Author Archives: Meghan Harrington
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025
QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2025, the organization announced today.The Institute received a No. 1 ranking…
Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer
What if the clothes you wear could care for your health?MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor…
J-WAFS: Supporting food and water research across MIT
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has transformed the landscape of water and food research at MIT, driving faculty engagement and catalyzing new research…
MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025
Eight MIT researchers are among the 128 new members and 22 international members recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2025. Thirteen additional MIT alumni…
Yoel Fink elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Professor Yoel Fink of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)’s Class of 2025. Fink’s research focuses…
James LeBeau promoted to full professor
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) has promoted Associate Professor James LeBeau to full professor, effective July 1.LeBeau is an expert in electron microscopy, which uses…
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,…
Eleven MIT faculty receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Eleven MIT faculty, including nine from the School of Engineering and two from the School of Science, were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers…
MIT professor masters the perfect cup of coffee
Professor Jeffrey Grossman speaks with NBC Boston’s Carla Rojo about his new class, “Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup,” which explores the science behind…
Microwaving your coffee changes it, and other lessons learned (while sipping espresso) in MIT’s coffee class
Jeffrey Grossman speaks with correspondent Adelaide Parker about “Coffee Matters,” a new MIT class that blends chemistry with hands-on brewing experiments. Grossman, from the Department of Materials Science…