Nanotechnology Research Laboratories

Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Materials Science and Nanoengineering, students will demonstrate an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.

The Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) at Rice University. Aiming to transform nanoscience into a field with the impact of a modern-day polymer science, CBEN focuses on research at the interface between "dry" nanomaterials and aqueous media such as biology and the environment, developing the nanoscience workforce of the future, and transferring discoveries to industry

Faculty in the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering hold joint appointments in several other departments: mechanical engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, electrical and computer engineering, civil and environmental engineering and physics and astronomy.

The Halas Nanophotonics Group at Rice University

Dedicated to the development of optics at the nanoscale

Upon completing the MMSNE degree, students will be able to acquire broad, advanced knowledge within either Materials Science or NanoEngineering, which is also in-depth in one major sub-discipline of the field; and conduct research at an advanced level in at least one area of Materials Science and Nanoengineering.

The Hafner Nano-Bio Lab at Rice University works at the Nano-Bio interface.

The Nanomaterials, Nanomechanics and Nanodevices lab (N3L) at Rice University is led by Prof. Jun Lou. Their interests lie in the areas of nanomaterial synthesis, nanomechanical characterization and nanodevice fabrication for energy, environmental and biomedical applications.

NEWT headquarters are at Rice University, but this interdisciplinary nanosystems engineering research center includes Arizona State University, University of Texas at El Paso and Yale University. They use nanotechnology to develop water treatment systems of all kinds.

NEWT is applying nanotechnology to develop transformative and off-grid water treatment systems that both protect human lives and support sustainable economic development.