Professor Admir Masic Archives

ONE-MA3 – Day I: Benevenuti in Italia!

June 19, 2019 | ONE-MA3 2019 | ceemit

By Sophia Mittman ‘22 We made it! Today was the first day of our ONE-MA3 adventure in Italy where about fifteen of us budding MIT engineers will learn from the masterful and ancient techniques of Roman […]

A Day in the Life of a CEE Graduate Student

December 19, 2018 | Graduate Student life | ceemit

Pigments, Mortars and CEE Scarves: A Day in my Life By Graduate Student, Linda Seymour Studying antiqua-inspired materials in Israel Hello, I’m Linda, a third year PhD student in Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Development […]

ONE-MA3 Project: Materials of the Pyramids

November 14, 2018 | ONE-MA3 2018 | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo Thanksgiving is a time of giving, graciousness, family, and of course, the never-ending rounds of impersonal, unbelievably tricky to navigate questions from distant relatives: “How’s school?”, “What are you studying?”, and my personal […]

Professor Admir Masic and Professor Markus Buehler Present at MIT.nano launch

October 5, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 4, Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Dev. Assistant Professor Admir Masic and MCafee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler presented at the MIT.nano grand opening. Professor Buehler presented on “making nano […]

Professor Admir Masic’s ReACT begins accepting applications for Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science

September 28, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor Admir Masic’s MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program began accepting applications for their Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science […]

ONE-MA3 2018: A Day of Gypsum

July 12, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Our morning started with a 6:30am alarm, layers of sunscreen, and lots and lots of bug spray – all in preparation for truffle hunting in the Aramengo woods! After a quick breakfast, […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Venaria Reale

July 6, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After a free day yesterday, the ONE-MA^3 group reunited in Turin this morning. We headed down to Venaria Reale. Venaria Reale is home to a 17th century complex comprising the Palace of […]

ONE-MA3 2018: A Day Off in Rome

July 5, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After several hectic but enjoyable days of fieldwork, the group was given a much needed off day. Part of the group went ahead to Turin, while part of the group stayed behind […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Royal Roots of Torino

July 5, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Our Friday in Turin started at the Valentino Palace, a complex rich with history and the current home of the ‘Politecnico di Torino’. The view from the second story of Valentino Palace […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Pompeii for the Day

July 3, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 After gathering in the castle’s coveted ‘Wifi Room’ and watching a documentary on the explosion of Vesuvius last night, the One-MA^3 squad ventured out on a four-hour trek from Sermoneta to Pompeii, with a […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Gypsum Mines

July 2, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 This morning, we left the University of Turin for the 500-person town of Aramengo. The view from our bedroom in Aramengo Staying at the university has been nice because we’ve gotten […]

ONE-MA3 2018: American Academy and a Taste of Rome

July 1, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Sophie Cohen ’21 Today we ventured into Rome to tour the American Academy. MIT professor John is the current director, and he showed us the library, the lawn, the eating area, and an underground aqueduct. […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Ancient Artisans in Training

July 1, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Sophie Cohen ’21 On Thursday, we dipped into the mindset of ancient Roman artisans and learned how to make traditional frescoes. Marco’s father, Gian Luigi, taught us the steps of making a fresco. He began […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Learning to use the DPI

June 30, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Over the past few weeks, we have been using many different techniques to digitally recreate artifacts and archeological sites. We were introduced to these techniques on our first day of work in […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Week 1 in Italia

June 26, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Cleverine Cong ’21 Last week, a group of 15 jetlagged rising sophomores arrived in Rome for the Course 1 experience of a lifetime – ONE MA3. Here are a few things, not related to research, […]