Student Research Profiles
Rice undergraduates perform research and creative work in many different fields. In the following research profiles, students share how Rice courses prepared them for these experiences, how they got started in research, memorable moments, and research impacts.

BioSciences (Cell Biology & Genetics), Art History (Minor)

Spanish, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Minor), Medical Humanities (Minor), Latin American and Latinx Studies (Minor)

History, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, Classical Studies, & Business (Minor)

Psychology, Civic Leadership (Certificate)

Materials Science and Nanoengineering

English

Bioengineering

Religion

Social Policy Analysis, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Minor)

Computational and Applied Math, Civic Leadership (Certificate)

BioSciences (Cell Biology & Genetics), Medical Humanities (Minor)

Philosophy and Computer Science

Social Policy Analysis, Economics, Global Health Technologies (minor)

Statistics, Computer Science, Global Health Technologies (Minor)

Mechanical Engineering

Neuroscience (Cellular and Molecular), Civic Leadership (Certificate)

Bioengineering

Sociology, Spanish & Portuguese, Latin American and Latinx Studies

History and Asian Studies

Biosciences (Cell Biology and Genetics), Data Science (Minor)

Political Science

Political Science, Asian Studies, Data Science (Minor)

Biosciences (Integrative Biology), Civic Leadership (Certificate)

Sociology

Bioengineering

English (Concentration: Creative Writing), African and African American Studies (Minor)

Physics and Astronomy

Computer Science, Data Science (Minor), Statistics (Minor)

Biosciences

Biosciences (Cell Biology and Genetics)

Mechanical Engineering, French Studies (Minor), Physics (Minor)

Asian Studies

Biosciences (Cell Biology and Genetics), VADA (Studio Art)

Environmental Science (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Social Policy Analysis, Environmental Studies (Minor), Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (Minor)

Cognitive Sciences (Psychology), Environmental Studies (Minor), Civic Leadership (Certificate)

Physics & Astronomy

Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Minor)

Bioengineering, VADA (Studio Art-Sculpture)

Mathematical Economic Analysis, Environmental Studies (Minor), Financial Computation (Minor)

Political Science, Social Policy Analysis, Politics, Law, and Social Thought (Minor)

Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science, Biosciences (Minor)

Psychology

Neuroscience, Computer Science, Cognitive Science

Philosophy & Medical Humanities

Psychology

Operations Research, Computer Science

Neuroscience, Visual Arts, Medical Humanities (minor)