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Chen poster wins at Community Modeling and Analysis System conference Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

Second-year PhD student's research suggests flaring of natural gas at U.S. drilling sites contributed to dozens of premature deaths.


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Civil engineering alumni honored by Rice Engineering Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022

Carlos Estuardo Ventura and Elle Lewis Anderson receive alumni awards.


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CDC grant backs science, innovation in wastewater-based epidemiology Friday, Oct. 7, 2022

Rice Engineering team seeks to harness power of wastewater surveillance as public health tool.


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PhD students receive IASSAR best paper awards Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

Yi Luo won in the first-class category, while Bowen Fu won in the second-class category.


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Padgett named to IASSAR executive board Monday, Sep. 26, 2022

Department chair will serve four-year term on the international board, which is chaired by Rice Engineering professor Pol Spanos.