The RTG supports the organization of research and teaching seminars, as well as several lectures by visiting researchers.
The RTG supports the funding and organization of several workshops and retreats, as well as the participation of RTG members to conferences relevant to numerical mathematics and scientific computing. These include (but are not limited to):
Finite Element Rodeo , February 2026
Scientific Machine Learning workshop, February 2026
SIAM TX-LA 2025 Annual Meeting, September 2025
SIAM Computational Science and Engineering, March 2025
Finite Element Rodeo, February 2025.
Scientific Machine Learning workshop, February 2025
Finite Element Rodeo, March 2024
Rice University offers a variety of professional development opportunities related to teaching and mentoring for RTG postdocs and interested graduate students.
Entering mentoring workshop (R-STEM). Details TBA
Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
Graduate Programs, including the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning.
RTG Teaching Seminar. Details TBA.
Society for Industrial and Applied Math (SIAM) Rice student chapter
Undergraduate NASC Club: contact Mike Zhang (mz83 at rice dot edu) if you want to join.
The RTG supports two outreach programs for high schoolers during the summer.
Summer Math Days: a fun and educational program for high school students entering grades 10-11.
High school summer internship: this program aims to introduce rising seniors in high schools to numerical mathematics and scientific computing.
If you are interested in participating in these outreach programs, contact the PI by email: riviere at rice dot edu