Author Archives: Meghan Harrington
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…
Faces of MIT: Melissa Smith PhD ’12
Melissa Smith PhD ’12 is an associate leader in the Advanced Materials and Microsystems Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Her team, which is embedded within…
For clean ammonia, MIT engineers propose going underground
Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical in the world today, used primarily as a source for nitrogen fertilizer. Its production is also a major source of greenhouse…
DMSE’s Robert Macfarlane receives Presidential Early Career Award
Robert Macfarlane, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).The PECASE is…
Bladder cancer treatment device nears FDA approval
A bladder cancer treatment device developed in the lab of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s Professor Michael Cima is a step closer to becoming a viable…