Professors Gang Chen and Michael Triantafyllou are among the eight principal investigators awarded 2022 seed grants from the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT.
May 19, 2022 Thirteen from MIT awarded 2022 Fulbright FellowshipsThree members of the MIT MechE community have been named 2022 Fulbright Fellows: Caleb Amanfu '21, senior Aashini Shah, and senior Natasha Stamler. They will receive funds to research, study, and teach abroad.
May 17, 2022 Student robot competition honors the legacy of the late beloved professor, Woodie FlowersIn person for the first time in three years, the 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I) Robot Competition celebrated its founder, the late Professor Woodie Flowers.
May 10, 2022 MIT class journeys to fascinating places where mechanical engineering affects biologyIn class 2.788 (Mechanical Engineering and Design of Living Systems) students explore how mechanics, structure, and materials intersect with biology by studying butterflies at every stage of their metamorphosis.
May 10, 2022 Study finds cells take out the trash before they divideMIT researchers, including Professor Scott Manalis, have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out molecules that they appear not to need anymore.