A great evening of new connections, conversations, and community. Thanks to everyone who joined us for our university-wide Student Mixer on Monday! #StudentMixer #ResearchLife #CampusCommunity
Rice Sustainability Institute
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Developing energy and environmental solutions that are economically positive, socially viable, and globally relevant at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Web: https://si.rice.edu/ Links: https://bit.ly/m/rice_sustainability_institute
🔬💧 Research spotlight: Youngkun Chung discovers method to remove toxic PFAs, or “forever chemicals,” from the water. Congratulations Youngkun on this year’s impactful research! Read more: tinyurl.com/yux65vyh #WaterTreatment #PFAs #WaterQuality #PublicHealth
📣 Come to our university-wide graduate student mixer! Today, 4-6 p.m. at Valhalla. All graduate students are welcome to come and connect!
Student Spotlight: William Schmid 🌊 A Chevron Energy Fellow, Schmid is solving for water scarcity by developing solar-powered desalination technology for off-grid communities. Read more about Schmid’s work: https://bit.ly/4h3irSr #Desalination #CleanWater
Student Spotlight: Md Abid Shahriar Rahman Saadi 🌎 As a Chevron Energy Fellow, Saadi is developing renewable, biodegradable polymers that bridge performance and sustainability. Read more about Saadi’s research: https://bit.ly/44lAcVL #ClimateTech #PlasticPollution
Rice is showcasing an innovative carbon nanotube swingset at FIFA Fan Fest. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vKCJon #WorldCup2026 #FIFAFanFest #CarbonNanotubes
Student Spotlight: Ratnika Gupta 💥 As a Chevron Energy Fellow in @ricegradschool.bsky.social, Gupta is developing silicon-based electrodes to make lithium-ion batteries longer-lasting and more sustainable. Read more: https://bit.ly/3SrBFqW #SiliconAnode #BatteryInnovation
Student Spotlight: Davide Cavuto ⚡ As a Chevron Energy Fellow in @RiceCHBE, Cavuto is improving carbon nanotube and hydrogen production processes to help with the energy and materials transition. Read more about Cavuto’s research: https://bit.ly/4vOmQx6 #ProcessIntensification #ClimateTech
How do large-scale data centers affect Houston heat? Our faculty scholar Dr. Laura Schaefer explains climate implications and solutions on @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social Listen here: https://bit.ly/3QqI8So #Houston #DataCenters #ExtremeHeat #ClimateAction
Student Spotlight: Cristel Carolina Brindis Flores 🌟 As a Chevron Energy Fellow in @ricegradschool.bsky.social, Flores is researching how fluids behave so as to aid hydrogen and carbon storage. Read more about Flores’ work: https://bit.ly/4vw7H3G #CarbonCapture #CarbonStorage
Student Spotlight: Johanna Bangala 🌿 As a Chevron Energy Fellow @ricegradschool.bsky.social, Bangala is researching the effects of agricultural nitrogen pollution on climate stability, water quality, and food security. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gnKTOX #NitrogenPollution #ClimateStability
Congratulations Brittany Utting, @gsd.harvard.edu Wheelwright Prize finalist 👏✨ Utting’s work focuses on architecture and environmental care, exploring spatial and technical practices of climate research. Read more: https://bit.ly/43qc43R #WheelwrightPrize #SustainableArchitecture
Student Spotlight: Jessica Persaud 🌟 Jessica’s research aims to improve all-perovskite tandem solar technologies to increase energy efficiency as a Chevron Fellow @ricegradschool.bsky.social Read more about Jessica’s research: https://bit.ly/44dO4Be #SolarEnergy #ClimateTech
Student Spotlight: Kashif Liaqat 🌟 Kashif uses interdisciplinary methods to increase energy resilience and reduce carbon as a Chevron Fellow @ricegradschool.bsky.social Read more about Kashif’s research: https://si.rice.edu/news/2026/student-spotlight-kashif-liaqat #CleanTech #RenewableEnergy
Jaewoo is developing methods to ensure sustainable operations of Enhanced Geothermal Systems that help provide carbon-neutral baseload energy as a Chevron Energy Fellow. Read more about Jaewoo’s research: https://bit.ly/4uXJx1v #Geothermal #CleanEnergy
Student Spotlight: Wei Ping Lam 🌱 Chevron Energy Fellow Wei Ping is working on closing the carbon cycle through converting captured CO₂ into valuable fuels and chemicals. Read more about Wei Ping’s research: si.rice.edu/news/2026/st... #CarbonRecycling #CleanFuels
Congrats to SI board member Matteo Pasquali on winning the 2025 Braskem Award from AIChE! His pioneering work on carbon nanotube fibers is pushing sustainable materials toward a net-zero future. More via @RiceEngineering → engineering.rice.edu/news/pasqual...
