Qilin Li awarded the 2026 Walter J. Weber, Jr. AEESP Frontier in Research Award Fri, 06/26/2026 - 11:47

Recognizing her pioneering research in resilient, sustainable and affordable urban water infrastructures

Rice civil and environmental engineering faculty honored at CAPEES 2026 Conference Fri, 06/05/2026 - 09:48

Professors Pedro Alvarez and Menachem Elimelech named honorary members of the Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science organization's 2026 annual conference

Gong receives National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award Thu, 06/04/2026 - 18:50

For an AI-enabled approach to make stronger, eco-friendly, and cheaper concrete to build resilient cities.

Doss-Gollin receives National Science Foundation’s CAREER award Tue, 05/12/2026 - 08:43

Five-year grant will support his research on improving urban flood resilience

Satish Nagarajaiah selected as the recipient of the 2025 George W. Housner Structural Monitoring & Control Medal Tue, 04/28/2026 - 12:26

The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field of structural control and health monitoring

Rice Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty earn top honors from the American Society of Civil Engineers Mon, 04/27/2026 - 15:49

Three faculty members recognized for leadership in water systems, resilient infrastructure and public health engineering.

Padgett named 2025 J.M. Ko Award Laureate Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:27

The award recognizes outstanding and impactful research contributions in structural engineering

Doubling Down on Reliability, Risk and Resilience From Disasters Mon, 12/15/2025 - 16:14

How Rice Civil and Environmental Engineering is protecting communities, infrastructure, and quality of life.

Li lab paper selected for American Chemical Society’s ES&T Engineering Best Paper Awards Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:07

The paper described a simple and effective way to reduce nitrate contamination from water sources.