Rice Sustainability Institute

05/21/2025

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

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

🔗 Read the recap from Rice News: https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/forging-path-sustainable-carbon-economy-inside-vision-rices-carbon-hub

As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughest challenges: how to decarbonize industry while at the same time boosting manufacturing, improving infrastructure and securing the supply chains for t...

05/16/2025

🌍 Celebrating 5 years of groundbreaking innovation at the Annual Meeting of the Carbon Hub at Rice University!

The Rice Sustainability Institute is proud to support the Carbon Hub's mission of building a Sustainable Carbon Economy—transforming carbon from a global challenge into a material solution.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all participants, partners, and speakers.

We’ll see you next year!

🔗 Learn more: https://carbonhub.rice.edu

05/16/2025

05/15/2025

📢 Deadline Extended: Apply by May 23!

To accommodate finals week, the Rice Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows application deadline has been extended to May 23, 2025.

Graduate students from any school at Rice University are eligible to apply for this prestigious fellowship, which includes an approximately $10,000 top award.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://si.rice.edu/chevron-fellows-call-applications-fy26

05/15/2025

The Rice Sustainability Institute extends congratulations to Dr. Matteo Pasquali, A.J. Hartsook Professor of Rice University Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director of the Carbon Hub at Rice University, on being named a Fellow of the Society of Rheology.

This honor recognizes Dr. Pasquali’s pioneering work in complex fluids and sustainable carbon materials, advancing both science and solutions for a more sustainable future.

Read more about this achievement: https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/pasquali-named-fellow-society-rheology

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Rice’s Matteo Pasquali has been elected a fellow of The Society of Rheology (SoR).

05/12/2025

🌍 Day One Highlights – Carbon Hub Annual Meeting 2025 🌍

What a powerful start to the fifth Carbon Hub at Rice University Annual Meeting!

The morning kicked off with early networking over coffee and breakfast, followed by opening remarks from Marie Contou-Carrere and Matteo Pasquali—setting the stage for a day focused on climate-forward materials innovation.

💡 Key moments from the morning session included:
🔹 A big-picture framing of the sustainability challenge by Ken Medlock, Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies
🔹 A deep dive into public-private innovation partnerships featuring leaders from Shell, Huntsman Corporation, The Kavli Foundation, and Novo Nordisk.
🔹 A dynamic panel on bringing advanced materials to market, with perspectives from architecture to automotive
🔹 Thought-provoking dialogue on the big science questions shaping the future of carbon materials and hydrogen—from Stanford University, UC Santa Barbara, Instituto IMDEA Nanociencia, and Rice researchers

We wrapped the session with a fireside chat between Matteo Pasquali and Scott Nyquist of McKinsey & Company reflecting on the Carbon Hub’s vision and momentum.

The conversations are only getting started. Stay tuned for more from Day Two.

05/01/2025

🚨 Reminder for Students & Researchers! 🚨

The Carbon Hub Annual Meeting 2025 Poster Session is on Monday, May 12, from 4:30–6 PM at Rice University - Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. If your work connects to sustainability, energy, or climate, this is your chance to share it with leading experts.

🖼️ Posters must be printed and delivered by 10 AM that morning.

🎓 Students can attend for free—just use the code at the link below.

👉 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefTNRAHUXXvIvyEXP70RO5dtcwUIahOYhUYXWrvIiw0jSuEw/viewform

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04/25/2025

Texas Climate Conference 2025: A Vision for Resilient Futures

The Rice Sustainability Institute was proud to co-host the inaugural Texas Climate Conference at Rice University—an inspiring two-day gathering of scientists, policymakers, and community leaders working to address Texas’s most urgent climate challenges.

Organized by Dr. Sylvia Dee (Rice) in partnership with Dr. Andrew Dessler (Texas A&M), the event featured powerful talks from U.S. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, keynote Dr. Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy, and more than 40 researchers presenting on heat, flooding, sea-level rise, public health, and environmental justice.

As Dr. Dee shared:
“The more we work as a team, the more we can shape a safe, resilient climate future and help support policies that will strengthen Texan communities!”

Thank you to all who made this event a success. We’re excited to continue building momentum toward climate solutions—together.