Pasquali selected as 2025 Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science | George R. Brown School of Engineering | Rice University
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We're proud to be a flagship sponsor of #BasicScience at the #CarbonHub. Discover how researchers are redefining the meaning of carbon nanotubes—and the future of #SustainableMaterials —in this recap of the annual meeting news.rice.edu/news/2025/fo... #KavliNano #AdvancedMaterials #Sustainability
Featured speaker at the #CarbonHub2025 meeting, #KavliNano Program Officer Jeff Miller shared expertise on advancing fundamental science through partnerships. Learn more about the Carbon Hub and their mission: carbonhub.rice.edu #SustainableMaterials #EnergyTransition #CarbonEconomy
🎉 The Rice Sustainability Institute is proud to celebrate 5 years of innovation and impact from CarbonHub at Rice! From clean hydrogen to sustainable materials, this year’s Annual Meeting showed what’s possible when science drives sustainability. news.rice.edu/news/2025/fo...
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75 students from Lone Star, San Jacinto & HCC joined Rice teams to tackle sustainability challenges with data science. Big congrats to all REDA scholars! REDA—powered by Google—brought together @ricecompsci.bsky.social with mentors like Risa Myers, Canek Phillips & Carrie Masiello. bit.ly/4dgm0AW
REDA | Empowering the Next Generation of Sustainability Data Scholars
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🎓 Deadline extended! Grad students at Rice — you now have until May 23 to apply for the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows program. 💰 ~$10K in funding 🌱 Open to all schools at Rice 📅 New deadline: May 23, 2025 Apply here → si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...
👏 Big congrats to Dr. Matteo Pasquali—A.J. Hartsook Professor and Director of Carbon Hub—on being named a Fellow of the Society of Rheology! His groundbreaking work in complex fluids and sustainable carbon materials is shaping a more sustainable future. news.rice.edu/news/2025/pa...
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🛑 Poster session reminder! Present your research at Carbon Hub 2025 | May 12, 5–6 PM at Rice U. Posters due by 10 AM that day. Climate, energy, & sustainability work welcome! 🎓 Students register FREE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #CarbonHub2025 #ClimateResearch #EnergyInnovation
🌎 Big thanks to everyone who joined us at the first-ever Texas Climate Conference at Rice! Co-hosted by RSI, Dr. Sylvia Dee (Rice), and Dr. Andrew Dessler (Texas A&M), this two-day event brought together scientists, policymakers & community leaders to tackle Texas-sized climate challenges.
Now open: FY26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows! 🌍 $10,000 awards for Rice grad students advancing low-carbon energy, climate, and sustainability research. Apply by May 5, 2025 🔗 si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...
🌎⚡ Be part of the Fifth Annual Carbon Hub Annual Meeting — where industry, academia, and innovators converge to accelerate the carbon transition. 📅 May 12–13, 2025 🗣️ Agenda and speakers to be announced soon! Explore breakthroughs in clean hydrogen, carbon materials, and sustainability at scale.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster changed everything. 15 years later, SPILL brings the story to life — the Houston premiere presented with EcoStudio at the Rice Sustainability Institute. 🗓️ April 11 at 7 p.m. 🗓️ April 12 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. 📍Moody Center’s Lois Chiles Studio Theater
The Texas Climate Conference is happening this week (April 10–11) at Rice University. Join us for two days of critical conversations, research insights, and bold ideas shaping the future of climate action in Texas and beyond. 🔗 Learn more and to register: si.rice.edu/texas-climat...
