Lab bonding – pottery painting class!

Our first lab bonding activity! We finally got a chance to spend some time together outside of the lab in a chill and creative pottery painting class. Aside from being great scientists, we proved to be amazing artists as well, with designs ranging from colorful...

Welcoming our new member: Kat Rosner!

Our group just keeps on growing! Joining our multidisciplinary cohort is Kat Rosner, a first year Ph.D. student in the Bioengineering department. Kat graduated from Rice University in 2024 with a Biosciences major, learning from her research experience in...

Rotation students!

During the Fall 2024 semester, the lab saw its first batch of rotating students! Though it was not yet fully operational, each of them contributed to setting up equipment for the lab. We shared our first subgroup meetings with them, where we discussed important topics...

We welcome Paul to the lab!

We’re excited to welcome Paul Kim to the Tringides lab! Paul is a Ph.D. student in the Materials Science and Nanoengineering department at Rice University. He graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and has experience working as a...

Take the Cake ceremony

On November 20 , the office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies held the annual “Take the Cake” ceremony, where graduate students are awarded with a large amount of calories in cake presentation for winning fellowships! Our very own Mia Cano (NSF Fellowship) and Max...