The MIT MechE Colloquium Series offers a space for faculty, students, and staff to engage with leading voices in mechanical engineering. These talks highlight current research, emerging technologies, and interdisciplinary collaborations shaping the field today. Open to members of the MIT community, the series fosters dialogue, connection, and inspiration across labs, classrooms, and departments. 

While we won’t be live-streaming the events, recordings will be made available afterward on the MIT MechE’s Lectures & Colloquia channel on YouTube. These events are also listed on the MechE website Calendar of Events.

Except where noted, all colloquia are on Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30 in 3-270.

Spring 2026

DATE SPEAKER
February 6 TBA
February 13 TBA
February 20 TBA
March 6 TBA
March 13 TBA
April 10 TBA
April 17 TBA
April 24 TBA
May 1 TBA
May 8 TBA

Fall 2025

Date Speaker Title Event Calendar Link Video Link
September 26 Professor Navid Azizan  Reliable AI for Autonomous Systems http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-navid-azizan  
October 3 Professor Ritu Raman  Tissue Engineering Biological Actuators for Regenerative Medicine and Biohybrid Robotics http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-tissue-engineering-biological-actuators-for-regenerative-medicine-and-biohybrid-robotics  
October 10 Professor Gio Traverso 
Engineering for Extremes: Materials, Medicines, and Machines for the Gastrointestinal Tract
 http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-gio-traverso-on-engineering-for-extremes-materials-medicines-machines-gitrack http://youtu.be/I80DC9aKeNw?si=gKrq3m_s7UkXqEoj
October 17  Professor Ming Guo  Pushing Multicellular Living Systems to Extreme: Reality and Virtual World http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-ming-guo-pushing-multicellular-living-systems-to-extreme http://youtu.be/Jmw7c8YGYTo?si=XNVQQ6VmJIXgHo-N
October 24  Professor Betar Gallant  Mastering complexity at reacting electrode interfaces: from better batteries to high-performing CO₂ capture-conversion http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-betar-gallant-on-mastering-complexity-at-reacting-electrode-interfaces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-8OIWLY7n0 

October 31

** New start time **
2:30 PM

 Professor Karthik Ramani Ghosts in the Machine: When Physical AI Comes Alive http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-karthik-ramani-on-ghosts-in-the-machine http://youtu.be/rDbemhC4Hq0?si=_y4LFRXdLYYnF7CR
November 14  Professor Shorya Awtar (University of Michigan)  Precision engineering and surgical robotics http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-shorya-awtar-university-research-tech-transfer  
November 21  Professor Sili Deng  Combustion, energy conversion, and nanomaterials http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-sili-deng-on-scientific-machine-learning-for-multi-fidelity-combustion-modeling http://youtu.be/ANjPPuLxI4E
December 5 Professor Wim van Rees Bio-inspired fluid-structure interaction and soft robotics http://calendar.mit.edu/event/meche-colloquium-professor-wim-van-rees-Immersed-simulation-methods-data-driven-reduced-order-models