What's in a Name:
A new class of superconductors (Rice News)

Rice Architecture:
Spring lectures look beyond the pandemic (Rice News)

Jim Bridenstine '98:
Former NASA administrator lands new investment job (Houston Chronicle)

The Ion:
DivInc launches diverse accerelator to boost entrepreneurs (Houston Chronicle)

Drucie Chase (1931-2021):
On January 19, Drucie Chase passed away.  A native Texan, she was a gifted teacher as well as “a hardworking and compassionate community volunteer”.  She is predeceased by her husband John Chase (he passed away in 2012) and their son Judge John Chase Jr (who graduated from Rice in 1975 and passed away in 2019).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Jim Bridenstine '98:
Outgoing NASA chief calls for unity in space exploration exploits (Space.com)

John Stewart Adams (1958-2021):
On January 16, John Stewart Adams passed away.   A native Houstonian and a member of Mensa since the age of 14, he graduated from Rice in 1980.  He worked as a SAP Net Weaver Technology Consultant.  Also, he “enjoyed fine wine, a good beer, skiing, diving, skating, and cycling”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Helena (they married in 2014).  Click here for the obituary.

Rebecca Richards-Kortum:
A New Microscope Developed at Rice Could Revolutionize Cancer Surgeries (Texas Monthly)

Stephen Hahn '80:
Hahn Leaves FDA (New York Times)

Rice Scientists:
Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced (Rice News)

Fred Goree, Jr (1935-2021):
On January 18, Fred Goree Jr passed away.  An accomplished pedal steel guitar player at the age of 13, he graduated from Rice in 1957.  He founded Goree Architects in 1963 which has designed thousands of auto dealerships nationwide including the seven-story Audi dealership on the Southwest Freeway and the 550,000 sf Westside Lexus.  Also, he was active in his church.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Jewell.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Kirsten Siebach:
Rocks show Mars once felt like Iceland (RIce News)

Baker Institute:
Payan: 'This unkindness cannot stand' (Rice News)

What's In Woodson:
Houston Public Library provides online access to Rice papers (Woodson Research Center)

Doerr Institute:
Institute blasts leadership development in higher education (Rice News)

AR Ginn (1939-2021):
On January 7, AR Ginn Jr passed away.  A native Houstonian, he attended Rice on a football scholarship after graduating from Sam Houston High School in January 1958.  He left Rice in 1959 to join Metallic Building Company.  In 1976, he co-founded MBCI which became a leading manufacturer of metal building components and later merged with NCI.  In 2007, he retired from NCI as Chairman and CEO.  Also, he was inducted into the Field Hall of Fame at the National Bird Dog Museum in 2018.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-one years, Ollie.  Click here for the obituary.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Glee Club, 1954".

James Tour:
Flashing plastic ash completes recycling (Rice News)

Wade Craddock Jr (1940-2020):
On December 28, Wade Craddock Jr passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BS in Physics at Arlington State College and a Master of Science in Space Sciences at Rice in 1967.   He enjoyed a long career in engineering and systems management at NASA in Houston before moving to Las Cruces to work at the Physical Science Laboratory at New Mexico State University.  Also, he was active in the community.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Sandra.  Click here for the Las Cruces Sun News obituary.

Rice scientists:
2D compound shows unique versatility (Rice News)

William "Bill" Connor (1931-2021):
On January 4, William “Bill” Connor passed away.  A native Houstonian, he earned a BA from Rice in 1955 and a masters from SMU.  He worked for Tracor, taught architectural acoustics at UT Austin and was an accomplished concert pianist.  Also, he was active in the community and in his church.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Mary Elizabeth.  Click here for the Austin American-Statesman obituary.

Rice Scientists:
Rice flashes new '2D' materials (Rice News)

Charles B Wilson (1924-2021):
On January 2, Charles B Wilson passed away.  A native Texan, he was popular as the young boy soprano, “Charles Burton”, mascot and live radio featured singer of The Light Crust Doughboys in the late 1930s.  In 1941, he started Rice Architecture, left for military service in WWII and returned to graduate in 1949.  With two classmates, he founded the architectural firm Langwith, Wilson, and King in 1956 from which he retired in 1998.  Also, he was active in the community and in his church.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife of sixty years Katheryne.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice Engineering:
Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable chemical (RIce News)

Belinda Chang '95:
Belinda Chang on the Future of Virtual Events (Drinx)

Cormac Flanagan, PhD '98:
Computer scientist elected ACM Fellow (UC Santa Cruz News)

Matthew Baring:
Fermi space telescope offers 'best look ever' at giant flare (Rice News)