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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.
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.

- Awards
- 2021 Research Funding
- Top Five Federal Awards
- National Academy Memberships
- Active National Science Foundation Career Awards
- National University Rankings

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.”