Author Archives: jason
On batteries, teaching, and world peace
Over his long career as an electrochemist and professor, Donald Sadoway has earned an impressive variety of honors, from being named one of Time magazine’s 100…
MADMEC winner creates “temporary tattoos” for T-shirts
Have you ever gotten a free T-shirt at an event that you never wear? What about a music or sports-themed shirt you wear to one event and then…
School of Engineering fourth quarter 2023 awards
Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. The School of Engineering periodically recognizes their achievements by highlighting the…
Is it neuroscience? Chemistry? Art? Wulff Lecture shows versatility, diversity in materials science
A pivotal moment in Polina Anikeeva’s career was when she looked at an MRI scan of Parkinson’s disease patient, about a decade ago.Now professor of materials science and…
DMSE undergrads take first in annual materials design competition
Two MIT undergrads got a winning start to their senior year by taking the top spot—and $2,000 in prize money to share—in the annual ASM Materials Education Foundation’s…
Middle-school students meet a beam of electrons, excitement results
Want to get middle-school kids excited about science? Let them do their own experiments on MIT.nano’s state-of-the-art microscopes—with guidelines and adult supervision, of course. That was the brainchild…
Taking on a climate catastrophe
Professor Yet-Ming Chiang, of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), and former MIT postdoc Leah Ellis are making strides with Sublime Systems, which produces low-carbon cement.
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2023
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently announced the election of more than 160 individuals to their 2023 class of fellows. Among them are two members of the MIT…
DMSE’s research diversity draws new faculty member
In March, Joseph Casamento visited MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington. Having recently finished his doctorate in materials engineering, he was struck by the questions his Uber driver asked…
Accelerating research with AI-assisted experiments
Almost any scientist will be grateful for an assistant in the lab—to save time and effort. Someone to fix equipment issues, figure out the next batch of experimental…