Correlated Artificial Lattices Realized Through Patterned Adatoms, Impurities, and Vacancies in 2D Hosts

Speaker Malte RösnerProfessor in the Theory of Condensed Matter Department (TCM), Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Radboud University (RU), The Netherlands Abstract Artificial lattices hold high promises…

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2024

QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2024, the organization announced today.The Institute received a No. 1 ranking…

Student Awards Nomination

DMSE invites nominations for our annual student awards celebrating achievements from the academic year 2023-2024.All nominations including letters and other nomination materials (if applicable) must be submitted by…

MIT researchers discover “neutronic molecules”

Neutrons are subatomic particles that have no electric charge, unlike protons and electrons. That means that while the electromagnetic force is responsible for most of the interactions between…

Shannon Vittozzi

RoleFinancial AssistantEmailshannonv@mit.eduOfficeRemote Biography Shannon Vittozzi handles all approvals for the Buy2Pay purchase system, change requests and invoicing, request-for-payment approval requests, summer salary for faculty members,…

A first-ever complete map for elastic strain engineering

Without a map, it can be just about impossible to know not just where you are, but where you’re going, and that’s especially true when it comes to…

“Life is short, so aim high”

When Rafael Jaramillo talks about his favorite accomplishments, it quickly becomes clear that he has the right temperament for a researcher — he is energized by a challenge…

Abate aims to extract hydrogen from rocks

It’s commonly thought that the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, exists mainly alongside other elements—as with oxygen in water, for example, and carbon for methane. But…

Far East Deep South: A Film Screening and Discussion with Producer Baldwin Chiu

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collaborative (DMSE-DEIC) in collaboration with the MIT Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Scholars and Professors Program,…

Creosote, Community, and Consequences: Material Longevity in the Petro-Chemical Gulf South

Presenters Denise Frazier, MIT Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Scholar, DMSE Ellan Spero, Instructor, DMSE  Professor Christine Ortiz, Morris Cohen Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, DMSE Les Cenelles…