Off-menu materials science

Rob Macfarlane synthesizes new composite materials by manipulating their structure at the nanometer scale.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
April 26, 2023 ~8 min

How cell mechanics influences everything

Ming Guo seeks connections between a cell’s physical form and its biological function, which could illuminate ways to halt abnormal cell growth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 26, 2023 ~9 min


Detailed images from space offer clearer picture of drought effects on plants

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
March 20, 2023 ~8 min

Making computer science research more accessible in India

Passionate about creating educational opportunities in India, PhD student Siddhartha Jayanti recently explored multiprocessor speed limits, in a paper written in the Indian language Telugu.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Pursuing a practical approach to research

Professor Koroush Shirvan, who recently won a prestigious award from the American Nuclear Society, pursues avenues to lower the costs of nuclear energy.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Dec. 8, 2022 ~7 min

Ushering in a new era of computing

Dan Huttenlocher is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science and the inaugural dean at MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

Daniel de Wolff | MIT Industrial Liaison Program • mit
Nov. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Machinery of the state

Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Political Science • mit
Nov. 21, 2022 ~9 min

An interdisciplinary journey through living machines

With NEET, Sherry Nyeo is discovering MIT’s undergraduate research community at the intersection of computer science and biological engineering.

Jiyoo Jye | New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program • mit
Oct. 18, 2022 ~5 min


Studying floods to better predict their dangers

A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods.

Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Oct. 13, 2022 ~6 min

Simulating neutron behavior in nuclear reactors

Amelia Trainer’s work is fundamental to understanding how nuclear reactors operate. A passion for computer modeling and poetry have stood her in good stead through her research career.

Poornima Apte | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Oct. 6, 2022 ~7 min

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