Douglas Brinkley (Thanks, Nancy Shelby!):
Douglas Brinkley Would Like to Invite Thoreau to Dinner (NYT Book Review)

Jeff Lanier, MBA '03:

Richard Pulley (1946-2022):

Rice Researchers:
Rice lab’s catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy (Rice News)

Patrick Senske (1964-2022):
On September 21, Patrick Senske passed away from heart ailments.  Raised in California, he attended Rice where he was a one-year basketball letterman (1983) and he graduated from UCLA and UCLA Business School.  He and his wife Lisa (they were married in 1991) raised four daughters and he was devoted to them.  Click here for the Orange County Register obituary.

The Next Ten Years:
Strategic planning process to be launched in January (Rice News)

Carolyn Anne Smith Managan:

Douglas Brinkley:
Douglas Brinkley nominated for two Grammys (Rice News)

New Art / New Music:
Shepherd School students riff on Moody's 'Urban Impressions' (Rice News)

Nanxiu Qian:

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: