Research
The Rice Neuroengineering Initiative is a collaborative center where engineers, scientists, and clinicians strive to further our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of issues with the central and peripheral nervous systems. Like the brain, these groups work together as networks that bring engineering principles to bear on everything from a basic understanding of brain science to the improvement of next-generation diagnostic tools and treatments for a variety of neurological disorders that today are the leading cause of illness and disability worldwide.
Education
With an engineering program consistently ranked among the top 30 graduate programs in the country, our faculty researchers are committed to educating and training the next generation of engineers. Our faculty and students include researchers from electrical engineering, computing, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, material science, nanoengineering, and other disciplines.
The unique open-layout design of our laboratories in the Bioscience Research Collaborative fosters internal collaboration, while our building's proximity to the Texas Medical Center places our students within a short walk of clinical and surgical collaborators, enabling them to develop and refine new tools and technologies.
Core Members of the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative are comprised of faculty, research scientists, and students from the following institutions:
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The Rice University George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing
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The Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
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The Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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The Houston Methodist Neurological Research Institute
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UTHealth McGovern School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
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The Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies
A full listing of our core and affiliate faculty can be found at neuroengineering.rice.edu/faculty
“To me, the heart of our mission is very simple: it's to learn how the human brain works. The brain is an incredible organ, it acts in many ways as an electrical circuit - which is where engineering comes in. Neuroengineering is not a one person job. It's multidisciplinary, and we need funding, faculty, staff, partners, undergraduate students, graduate students and postdocs all working together toward our common goals. ”
- Benhaam Aazhang, Director, Rice Neuroengineering Initiative