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Assistant Professor Ritu Raman, the Eugene Bell Career Development Professor of Tissue Engineering in mechanical engineering, is among those selected to participate in the 2025 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, a signature activity of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

MechE Professor Ritu Raman has been selected to participate in the 2025 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Credit: Tony Pulsone

In total, seventy-four highly accomplished, early career professionals were selected. The symposium brings together engineers who are performing exceptional research and technical work in a variety of disciplines to share new techniques and approaches across fields, facilitate collaboration in engineering, and build professional networks among the next generation of engineering leaders.

“Engineering impacts every aspect of our lives. From transportation to global communications, medical advancements, water, and food security … to the everyday items that make our lives easier, engineering plays a vital role,” said NAE President John L. Anderson. “As our world evolves, engineering must too. That means that engineers must be ready with the advanced knowledge and professional networks needed to create new solutions that meet the needs of our ever-changing world.”

Work in Raman’s lab is centered on 4D tissue engineering of biological actuators for applications in medicine and machines. She joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT in August 2021.

The 2025 USFOE, which will be held September 14-17 at the University of Pennsylvania, will explore four themes: Advances in Neural Engineering; Next-Generation Computing/Quantum Computing; Fusion Energy; and Sustainable Aerial Mobility.