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Rice University

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Enrique Barrera is the Harry S. Cameron Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with honors in 1979, M.S. in 1984, and Ph.D. in 1987, all from The University of Texas at Austin. His research specializes in interface studies and processing of composites, coatings, and thin films; development of new materials systems leveraging the unique properties of fullerenes and nanotubes; nanotechnology advancements; and formation of hybrid nanotube materials for fully integrated nanotube composites. In the Carbon Hub at Rice University, his focus includes conversion and processing of carbon materials, as well as their structural and electrical applications. Barrera has also been appointed Professor of Chemistry at Rice.