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Joseph Manca

Nina J. Cullinan Professor of Art and Art History, Professor of Art History

Rice UniversityUSArt History

Joseph Manca is the Nina J. Cullinan Professor of Art and Art History at Rice University, where he specializes in European art and culture from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century, with particular focus on...

ArtArt historyPhysicsArchitectural engineering
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Peter Rossky

Harry C. & Olga K. Wiess Chair in Natural Sciences

Rice UniversityUSChemistry

Peter Rossky holds the Harry C. & Olga K. Wiess Chair in Natural Sciences and is a Professor of Chemistry at Rice University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His research areas include Theory &...

ChemistryChemical physicsMaterials sciencePhysics
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Alessandro Alabastri

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Applied Physics Graduate Program Core Member, Smalley-Curl Institute

Rice UniversityUSSociology

Alessandro Alabastri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. He specializes in nanophotonics and computational modeling of photo-thermal interactions in...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOptics
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Lisa Balabanlilar

Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor in the Humanities Chair, Department of Transnational Asian Studies Director, Chao Center for Asian Studies

Rice UniversityUSTransnational Asian Studies

Lisa Balabanlilar is the Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor in the Humanities, Chair of the Department of Transnational Asian Studies, and Director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. She...

Ancient historyHistoryArtPolitical science
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Sophie Crawford-Brown

Assistant Professor, Department of Art History

Rice UniversityUSArt History

Sophie Crawford-Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at Rice University and serves as the Director of the Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations Program. Her research centers on Roman and early...

ArtArt historyVisual artsArchaeology
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Jason Adams

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Rice UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Jason S. Adams is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and serves as the Principal Investigator of the Adams Group. His research focuses on electrocatalysis, with current...

GeologyEnvironmental scienceGeochemistryMineralogy
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2.5K
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Daniel Cohan

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Rice UniversityUSMaster of Liberal Studies Program

Daniel Cohan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. His research specializes in the development of photochemical models and their application to air...

Environmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesMeteorologyChemistry
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Keith D. Cooper

L. John and Ann H. Doerr Professor in Computational Engineering, Professor of Computer Science

Rice UniversityUSComputer Science

Keith D. Cooper is the L. John and Ann H. Doerr Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University, with his primary appointment in the Department of Computer Science. His research has focused on program analysis...

Computer scienceProgramming languageParallel computingAlgorithm
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Hanyu Zhu

Associate Professor, Materials Science and NanoEngineering William Marsh Rice Chair MSNE Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies Martel College Advisor

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Hanyu Zhu, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, with joint appointments in Physics & Astronomy and Electrical & Computer Engineering. He holds a B.S. in...

Materials scienceCondensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsPhysics
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9.2K
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146
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Yuke Wang

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Rice UniversityUSComputer Science

Yuke Wang is an assistant professor at Rice University's Computer Science department starting in Fall 2025. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he...

Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceAlgorithmComputer engineering
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810
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T. Clifton Morgan

Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science

Rice UniversityUSPolitical Science

T. Clifton Morgan is the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice University. His research employs formal modeling techniques to analyze foreign policy decisions and international conflict. He is the author...

Political scienceEconomicsPositive economicsPolitical economy
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2K
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Daniel Wagner

Associate Professor of BioSciences

Rice UniversityUSBiology

Daniel Wagner is an Associate Professor of BioSciences at Rice University. His laboratory investigates the function of essential elements required to execute vertebrate morphogenetic programs. Morphogenesis involves the...

BiologyCell biologyGeneticsComputer science
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5.3K
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Philip Bedient

Herman Brown Professor of Engineering

Rice UniversityUSCivil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Philip B. Bedient is the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering at Rice University, where he also serves as the Director of the SSPEED Center and is a member of the Ken Kennedy Institute. He teaches and conducts...

Environmental scienceMeteorologyComputer scienceWater resource management
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Isaac Hilton

Associate Professor of Bioengineering & BioSciences

Rice UniversityUSBioengineering

Isaac Hilton is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University and a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research. He is a pioneer in developing cutting-edge biotechnologies, including CRISPR/Cas systems, gene delivery...

BiologyComputational biologyGeneticsCancer research
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3.9K
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Yang Gao

Assistant Professor of BioSciences

Rice UniversityUSBiology

Yang Gao is an Assistant Professor of BioSciences and a CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research at Rice University. Her laboratory utilizes structural biology techniques, including cryo-electron microscopy and x-ray...

ChemistryBiologyStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistry
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3.8K
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Michael Byrne

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Rice UniversityUSComputer Science

Michael Byrne is a Professor of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. His research interests include human performance modeling, statistics, cognition, visual attention, and decision-making. Byrne holds a B.A. in...

Computer sciencePsychologyHuman–computer interactionArtificial intelligence
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6.4K
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Naomi J. Halas

University Professor and Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Naomi J. Halas is the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and also holds professorships in Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy. She is the Director of the Laboratory for...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOptics
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122.2K
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Anthony Chan

Professor, Physics and Astronomy

Rice UniversityUSPhysics

Anthony Chan is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University and a member of the Ken Kennedy Institute. His primary research area is theoretical space plasma physics, with a particular focus on the...

PhysicsGeophysicsComputational physicsClassical mechanics
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Ken Whitmire

Professor of Chemistry

Rice UniversityUSDepartment of Brass

Kenton Whitmire is a Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, and the College Magister of Sid Richardson College at Rice University. He received his BS in...

ChemistryCrystallographyMaterials scienceStereochemistry
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Anastasios Kyrillidis

Noah Harding Associate Professor, Computer Science Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSComputer Science

Anastasios Kyrillidis is currently a Noah Harding Associate Professor at the Computer Science department at Rice University. His research areas include optimization for machine learning, convex and non-convex algorithms...

Computer scienceMathematicsAlgorithmMathematical optimization
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