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The Wonders of Thin Structures

The Wonders of Thin Structures

Pedro Reis' work focuses on the mechanics of large deformations of thin structures, towards devising novel functionalities over a wide range of length scales, from the very small to the very large.

Four MIT students named Schwarzman Scholars

Four MIT students named Schwarzman Scholars

Melody Liu to study for one year at Tsinghua University in China.

Seeing solutions through, across continents

Seeing solutions through, across continents

Senior Sade Nabahe’s time at MIT has been defined by engineering projects that help people around the globe with everyday problems.

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Richard Wiesman

Richard Wiesman

Richard’s Research Areas

Gareth McKinley

Gareth McKinley

Gareth’s Research Areas

Sanjay Sarma

Sanjay’s Research Areas

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Alumni Spotlight

Karina Pikhart

CEO, 6dot Innovations

[ SB ’09 ]

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Dana Yoerger

Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

[ SB ’77, SM ’79, PhD ’83 ]

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Kevin Rustagi

Entrepreneur, Graduate Student

[ SB '11 ]

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