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Quick action keeps DMSE commencement celebration on dry ground
A nearly constant downpour threatened to drench the Department of Materials Science and Engineering’s commencement reception at MIT on May 30, but quick thinking and swift action by…
Creating hands-on experiences for students in MIT’s forge
DesignPlus is a learning community open to MIT first-year undergraduates. It’s a space for hands-on experimentation and exploration, acquiring technical skills, finding mentors and mutual support, and…
EMERGE returns, enabling high schoolers to explore biological materials
The grad-student-run science discovery program EMERGE that trained middle-school kids on electron microscopes in November returned this spring, this time in the recently opened DMSE Breakerspace. Twenty-two high schoolers learned…
From steel engineering to ovarian tumor research
Ashutosh Kumar is a classically trained materials engineer. Having grown up with a passion for making things, he has explored steel design and studied stress fractures in alloys.
Fostering research, careers, and community in materials science
Gabrielle Wood, a junior at Howard University majoring in chemical engineering, is on a mission to improve the sustainability and life cycles of natural resources and materials. Her…
Nourishing the mind, hand, and stomach
As early as middle school, Branden Spitzer loved to watch cooking shows and experiment with recipes in his family’s kitchen. It was a clear harbinger of his interest…
MIT scholars awarded 2024 Kavanaugh Fellowships
Two MIT scholars have received 2024 Kavanaugh Fellowship awards to help broaden their entrepreneurial skills and transform groundbreaking research in drug delivery and water treatment into viable commercial…
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…
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…
Scrumptious or sturdy? Constructing a gingerbread house recipe
Holiday time means tasty sweets in many households—boozy rum balls; decorative bûche de Noël, or Yule log cake; sticky Italian struffoli; a wall or chimney from the gingerbread…