[fusion_text]McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and research scientist Zhao Qin create music by overlaying vibrations of protein structures. The protein synthesizer can be used for educational purposes, allowing participants to create their […]
Professor Charles Harvey and researchers confirm through radiocarbon measurements, that the severe haze in Singapore and neighboring countries, is caused by burning peatlands in Indonesia, and not the popular belief of deforestation and waste burning. Harvey and […]
Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba and graduate student Stephanie Poulain published a new study in the Physical Review Lettersthat shows how contaminated bubbles act as tiny microbial grenades, launching microorganisms and potential pathogens into the air. Read […]
McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler is selected as a 2018 highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics, who runs the scientific index, “Web of Science.” Professor Buehler received this honor for producing multiple […]
PhD student Catherine Nikiel, working in Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir’s Lab, is studying the impact of climate change on different aspects of the hydrological cycle. In particular, she is investigating the impact of land-use […]
René García Franceschini ’19, spent the 2018 Independent Activities Period traveling through southern Puerto Rico interviewing residents about their experience dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Maria last year. He is now working with Solstice, a […]
The undefeated CEE intramural soccer team led by team captain, He He, faced the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in the championship game, and won 3-2. The team was victorious after coming back from a […]
By Magreth D’Kakoko After spending 3 weeks in Italy this summer, learning about ancient materials, arts and archeology, we proceeded to take the 1.057 class during the fall semester. Based on what we had learnt, seen […]
On October 18, Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir, Professor John Williams, and Associate Professor Caitlin Mueller shared updates on their innovative research projects. Topics covered ranged from machine learning and blockchain to regional impacts of […]
Professor John Williams, and research scientist Dr. Abel Sanchez, are introducing a new 2-month online course, called Digital Transformation, which offers an MIT certificate issued by the Professional Education Program, upon satisfactory completion. The course is […]
Sid Pai, a graduate student in Professor Colette Heald’s lab won a best poster award at the International Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in Takamatsu, Japan. The conference had over 700 attendees, including several people from Professor Heald […]
Professor Emeritus Eduardo Kausel, sheds light on Erik Vance’s article in SCIAM, “Can You Supercharge Your Baby?,” which discusses augmentation of young children’s mental development through modern toys and videos. Kausel argues that games are based […]
Postdoc Matti Gralka and graduate student Bennett Lambert are awarded the Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Marine Microbial Ecology. Gralka plans to use the fellowship to study the interplay of ecology and evolution in marine microbial […]
Assistant Professor Otto Cordero, postdoc Gabriel Leventhal, graduate student Carles Boix and research affiliate Tim Enke, published a new paper in Nature Microbiology, showing that replicate microbial communities assemble into different community types depending on the […]
Professor John Williams was one of fourteen invitees to attend Lord Norman Foster’s brainstorming session regarding an initiative on autonomous communities on October 4. The goal is to design a program that will rely on advanced […]
