Allen Dockery:
On November 15, Allen Dockery passed away. A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1954) before joining the US Marine Corps. After military service in Korea, he finished college at UT Austin. He enjoyed a career in ranching. He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Jacqueline (they were married in 1959). Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary.
Marvin Gordy (1937-2022):
Rice Engineers:
Rice refines analysis of MRI contrast agents (Rice News)
Construction on Campus:
Construction of RMC, Hanszen building remains on schedule (The Rice Thresher)
Syzygy Plasmonics:
On Wednesday, Syzygy Plasmonics, a deep-decarbonization company that is electrifying chemical manufacturing, announced $76 million in Series C fundraising. The company is a Houston-based startup fueled by technology developed at Rice. Read more.
Changing Job Prospects:
Apoorv Bhargava '12:
On Tuesday, WeaveGrid, a developer of software solutions for the scalable deployment of electric vehicles on the electric grid, announced $35 million in Series B fundraising. The co-founder and CEO of WeaveGrid is Apoorv Bhargava ’12. Read more.
Germaine Franco '84/'87:
Rice Business:
Rice Business Receives Top Billing (Rice News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Rice-IITK Collaborative Center:
Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to cooperate on research (Rice News)
Ahi Ajayan '26:
Rice student performs on main track in upcoming film ‘Ayisha’ (Rice News)
WiRES Award:
Two Rice professors among top 35 women in robotics (The Rice Thresher)
Henry Rachfold Jr (1925-2022):
Former Rice professor dies at 97 (Rice News)
Post Houston:
Cool respite with a conscience (Rice News)
Rice Chorale:
Rice Chorale finds joy in music (The Rice Thresher)
What's in Woodson:
Jerzy Szablowski:
Rice engineer seeks better signals from cells (Rice News)
Joyce Ambler (1936-2022):