Research at Rice University
At Rice, our curiosity compels us to ask the big questions and tackle the toughest problems of our lifetime: climate, energy, health care and information science. We aspire to persistent excellence, from the research led by the faculty across Rice's eight schools — which are the foundation of our research enterprise — to the centers and institutes that serve as engines for interdisciplinary research. The highest caliber of basic science research and discovery happens here, along with groundbreaking translational research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Research Institutes
- Synthetic Biology Institute
- Ken Kennedy Institute
- Medical Humanities Research Institute
- Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
- Rice Advanced Materials Institute
- Rice Space Institute
- Rice Sustainability Institute
- Smalley-Curl Institute (SCI)
Research Centers
- Carbon Hub
- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP)
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)
- Neuroengineering Initiative
- Rice Energy and Natural Resources Initiative (Rice ENRI)
- Rice University National Security Research Accelerator (RUNSRA)