Carbon Hub at Rice University

A great recap from Alexandra Becker at Rice University on last week’s Carbon Hub Annual Meeting:

🔗 Forging a path to a sustainable carbon economy:
https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/forging-path-sustainable-carbon-economy-inside-vision-rices-carbon-hub

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make the event a success — from the panelists and poster presenters to the students, staff, and faculty who brought it all together. Special shout-out to the DexMat team for letting us all try out the Galvorn carbon nanotube swing!

Forging a path to a sustainable carbon economy: Inside the vision of Rice’s Carbon Hub As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughest challenges: how to decarbonize industry while at the same time boosting manufacturing, improving infrastructure and securing the supply chains for t...

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Matteo Pasquali, Director of the Carbon Hub and A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, on being named a Fellow of the Society of Rheology!

This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Pasquali’s pioneering work in fluid dynamics and carbon nanomaterials—research that drives innovation at the heart of the Carbon Hub’s mission to build a sustainable carbon future.

Read more about this honor: https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/pasquali-named-fellow-society-rheology

Pasquali named fellow of The Society of Rheology Rice’s Matteo Pasquali has been elected a fellow of The Society of Rheology (SoR).

Innovation in motion—literally.

As part of the 5th Annual Carbon Hub Meeting, Rice University VP for Innovation Paul Cherukuri and CEO Bryan Hassin took the inaugural ride on the first swing fully supported by Galvorn, DexMat’s cutting-edge carbon nanotube fiber.

📍Now on display at the O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science, the Galvorn swing is more than just a conversation piece—it’s a tangible example of advanced materials shaping the future.

Stronger than steel. Lighter than aluminum. And yes, comfortable enough to take for a spin.

This is Carbon Hub innovation in action—merging bold ideas with breakthrough materials to transform what's possible.

Experience the power of next-gen materials—take a break on the first-ever swing fully supported by Galvorn carbon nanotube fibers from .

📍 Find it at the O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science, right here at Rice University

This is Carbon Hub innovation in motion.

🌍 Day One Highlights – Carbon Hub Annual Meeting 2025 🌍
What a powerful start to the fifth Carbon Hub Annual Meeting at Rice University!

The morning kicked off with early networking over coffee and breakfast, followed by opening remarks from Marie Contou-Carrere and Matteo Pasquali—setting the stage for a day focused on climate-forward materials innovation.

💡 Key moments from the morning session included:
🔹 A big-picture framing of the sustainability challenge by Ken Medlock, Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies
🔹 A deep dive into public-private innovation partnerships featuring leaders from Shell, Huntsman Corporation, The Kavli Foundation, and Novo Nordisk.
🔹 A dynamic panel on bringing advanced materials to market, with perspectives from architecture to automotive
🔹 Thought-provoking dialogue on the big science questions shaping the future of carbon materials and hydrogen—from Stanford University, UC Santa Barbara, Instituto IMDEA Nanociencia, and Rice researchers

We wrapped the session with a fireside chat between Matteo Pasquali and Scott Nyquist of McKinsey & Company reflecting on the Carbon Hub’s vision and momentum.

The conversations are only getting started. Stay tuned for more from Day Two.

🚨 Reminder for Students & Researchers! 🚨

The Carbon Hub Annual Meeting 2025 Poster Session is on Monday, May 12, from 5–6 PM at Rice University - Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. If your work connects to sustainability, energy, or climate, this is your chance to share it with leading experts.

🖼️ Posters must be printed and delivered by 10 AM that morning.

🎓 Students can attend for free—just use the code at the link below.

👉 Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefTNRAHUXXvIvyEXP70RO5dtcwUIahOYhUYXWrvIiw0jSuEw/viewform

Register now for the inaugural Sustainability Summit at Rice University's Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES)!

Join Matteo Pasquali of Carbon Hub at Rice University alongside campus leaders in a panel on advancing sustainability through research, innovation, and collaboration. Hosted by the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES).

🔗 Sign up: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/event/sustainability-summit-building-resilient-energy-and-materials-future

Register today: The Inaugural Sustainability Summit at Rice University Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies! ♻️💡

Join us for an engaging discussion on how Rice University is advancing sustainability through cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and campus-wide initiatives in a panel featuring experts from across campus:

🎙️Ramamoorthy Ramesh (Rice Engineering and Computing and Rice University - School of Natural Sciences)
🎙️Matteo Pasquali (Carbon Hub at Rice University and Rice Engineering)
🎙️Carrie Masiello (Rice Sustainability Institute and Rice Natural Sciences)

The day will end with an armchair discussion about medical and healthcare plastics between Rachel Meidl (CES) and Jason Fischer (Houston Methodist).

Register today: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/event/sustainability-summit-building-resilient-energy-and-materials-future

U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainability at Rice University

🌎⚡ 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
📍 Day One: Anderson-Clarke Center
📍 Day Two: O'Connor Building for Engineering & Computing
🗣️ Agenda and speakers to be announced soon!

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

🎟️ Register: https://carbonhub.rice.edu/2025-annual-meeting

Don't miss the Carbon Hub at Rice University Annual Meeting 2024 — May 6 - 7 on the Rice University campus.

To register: https://bit.ly/3U2Rzoz

Confirmed Speakers:
Scott Wright, President of Advanced Materials Division - Huntsman
Ed G***a, Vice President of Catalyst and Analytical Technology - Shell
Dhaval Shah, General Manager for Corporate Technology & Innovation - SABIC
Luca de Rai, Innovation Manager - Prysmian Group
Jeff Miller, Program Director - Kavli Foundation
Jim Sledzik, Director of Strategic Ventures - Saudi Aramco
John Lockemeyer, Chief Scientist for Catalysis - Shell
Nikhil Verghese, Corporate Fellow - SABIC

For more info and registration, visit: https://bit.ly/3Q5UnjR

The latest issue of Rice Magazine is a special double issue focusing on research — the new institutes, centers, and accelerators that are working on solving tomorrow's challenges, today.

Learn more at magazine.rice.edu

The newest edition of Rice Magazine has officially launched, featuring Rice’s growing research ecosystem.

Our new institutes, centers and accelerators will unite brilliant minds to tackle the world’s most significant challenges, with dynamic goals that reflect the exciting future we envision and are building together as a university. It is a growing part of Rice’s ethos to improve the lives of all those outside the university’s hedges – whether they are just down the street or across the world.

Learn more at magazine.rice.edu

Make plans to attend the Carbon Hub 2024 Annual Meeting at Rice University May 6-7.

RSVP and more details: https://bit.ly/3Q5UnjR