On Friday, April 8, a group of curious undergrads took part in a competition to find out what it’s like to be in the RCEL certificate program. Student teams were tasked with building a bridge that would hold a maximum number of “cars,” with the help of an RCEL certificate program student coach.
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RCEL’s Simmons-Pino awarded Rice Global E&C Forum Scholarship
Congratuatlions to RCEL senior Ciara Simmons-Pino (Civil and Environmental Engineering) for her scholarship from the Rice Global E&C Forum! ….. (from the Rice Global E&C Formal Announcement) Annually, the Forum Board of Directors vote to award tuition scholarships to deserving Rice School of Engineering students. Focus of the awards is on applicants who are in […]
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RCEL Mentorship Program gives participants an edge
Anyone familiar with Rice’s School of Engineering knows that Dean Ned Thomas is a passionate believer in what he calls “The Three Ships –” internships, entrepreneurship and leadership. Now, there’s another “ship” on the horizon, mentorship, to enhance participants’ experience in the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership’s Certificate Program. True to Rice’s student-governed roots, when […]
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2016 RCEL Certificate Application is now OPEN!
Do you want to do more with your Rice engineering degree? Interested in expanding your leadership skills? Are you ready to begin your leadership development journey at Rice? The 2016 RCEL Certificate in Engineering Leadership application is now open! APPLY TO RCEL NOWInterested students must complete the application by Sunday, April 17, 2016 to be accepted into […]
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Grad students run the show at Screech 2015
(originally posted by Rice Engineering)With show-biz polish and Tweet-like concision, 26 engineering graduate students at Rice University pitched their research in 90-second bursts at the fourth-annual Screech Competition, sponsored by the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL).Taking first place and awarded the top prize of $500 in the highly competitive event was Sydney M. Gibson, […]
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Southwest Node of NSF I-Corps hosts regional program
In October, the Southwest Node of NSF I-Corps hosted a regional program to develop potentially eligible teams for national I-Corps grants. Organized by Rice University and the University of Houston, seven teams from both schools spent 10 days learning and implementing best practices for linking their innovation to the right market. The opening workshop, led […]
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RCEL Mentorship Program Kick-Off Event Recap
The inaugural RCEL Mentorship Program Kick-Off event took place on October 8th in Duncan Hall on the Rice Campus. Students and mentors came out to learn more about the program, and to meet each other face-to-face, many for the first time.
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Engineering Liftoff 2015 is in the books!
The 2015 Engineering Liftoff is in the books! The event brought together a full contingent of entering freshmen from across the colleges, enthusiastic upperclass coaches, seasoned faculty/ industry facilitators, and guest speakers. Students competed in a design competition to launch ping pong balls at a target with varying results – designs included catapults, ramps, elevated […]
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Rice Drone Camp – Are these the drones you’re looking for?
The following article and video appeared on BP.com. BP was a major sponsor of the Rice Drone Camp 2015. BP uses drones to carry out some of its most challenging tasks in remote areas. Now, a three-day ‘drone camp’ co-sponsored by BP has helped schoolchildren in Houston, U.S., to discover more about the technology behind […]
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John and Ann Doerr’s generous donation to Rice University will change lives. Houston Chronicle May 14, 2015 The iconic, rose-colored bricks of Rice University are dotted with the names of exceptionally generous donors: Baker, Brochstein, Brown, Duncan and McNair, to name a few. Today another family adds its name to the list, while raising the […]
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