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February 11, 2025 Cultivators of Research

Professor Maria Yang, deputy dean of engineering, Kendall Rohsenow Professor, and professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as a recipient of the Committed to Caring award for 2023-25.

February 8, 2025 Engineering Joy

The late professor emeritus Woodie Flowers SM ’68, MEng ’71, PhD ’73 helped change the way engineering students are educated — at MIT, and around the world.

February 6, 2025 MechE Milestones

MIT celebrates the 150-year anniversary of its first lab opening and its designation as Course 2.

February 6, 2025 Empowering Futures

Celebrating the career of retired Graduate Administrator Leslie Regan, who served as a guiding force for countless graduate students.

February 6, 2025 Pioneering Pedagogy

Before Woodie Flowers, his advisor Robert Mann advocated a place for design in engineering education

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Next Generation Electronics

Jeehwan Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is using his background in materials science to build a physical neural network and produce cheap semiconductor wafers – technologies that could help bring the artificial intelligence power of super computers to handheld devices.

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Engineering Fluids at the Nanoscale

Professor Rohit Karnik addresses real-world challenges with his micro- and nano-fluidics research, uncovering the unique behavior of fluid flow at the molecular level.

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Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

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