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The Rice University Department of Chemistry provides a uniquely stimulating environment for scientific discoveries: we are world leaders in nanotechnology, home to two Nobel laureates and three members of the National Academy of Sciences, and one of only six centers funded by the Natural Science Foundation for nanoscale science and engineering.

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Rice, Texas Heart Institute to use nanoparticles to track stem cells
The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute a two-year $1 million Challenge Grant to develop an advanced stem-cell-tracking technology....

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Rice pioneers method for processing carbon nanotubes in bulk fluids
Rice University scientists this week unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power distribution and nanoelectronics.

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Grand Opportunity grant funds rapid saliva test using lab-on-a-chip
The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers in Rice University's new BioScience Research Collaborative a $2 million Grand Opportunity grant to develop a fast, inexpensive test for oral cancer.



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Graduate Study in Chemistry    
EVERYTHING and MORE!  That's what you will find when you explore the endless possibilities at Rice University. 
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Perseverance carried chemist Noe Alvarez from Bolivian farm to Rice doctorate
Maybe Noe Alvarez, a fifth-year graduate student in chemistry working in the labs of Rice's Robert Hauge and James Tour, was destined to grow crops no matter how far he strayed from home.

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Featured Chemistry Alumna,
Dr. Zakya H. Kafafi is currently the Division Director for Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate for the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia.
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