Funded Awards

The Office of Research at Rice is committed to supporting and amplifying creative research and scholarship. The following projects were awarded for the 2023-24 academic year.

Funded projects for the Sustainable Futures Fund can be found here.
Funded projects for the ARPA-H Strategic Initiative Seed Fund can be found here.
Funded projects for the Technology Development Fund can be found here.
Funded projects for the Provost's TMC Collaborator Fund can be found here.
Funded projects for the Race and Anti-Racism Research Fund can be found here.
Funded projects for the COVID-19 Research Fund can be found here.

Conference and Workshop Development Fund (Spring 2024)

The 50th Anniversary of the Asilomar Conference: Past, Present and Future
Luis Campos, History
Kirstin Matthews, Baker Institute

ASTS-NDM 2024
Laszlo Kurti, Chemistry
K.C.Nicolau Chemistry
Angel A. Marti, Chemistry

8th Annual Texas Medical Center Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Conference
Todd Treangen, Computer Science
Natasha Kirienko, BioSciences

International Workshop on Advancing Fast-Timing Silicon Detectors for the LHC and beyond
Wei Li, Physics and Astronomy

InterfaceRice 2024
Jacob Robinson, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chong Xie, Electrical and Computer Engineering

International SPIE conference collocated meeting
Tomasz Tkaczyk, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rice Soccer Analytics Conference
Scott Powers, Statistics

2024 Texas Vaccine Policy Symposium
Daniel Wagner, BioSciences
Kirstin Matthews, Baker Institute

Science and the American Presidency
Kenneth Evans, Baker Institute
Luis Campos, History
Kirstin Matthews, Baker Institute
Mark Jones, Political Science

Shepherd School of Music - Chamber Music America: 2025 National Conference
Mathew Loden, Music

12th Strategy Symposium on Emerging Markets
Haiyang Li, Jones School of Business
Prashant Kale, Jones School of Business

Race in Asian Studies: An International Workshop
Sonia Ryang, Humanities

AI for good
Anthony Brandt, Music

Callisto String Quartet Concert and Masterclass
Richard Lavenda, Music

Scholarly and Creative Works Subvention Fund (Spring 2024)

Blanking: The Potential of Emptiness
Troy Schaum, Architecture

Foucault's Histories of Sexuality
Nikki Clements, Religion

EL HURACAN EN LA MIRADA. FOTOGRAFIA Y DESASTRES NATURALES EN CUBA (Gazing at Disasters in Cuba)
Luis Duno-Gothberg, Modern & Classical Literatures and Cultures

Socialism, Development, and Internationalism in the Third World: Envisioning Modernity in the era of Decolonisation
Nana Osei-Opare, History

Women, Theory, Praxis, and Performativities: Transoceanic Entanglements
Jacqueline Couti, Modern & Classical Literatures and Cultures

Televising Opera: Broadcasting and Performance in Anglo-American Culture (1945-75)
Danielle Ward-Griffin, Music