OUR PARTNERS
CERISE draws on the expertise and established programs at Rice University. Our Center has developed strategic partnerships with other initiatives, institutes and research centers to best serve our stakeholders.
ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES INITIATIVE (ENRI)
The power of the Energy and Natural Resources Initiative (ENRI) stems from engaging the market strategically and globally. At Rice, that demands setting the bar with a series of grand challenges and pursuing those challenges with transformative solutions from the basic sciences, engineering, public policy, the social sciences and the humanities. To meet these challenges, the Energy and Natural Resources Initiative engages expertise from multiple research disciplines, along with industry leaders and government agencies, NGOs and the public to develop safer, more affordable and environmentally sustainable carbon-based fuels.
BAKER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Founded in 1993, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has established itself as one of the premier nonpartisan public policy think tanks in the country. The institute is ranked No. 3 among the top university-affiliated think tanks in the world, according to a 2018 study by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. The survey ranked the institute’s Center for Energy Studies No. 1 among the world’s energy- and resource-policy think tanks.
SSPEED CENTER
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center was established in 2007 as a university-based research and education center. Led by Rice University, the SSPEED Center organizes leading Gulf Coast universities, researchers, emergency managers, industry leaders and private and public entities to better address severe storm prediction and its impact on the region. The Houston Endowment, Texas General Land Office, The Kinder Institute, Great Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium (GHFMC), the Texas Medical Center and Rice University provide primary funding for the SSPEED Center.