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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 28

Congrats to SI board member Matteo Pasquali on winning the 2025 Braskem Award from AIChE! His pioneering work on carbon nanotube fibers is pushing sustainable materials toward a net-zero future.

More via @RiceEngineering → engineering.rice.edu/news/pasqual...

Pasquali selected as 2025 Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science | George R. Brown School of Engineering | Rice University

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · May 23

We're proud to be a flagship sponsor of #BasicScience at the #CarbonHub. Discover how researchers are redefining the meaning of carbon nanotubes—and the future of #SustainableMaterials —in this recap of the annual meeting

news.rice.edu/news/2025/fo...

#KavliNano #AdvancedMaterials #Sustainability

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The Kavli Foundation @kavlifoundation.org · May 19

Featured speaker at the #CarbonHub2025 meeting, #KavliNano Program Officer Jeff Miller shared expertise on advancing fundamental science through partnerships. Learn more about the Carbon Hub and their mission: carbonhub.rice.edu
#SustainableMaterials #EnergyTransition #CarbonEconomy

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 21

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

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

news.rice.edu/news/2025/fo...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 15

75 students from Lone Star, San Jacinto & HCC joined Rice teams to tackle sustainability challenges with data science. Big congrats to all REDA scholars! REDA—powered by Google—brought together @ricecompsci.bsky.social with mentors like Risa Myers, Canek Phillips & Carrie Masiello.

bit.ly/4dgm0AW

REDA | Empowering the Next Generation of Sustainability Data Scholars

REDA

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 15

🎓 Deadline extended! Grad students at Rice — you now have until May 23 to apply for the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows program.

💰 ~$10K in funding
🌱 Open to all schools at Rice
📅 New deadline: May 23, 2025

Apply here → si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 15

👏 Big congrats to Dr. Matteo Pasquali—A.J. Hartsook Professor and Director of Carbon Hub—on being named a Fellow of the Society of Rheology!

His groundbreaking work in complex fluids and sustainable carbon materials is shaping a more sustainable future.
news.rice.edu/news/2025/pa...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · May 1

🛑 Poster session reminder! Present your research at Carbon Hub 2025 | May 12, 5–6 PM at Rice U.

Posters due by 10 AM that day. Climate, energy, & sustainability work welcome!

🎓 Students register FREE:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#CarbonHub2025 #ClimateResearch #EnergyInnovation

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 25

“The more we work as a team, the more we can shape a safe, resilient climate future.” – Dr. Sylvia Dee
#TexasClimateConference #ClimateResilience #SustainabilityResearch #RSI #RiceUniversity #ClimateAction

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 25

🌎 Big thanks to everyone who joined us at the first-ever Texas Climate Conference at Rice!

Co-hosted by RSI, Dr. Sylvia Dee (Rice), and Dr. Andrew Dessler (Texas A&M), this two-day event brought together scientists, policymakers & community leaders to tackle Texas-sized climate challenges.

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 22

Check out Scott Egan and Kory Evans on the pod! #earthday

Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · Apr 22

Dr. KoryEvans and I were interviewed on the Gulf Streams podcast about #biodiversity! @ricesustainability.bsky.social @sternarchella.bsky.social

#EarthDay2025

www.podbean.com/ew/pb-w2xfj-...

Ep. 76 What's Biodiversity?

On today's episode we sit down with Dr. Korey Evans (Rice University) and Dr. Scott Egan (Rice University) who recently hosted a symposium all about biodiversity and what it means to the Houston regio...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 16

📩 [email protected] for questions

#ChevronFellows #RiceUniversity #EnergyInnovation #ClimateResearch #LowCarbonFuture #SustainabilityResearch #RSI #RiceSustainability #ChevronNewEnergies #CarbonResearch

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 16

Now open: FY26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows! 🌍
$10,000 awards for Rice grad students advancing low-carbon energy, climate, and sustainability research.

Apply by May 5, 2025
🔗 si.rice.edu/chevron-fell...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 15

Congratulations! 🙌

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 11

🔗 More info: carbonhub.rice.edu/2025-annual-meeting
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/43LKgIB

#carbonhub #sustainabilityinaction #cleanenergy #carbontransition #hydrogenfuture #materialsinnovation #riceuniversity #houstonenergy #sustainablecarboneconomy #ricesustainability #sustainability

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 11

🌎⚡ Be part of the Fifth Annual Carbon Hub Annual Meeting — where industry, academia, and innovators converge to accelerate the carbon transition.

📅 May 12–13, 2025
🗣️ Agenda and speakers to be announced soon!

Explore breakthroughs in clean hydrogen, carbon materials, and sustainability at scale.

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 8

Seating is limited
🎟️ Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/spill-tick...

SPILL

The Houston premiere of a documentary play about the tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon explosion as told by those who lived through it.

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Deepwater Horizon disaster changed everything.
15 years later, SPILL brings the story to life — the Houston premiere presented with EcoStudio at the Rice Sustainability Institute.

🗓️ April 11 at 7 p.m.
🗓️ April 12 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
📍Moody Center’s Lois Chiles Studio Theater

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 8

#TexasClimateConference #Sustainability #ClimateAction #RiceUniversity #RSI #ricesustainability #climatescience

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Texas Climate Conference is happening this week (April 10–11) at Rice University.

Join us for two days of critical conversations, research insights, and bold ideas shaping the future of climate action in Texas and beyond.

🔗 Learn more and to register: si.rice.edu/texas-climat...

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 3

🔥 Degrowth & Energy Justice
Can we imagine a world beyond fossil fuels and economic growth?

🗓️ April 7 | 6–8PM
📍 Kraft Hall 130, Rice University
🎙️ Kohei Saito • Matthew Tejada • Ed Hirs
📝 RSVP → bit.ly/degrowth-rsvp

#Degrowth #EnergyJustice #JustTransition #RiceUniversity #ClimateFutures

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 3

Join Joseph Campana (Center for Environmental Studies) and Kurt Stallmann (Shepherd School of Music) for a live, immersive performance that blends poetry, sound, and environmental storytelling — followed by a Q&A with artist and beekeeper Garnett Puett.

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Apr 3

🐝✨ The Chapel in the Hive
Poetry, music, bees, and biodiversity.

Saturday, April 5 | 6–8 PM
Moody Center for the Arts – Lois Chiles Studio Theater
🎟️ Free + open to all | moody.rice.edu

What does a hive sound like if it were a chapel?
What can honeybees teach us about myth, nature, and survival?

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Mar 14

#sustainability #ricesustainability #TexasBiodiversity #Sustainability #Conservation #RiceUniversity #Biodiversity #TexasWildlife #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateAction #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #HabitatRestoration #BiodiversityMatters #ScienceForChange

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Rice Sustainability Institute @ricesustainability.bsky.social · Mar 14

🌿 Today’s the day! The Texas Biodiversity Symposium is happening at Rice University! 🎉 Join leading researchers, conservationists, and policymakers as they tackle urgent biodiversity challenges across Texas.

🔎 Learn more: si.rice.edu/texas-biodiv...

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