Rice Research Review

2021

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Reginald DesRoches

Welcome back to Rice Research Review, Rice University’s annual online research publication. I invite you to take a moment to learn more about the research that’s being done at Rice and the impact it is making far and wide. View more.

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Energy Transition: Paving the Way to a Sustainable Future

Rice University's role in positioning Houston as the leading hub of energy and clean tech innovation is key and researchers at the university have been hard at work tackling the many challenges a widespread energy transition presents.

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Rice University is one of the nation’s leading research universities. With just over 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, Rice produces $181 million in sponsored projects annually. These projects span a broad spectrum of academic areas and work toward solving pressing problems across the globe.

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By The Numbers
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Awards
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2021 Research Funding
Research Funding
Top Five Federal Awards
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National Academy Memberships
National Academy Membership
Active National Science Foundation Career Awards
Active National Science Foundation Career Awards
National University Rankings
National Universities Ranking
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K. Jane Grande-Allen
Jane Grande-Allen

Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering

Jane Grande-Allen was named one of 26 fellows of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) for 2021. According to the academy, she was nominated “for developing mechanically complex biomaterials and bioreactors to investigate cardiovascular and intestinal mechanobiology, and for identifying disease-based and age-specific remodeling programs affecting the extracellular matrix and mechanics of heart valves.”

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