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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Watch Now: Higgs at the US U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
C. Fred Higgs, III, Ph.D., John and Ann Doerr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and RCEL Faculty Director, testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Joint Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Research and Technology. The committee met at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 28, in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, […]
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RCEL alumni win 2017 ASME iShow People’s Choice Award
Rice University senior design team Sixth Sense was named the People’s Choice at the 2017 ASME iShow on June 22. According to the ASME, the ASME Innovation showcase (ISHOW) is “a global competition for hardware led ventures. We focus on the design & engineering journey of taking physical products to market. We care about “social innovation”, […]
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Rice’s Higgs to testify before Congress Wednesday
MEDIA ADVISORY David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu Rice’s Higgs to testify before Congress Wednesday HOUSTON – (June 23, 2017) – Rice University’s Fred Higgs, the John and Ann Doerr Professor in Mechanical Engineering, professor of mechanical engineering and faculty director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on […]
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RCEL Summer Reads
Faculty and Staff Recommendations to get you through the long days at the pool!Looking for some good reads to get you through the long days of summer? Here are a few suggestions from RCEL faculty and staff. More to come in future posts! New printing of Frankenstein for scientists and engineers! Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and […]
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