40th Annual SCI Summer Research Colloquium
Friday, August 7th, 2026
Duncan Hall, Martel Hall | Rice University
The Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium began in 1986 as the RQI Colloquium and has been held in August of each year. The purpose of the SCI Summer Research Colloquium is to provide undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers working at Rice with an opportunity to present their most recent work. Researchers from all disciplines are welcome to participate and present their research - even if they are here only for the summer.
Presentations (either talks or posters) are meant to be technical, but also accessible to a mixed audience: Rice students and faculty members, attendees from government agencies, corporations, and neighboring universities. Although the presenters always bring their best professional appearances, the atmosphere is informal and friendly, which makes the Colloquium a great occasion for presenters to hone their communication skills to a mixed audience of scientists, engineers, government, and businesspeople.
(Note: Postdocs and graduate students can also register as judges for the undergraduate poster session.)
Registration
Registration Form coming soon! Please check back.
Deadlines
- July 1, 2026, midnight - Oral application deadline (Note: only graduate students and postdocs are eligible to be oral presenters.)
- July 11, 2026, midnight - Poster presenter deadline (Not TWIG)
(One can only register as either a poster participant or an oral applicant, but not both)
Poster Dimensions
No larger than 36" x 48" (3' x 4'), preferably less than 4 feet across.
Judging Rubric
Click HERE to understand the judging criteria.
Directions and Parking
Please click HERE for directions to Martel Hall and parking information.
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Sponsors
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Program
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Program Committee
- Alessandro Alabastri (ECE), Program Chair
- Junichiro Kono (ECE), Program Co-Chair
- more to TBA
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