By Patrick Kurp, Engineering Communications November 13, 2017 Originally Posted to Rice Engineering Research rooted in health and medicine dominated the winning pitches at the sixth annual Screech Competition, sponsored by the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL). Nineteen graduate students from eight of the nine engineering departments at Rice University participated in the event, […]
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CS + Harvey: The Provost’s “Nerd Pack”
By Adam Smalls Originally posted by Rice University Department of Computer Science Shortly after Hurricane Harvey dropped more than 51 inches of rain on Houston and Southeast Texas, a team of five Rice University students and alumni leaped into action. “There was a post on Facebook saying the Provost needed quantitatively minded volunteers,” said Max […]
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RCEL Shirt/Polo Day!
The RCEL Student Leadership is asking everyone in the RCEL Community to wear an RCEL t-shirt or polo shirt on Monday, October 23.
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SCREECH 2017 Graduate Research Pitch Competition
Rice’s fast-paced engineering research pitch competition is back on Tuesday, Nov. 7th! SCREECH is an opportunity for graduate students to deliver a 90-second snapshot of their research. Competing participants will highlight the objectives and impact of the diverse graduate research projects being done in Rice University’s School of Engineering. The event aims to connect cutting-edge […]
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RCEL Mentorship 2017 Kick-Off Recap
Students and mentors came together for the RCEL Mentorship Program Kick-Off on September 26 in Duncan Hall on the Rice Campus. Students and mentors came to learn more about the program, and to meet each other face-to-face, many for the first time. RCEL Executive Director Kaz Karwoski welcomed the group, followed by a short introduction by […]
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AJ Velasquez-Mao ’17 publishes first-author academic publication
AJ Velasquez-Mao’s first-author research paper, entitled “Differentiation of spontaneously contracting cardiomyocytes from non-virally reprogrammed human amniotic fluid stem cells” was published in May 2017 by PLOS ONE, the world’s first multidisciplinary open access journal, shortly after Velasquez-Mao graduated from Rice University with a degree in Bioengineering. Velasquez-Mao said, “This publication was particularly important to me […]
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Over 200 attend Engineering Liftoff 2017!
The sixth annual Engineering Liftoff on September 9 brought together over 200 participants, including freshmen, upperclass coaches, RCEL faculty/staff and volunteers, crowded into the RMC Grand Hall for a day of challenges and fun. The competition designs were very creative this year, including catapults, canons and trebuchets! Dr. Fred Higgs, RCEL Faculty Director, opened […]
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Upcoming Southwest I-Corps Regional Program
Want to build a business around your research or innovation? Apply for the NSF I-Corps Regional Program! ABOUT THE PROGRAM Southwest I-Corps is offering a FREE Regional NSF I-Corps Program to facilitate commercial evaluation of academic research and innovation, and develop potentially eligible teams for a $50,000 NSF I-Corps team grant. Teams will explore the potential value of […]
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From the Student Director: A word to freshmen about leadership
Welcome fellow Owls! And congratulations on being part of the Rice University Class of 2021. We are so excited to have you here and can’t wait to see the impact you will make at this university, and beyond. Many students come into Rice aspiring to change the world through engineering. I want to introduce you […]
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Engineering Liftoff
Come out for a great day of new friends and engineering competitions! Students work in teams to complete an engineering challenge designed to test and expand their leadership ability, with upperclass engineering students serving as mentors.
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