McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler, research scientist Francisco Martín-Martínez, and research affiliate Jingjie Yeo from the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) published a paper in Nature Communications on paraffin-enabled graphene […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir hosted a workshop at MIT, organized by the Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with CEE, to examine national security repercussions of climate change. The workshop was attended by MIT researchers and […]
PhD student Isabelle Su performed the sonification of a digital spider web, based on research with McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Professor Markus Buehler’s lab, at the U.S. premiere of Spider’s Canvas at MIT […]
Professor Ben-Akiva and co-authors Daniel McFadden and Kenneth Train, published “Foundations of Stated Preference Elicitation: Consumer Behavior and Choice-based Conjoint Analysis” in Foundations and Trends Econometrics. It provides the reader with stated preference data collection methods, […]
Professor Martin Polz edited a new book called Population Genomics: Microorganisms. The book discusses advances that have been made, promises of population genomics in microorganisms, and key theoretical and practical challenges for microbial population genomics. […]
In January, the first cohort of students graduated from Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor Admir Masic’s MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program. The graduation ceremony took place in Amman, Jordan and was hosted by […]
On the latest Live Long and Master Aging podcast entitled “How Did I Get This Cold?”, Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba discusses our vulnerability to infectious diseases, flu shot effectiveness, living in dense populations, their implications for […]
Associate Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald organized real-time air quality research efforts on the Big Island of Hawaii following the Kilauea volcanic eruption in May 2018. Professor Kroll and researchers deployed low-cost sensors around […]
By Eric Wong ’19 FYI-DIY FYI-DIY is a not-for-profit social enterprise platform dedicated to empowering DIYers across America with not just the how-to, but the ‘how-tools’ to do any home improvement project. We are a movement […]
By Eric Wong ’19 Possibly the greatest highlight of the MEMSI experience was exploring the Greater Bay Area, also known as the Pearl River Delta, the Silicon Valley of the East. Two days, a high speed […]
By Eric Wong ’19 Today we decided to kick start our goal of tackling supermarket packaging waste by going on a field trip to a nearby supermarket to see firsthand what we’re trying to solve. At […]
By Eric Wong ’19 1. The Team Here at the MEMSI program they identify three types of people: hustlers, hipsters, and hackers. The Hustlers are your deal closers, the ones who bring the money in. The […]
By Viban Gonzales ’20 Today was another day of work in the morning and play in the afternoon. We will be presenting our research to some high school students on Friday, and we spent this morning […]
By Peter Duff ’20 On our sixth day on the island, we had a singular mission; ascend Mauna Kea, and do so in one piece. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano, stretching ear-popping 13800 feet into […]
By Rayna Higuchi ’20 REX Day 5: Mauna Kea! Today, we drove up Mauna Kea, the second-highest mountain on the island. At the top, there was none of the heat nor humidity we have come to […]
