Wiess School of Natural Sciences

Mailing Address 
Rice University
Wiess School of Natural Sciences, MS-102
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Delivery Address
6100 Main St.
Keck Hall, Rm. 203
Houston, TX  77005-1827

Phone  713.348.3350
Fax      713.348.6149

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Faculty Spotlight

Gomer photoRichard Gomer, Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, is motivated by the hope that his research will save millions of lives in the future.

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Student Profiles

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Emilia Koivisto, graduate student in Earth Science, recounts her journey to Rice in the Fall of 2005 on a Fulbright Scholarship.

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science and business could intersect into a world of possibilities?

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News
Unzipping the future
November 5, 2009

Nature coverScientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create sheets of tough, electrically conductive nanomaterial that can be used as basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products. The work was featured on the cover of the April 16 issue of the journal Nature.

A little nano, a lot of oil
October 30, 2009

Tour labJames Tour’s lab will work with M-I SWACO’s researchers to optimize the effectiveness of graphene additives to drilling fluids, also known as muds.


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