Rice Sustainability Institute

Pasquali selected as 2025 Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science | George R. Brown School of Engineering | Rice University

Congrats to SI board member Matteo Pasquali on winning the 2025 Braskem Award from AIChE! His pioneering work on carbon nanotube fibers is pushing sustainable materials toward a net-zero future.

More via @RiceEngineering → engineering.rice.edu/news/pasqual...

We're proud to be a flagship sponsor of #BasicScience at the #CarbonHub. Discover how researchers are redefining the meaning of carbon nanotubes—and the future of #SustainableMaterials —in this recap of the annual meeting

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#KavliNano #AdvancedMaterials #Sustainability

Featured speaker at the #CarbonHub2025 meeting, #KavliNano Program Officer Jeff Miller shared expertise on advancing fundamental science through partnerships. Learn more about the Carbon Hub and their mission: carbonhub.rice.edu
#SustainableMaterials #EnergyTransition #CarbonEconomy

🎉 The Rice Sustainability Institute is proud to celebrate 5 years of innovation and impact from CarbonHub at Rice!

From clean hydrogen to sustainable materials, this year’s Annual Meeting showed what’s possible when science drives sustainability.

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REDA | Empowering the Next Generation of Sustainability Data Scholars REDA

75 students from Lone Star, San Jacinto & HCC joined Rice teams to tackle sustainability challenges with data science. Big congrats to all REDA scholars! REDA—powered by Google—brought together @ricecompsci.bsky.social with mentors like Risa Myers, Canek Phillips & Carrie Masiello.

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🎓 Deadline extended! Grad students at Rice — you now have until May 23 to apply for the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows program.

💰 ~$10K in funding
🌱 Open to all schools at Rice
📅 New deadline: May 23, 2025

Apply here → si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...

👏 Big congrats to Dr. Matteo Pasquali—A.J. Hartsook Professor and Director of Carbon Hub—on being named a Fellow of the Society of Rheology!

His groundbreaking work in complex fluids and sustainable carbon materials is shaping a more sustainable future.
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🛑 Poster session reminder! Present your research at Carbon Hub 2025 | May 12, 5–6 PM at Rice U.

Posters due by 10 AM that day. Climate, energy, & sustainability work welcome!

🎓 Students register FREE:
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#CarbonHub2025 #ClimateResearch #EnergyInnovation

“The more we work as a team, the more we can shape a safe, resilient climate future.” – Dr. Sylvia Dee
#TexasClimateConference #ClimateResilience #SustainabilityResearch #RSI #RiceUniversity #ClimateAction

🌎 Big thanks to everyone who joined us at the first-ever Texas Climate Conference at Rice!

Co-hosted by RSI, Dr. Sylvia Dee (Rice), and Dr. Andrew Dessler (Texas A&M), this two-day event brought together scientists, policymakers & community leaders to tackle Texas-sized climate challenges.

Check out Scott Egan and Kory Evans on the pod! #earthday

📩 si@rice.edu for questions

#ChevronFellows #RiceUniversity #EnergyInnovation #ClimateResearch #LowCarbonFuture #SustainabilityResearch #RSI #RiceSustainability #ChevronNewEnergies #CarbonResearch

Now open: FY26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows! 🌍
$10,000 awards for Rice grad students advancing low-carbon energy, climate, and sustainability research.

Apply by May 5, 2025
🔗 si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...

Congratulations! 🙌

🔗 More info: carbonhub.rice.edu/2025-annual-meeting
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/43LKgIB

#carbonhub #sustainabilityinaction #cleanenergy #carbontransition #hydrogenfuture #materialsinnovation #riceuniversity #houstonenergy #sustainablecarboneconomy #ricesustainability #sustainability

🌎⚡ Be part of the Fifth Annual Carbon Hub Annual Meeting — where industry, academia, and innovators converge to accelerate the carbon transition.

📅 May 12–13, 2025
🗣️ Agenda and speakers to be announced soon!

