Marcy de Luna

Researchers teaching artificial intelligence about frustration in protein folding

Peter Wolynes and his colleagues have found a new way to predict how proteins change their shape when they function.

‘Nothing is going to come easy’: A conversation between Olympians and astronauts

Rice helped bring together Olympic and Paralympic athletes with astronauts on board the International Space Station for a talk on the similarities between space exploration and elite sports.

Researchers make breakthrough in fight against COVID-19

Jose Onuchic is part of a research team that has made a discovery in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

New twist on synthesis technique developed at Rice promises sustainable manufacturing

James Tour’s lab at Rice has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating.

Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth

A research team led by Rice’s Duncan Keller and Cin-Ty Lee studied massif-type anorthosites to test ideas about the magmas that formed them.

Rice experts share insights with leading media during Paris Olympics

As the world’s attention turned to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, experts from Rice lent their expertise to major national news outlets.

Global space professionals celebrate successful conclusion of ISU Space Studies Program at Rice

More than 200 space industry professionals and faculty from more than 30 countries gathered for the closing ceremony of the ISU Space Studies Program.

Angel Martí elected fellow of the American Chemical Society

Rice’s Angel Martí has been elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society, one of his discipline’s highest honors.

Rice’s Sylvia Dee working to improve projections of extreme droughts, floods

Rice climate scientist Sylvia Dee has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the agency’s most prestigious early career honor.

Students find inspiration at Tapia STEM Camps

The Tapia STEM Camps, founded by and named after Richard Tapia, aims to encourage students from underrepresented communities to pursue STEM careers.

New $12M research project aims to provide ‘practical solutions to critical environmental challenges’

Scientists at Rice, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, are making headway in addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.

Rice researchers develop innovative battery recycling method

A research team at Rice led by James Tour is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use.

Researchers led by Rice’s James Tour develop more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for soil remediation

Rice chemist James Tour has led a research team to develop a rapid electrothermal mineralization process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment.

Rice researchers explore the effects of stellar magnetism on potential habitability of exoplanets

A new study by Rice’s David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to include their star’s magnetic field.

RSI awards seed funding grants to propel ‘pioneering’ space exploration research at Rice

The Rice Space Institute has awarded $150,000 in seed funding to Rice researchers to further our understanding of the universe and humanity’s place in it.