Rice University - Bryant McGill

# Rice University **Entity class:** Person **Type:** University **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Definition Rice University is the university leading the MOANA program under DARPA N3. ## Relationships [[wiki/Rice University|Rice University]] is related to [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]], [[wiki/Jacob Robinson|Jacob Robinson]], and [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]].  This entry is routed through [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], and [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]], and [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section. ### Key Relationships - [[wiki/Naomi J. Halas|Naomi J. Halas]] is affiliated with **Rice University**. University Professor; nanoshell/plasmonics lineage. - [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] features **Rice University**. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. - [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] includes **Rice University**. - [[wiki/Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)|Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)]] features **Rice University**. - [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] is identified with the institution **Rice University**. ### People and institutional relationships - **Rice University** has as an N3 principal investigator [[wiki/Jacob Robinson|Jacob Robinson]]. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. ### Additional Documented Relationships - diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write.  ## Source route [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Related Work in the Corpus  - In [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]], **The Memetic Bridge: Why "Moana / M.O.A.N.A." Is Not a Joke** provides the narrative context for **Rice University**: On the literal register, M.O.A.N.A.  ## Research Edges  #### Master relationship graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 125 — `N3_principal_investigator` → [[wiki/Jacob Robinson|Jacob Robinson]]** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 27 — [[wiki/Naomi J. Halas|Naomi J. Halas]] `affiliated_with` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `SUB_ABOUT`. University Professor; nanoshell/plasmonics lineage. - **Edge 124 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] `performer` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. - **Edge 137 — [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] `team_includes` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `RICE_MOANA`.   #### Interface and soft-sovereignty graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] · [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 474 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)]] `performer` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. - **Edge 496 — [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] `institution` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `RICE_MOANA`, `CORPUS_NEXT`.   #### Consciousness mapping and transfer graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] · [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 125 — `N3_principal_investigator` → [[wiki/Jacob Robinson|Jacob Robinson]]** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 27 — [[wiki/Naomi J. Halas|Naomi J. Halas]] `affiliated_with` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `SUB_ABOUT`. University Professor; nanoshell/plasmonics lineage. - **Edge 124 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] `performer` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. diffuse optical tomography read + magnetogenetic write. - **Edge 137 — [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] `team_includes` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `RICE_MOANA`.