Explore breakthroughs in clean hydrogen, carbon materials, and sustainability at scale.

Seating is limited
🎟️ Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/spill-tick...

The Deepwater Horizon disaster changed everything.
15 years later, SPILL brings the story to life — the Houston premiere presented with EcoStudio at the Rice Sustainability Institute.

🗓️ April 11 at 7 p.m.
🗓️ April 12 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
📍Moody Center’s Lois Chiles Studio Theater

#TexasClimateConference #Sustainability #ClimateAction #RiceUniversity #RSI #ricesustainability #climatescience

The Texas Climate Conference is happening this week (April 10–11) at Rice University.

Join us for two days of critical conversations, research insights, and bold ideas shaping the future of climate action in Texas and beyond.

🔗 Learn more and to register: si.rice.edu/texas-climat...

🔥 Degrowth & Energy Justice
Can we imagine a world beyond fossil fuels and economic growth?

🗓️ April 7 | 6–8PM
📍 Kraft Hall 130, Rice University
🎙️ Kohei Saito • Matthew Tejada • Ed Hirs
📝 RSVP → bit.ly/degrowth-rsvp

#Degrowth #EnergyJustice #JustTransition #RiceUniversity #ClimateFutures

Join Joseph Campana (Center for Environmental Studies) and Kurt Stallmann (Shepherd School of Music) for a live, immersive performance that blends poetry, sound, and environmental storytelling — followed by a Q&A with artist and beekeeper Garnett Puett.

🐝✨ The Chapel in the Hive
Poetry, music, bees, and biodiversity.

Saturday, April 5 | 6–8 PM
Moody Center for the Arts – Lois Chiles Studio Theater
🎟️ Free + open to all | moody.rice.edu

What does a hive sound like if it were a chapel?
What can honeybees teach us about myth, nature, and survival?

#sustainability #ricesustainability #TexasBiodiversity #Sustainability #Conservation #RiceUniversity #Biodiversity #TexasWildlife #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateAction #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #HabitatRestoration #BiodiversityMatters #ScienceForChange

🌿 Today’s the day! The Texas Biodiversity Symposium is happening at Rice University! 🎉 Join leading researchers, conservationists, and policymakers as they tackle urgent biodiversity challenges across Texas.

🔎 Learn more: si.rice.edu/texas-biodiv...

#TexasBiodiversity #Sustainability #Conservation #RiceUniversity #Biodiversity #TexasWildlife #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateAction #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #HabitatRestoration #BiodiversityMatters #ScienceForChange #RiceSustainability

Hang with the cool kids at the Rice Kiosk on Innovators Row (Level 3, Clean Energy Commons)! 🚀 Connect with Rice experts, explore cutting-edge sustainability research, and join the conversation on the future of energy.

See you there! ⚡ #CERAWeek #EnergyInnovation #RiceUniversity #RiceSustainability

🎬 Energy Justice Film & Roundtable – March 10 🎬

Watch 3 short films on grassroots energy struggles in Houston & NYC, followed by a discussion with Ashley Dawson, Stacey Balkan & local organizers.

⏰ 6:30 PM | Rice Cinema

#PublicPower #EnergyDemocracy

⚡ Energy Justice Workshop – March 10 ⚡

Join us for a day of discussions on energy democracy—the movement for a just, equitable, and sustainable energy system. Featuring Ashley Dawson & Stacey Balkan.

📍 Workshops:
🔹 12:15 PM | Kraft 105
🔹 2:30 PM | Humanities 117

#EnergyJustice #Sustainability

Scott Solomon (moderator), Amy Dunham, @scottpegan.bsky.social Scott Egan, @sternarchella.bsky.social Kory Evans #DarwinDay #Evolution #Ecology #ScienceAtRice #Biosciences #NaturalHistory #CharlesDarwin #LifeOnEarth #STEM #FieldResearch #ScienceCommunication #Biodiversity #Nature #HistoryOfScience