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Jenna Houle ’25 receives Henry Ford II Scholar Award
Jenna Houle ‘25, a recent graduate from the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, received the 2025 Henry Ford II Scholar Award.During her time at…
Four from MIT named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
Four MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, including Avani Ahuja and Jacqueline Prawira in the School of Engineering and Julianna Lian…
DMSE’s Jacqueline Prawira wins Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Jacqueline Prawira, a senior in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. She is one…
DMSE honors Class of 2025’s creativity, service, and achievement
From optical memory devices to sustainable materials and archaeometallurgy, Class of 2025 graduates showcased the intellectual range and creativity so valued by MIT’s Department of Materials Science and…
A magnetic pull toward materials
Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, with engineer parents who worked in the state’s silver mining industry, MIT senior Maria Aguiar developed an early interest in materials. The…
Breakerspace image contest showcases creativity, perseverance
The Breakerspace transformed into an art gallery on March 12, with six easels arranged in an arc to showcase arresting images—black-and-white scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of crumpled…
Mishael Quraishi named 2025 Churchill Scholar
MIT senior Mishael Quraishi has been selected as a 2025-26 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in archaeological research at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall.Quraishi,…
Coffee fix: MIT students decode the science behind the perfect cup
Elaine Jutamulia took a sip of coffee with a few drops of anise extract. It was her second try. “What do you think?” asked Omar Orozco, standing at a…
DMSE Career Fair spurs students to explore job opportunities
Recruiters from multiple industries—from aerospace and electronics to pharmaceuticals and consulting—set up booths at the DMSE Career Fair on October 10, offering students in MIT’s Department of Materials…
Romancing the stone: DMSE researchers crack magnetic garnet mystery
Scientists love a good mystery—it keeps them querying, testing, changing variables, and trying again. Sometimes a mystery lingers for decades, outlasting technological limitations—and setting the stage for a…