WISE Owl: BioHouston honors Rice’s O’Malley

Marcia O’Malley, Rice’s Stanley C. Moore Professor of Mechanical Engineering and adviser to the provost, has been named one of four BioHouston 2019 Women in Science with Excellence (WISE) honorees. The award recognizes women who have made significant contributions in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).

Marcia O’Malley

O’Malley’s research focuses on the design, modeling and control of electromechanical devices and systems. She is director of the Mechatronics and Haptic Interfaces Lab and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

O’Malley and her fellow nominees — Maria Elena Botazzi of Baylor College of Medicine, Sharon Dent of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Vicki Hollub of Occidental Petroleum Corporation — join an elite roster of women that includes astronauts, world-renowned medical researchers, educators and inventors. They will receive their awards Jan. 18, 2019, during the 10th annual WISE Luncheon at River Oaks Country Club.

WISE is sponsored by BioHouston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the Houston region a world-class competitor in the life sciences industry. By connecting women of all ages, WISE hopes to aspire girls to turn their interest in STEM into a lifelong passion.