News & Stories

Future Faculty Fellow Ali Siahkoohi joins University of Central Florida as assistant professor Tue, 06/24/2025 - 10:54

In his new role, Siahkoohi plans to focus on uncertainty in AI models and building community.

Rice and MD Anderson researchers collaborate to improve a novel treatment for liver cancer Mon, 05/12/2025 - 16:27

New mathematical models improve thermoembolization to treat hepatocellular carcinoma

Matthias Heinkenschloss named 2025 SIAM Fellow Tue, 04/15/2025 - 10:48

This award recognizes distinguished members for their outstanding research and service

Eight seniors honored by Department of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research Fri, 01/03/2025 - 10:52

Students received Michael Ross Franco Awards and Chevron Prizes at annual awards luncheon.

Beatrice Riviere re-elected to Board of Trustees of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Thu, 12/19/2024 - 14:21

Rice professor to serve premier society of applied mathematics for a second three-year term.

Shiqian Ma receives INFORMS Computing Society Prize Tue, 10/22/2024 - 11:18

Rice Engineering and Computing professor recognized for work in Riemannian optimization.

Rice-led team places third at International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Mon, 10/21/2024 - 17:48

Graduate student Adrian Celaya and team from Rice, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and New York University recognized for segmentation and analysis of tumors.

Shuvomoy Das Gupta wins INFORMS Computing Society Student Paper Award Thu, 10/17/2024 - 12:36

New Rice faculty member recognized for research in optimization methods.

Rice hosts second NSF-funded research workshop for numerical mathematics and scientific computing Wed, 10/09/2024 - 15:01

Workshop gives opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs to present research.

Illya Hicks reelected as INFORMS vice president of education Tue, 10/08/2024 - 11:21

Rice trustee professor to continue leadership role at leading international association for professionals in operations research.

Rice doctoral students to join Heidelberg Laureate Forum Tue, 10/01/2024 - 14:47

Celaya and Singhal selected for excellence in mathematics, computing research for medical applications.

Beatrice Riviere receives IACM Fellows Award Mon, 07/22/2024 - 10:01

Rice professor honored for contributions to research and publications in computational mechanics.

Rice alumni honored by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Tue, 07/16/2024 - 08:49

Honorees acknowledged for their contributions to computational applied mathematics at annual meeting.

Senior brings first operations research student club to Rice Engineering Thu, 06/13/2024 - 16:28

Bayzhan Mukatay launches student chapter of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the largest operations research professional organization in the world.

Rice Engineering launches new degree programs in operations research Tue, 06/11/2024 - 13:30

New major and minor offerings align with rising demand of operations research expertise in the industry.

Rice-designed computational models help children recover from heart surgery Fri, 05/10/2024 - 10:27

Undergraduate research by Chawit “Poom” Kritpracha ’23 published in Medical Engineering and Physics.

Illya Hicks awarded Blackwell-Tapia Prize Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:56

Hicks recognized for his applied mathematics research, contributions to diversity and outreach.

Richard Tapia celebrated for 50 years of service at Rice Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:47

Y. Ping Sun Award for Outstanding Community Engagement awarded during ceremony

Finite Element Rodeo returns to Rice Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:25

Conference brings a close-knit community of mathematicians, testing ground for new ideas.

Seven CMOR seniors honored at annual luncheon Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:03

Recipients of the 2023 Michael Ross Franco Award, CMOR-Chevron prizes acknowledged for their achievements.