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Processing waste biomass to reduce airborne emissions
Ronald C. Crane (1972) Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Biomass fuels, including wood, peat, ... product. It was 2011, and Kung was at MIT as a biological engineering grad student focused on cancer ... MIT spinoff Takachar converts agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel, and wins Earthshot ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/processing-waste-biomass-reduce-airborne-emissionsFlora Klise
point, Klise had focused on medical devices throughout her undergraduate experience at MIT. Concerned ... accessibility, Klise sought a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) project on water research. She ... Night 2021, held on April 22. “Water Club is an amazing community at MIT of people passionate about ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/flora-kliseEngineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films
repurposed by MIT engineers. By applying a 19th-century color photography technique to modern holographic ... edited by MIT News The team’s results provide the first scalable manufacturing technique for producing ... in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. “Now that we’ve cleared this scaling hurdle, we can ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-repurpose-19th-century-photography-technique-make-stretchy-color-changing-filmsMIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway
intelligence and decision-making, and Tony Tang, a junior in mechanical engineering, first worked with MIT Sea ... Grant through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). They contributed to projects ... Grant College Program. Collaborating with the MIT-Scandinavia MISTI (MIT International Science and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-sea-grant-students-explore-intersection-technology-and-offshore-aquaculture-norway-0To advance climate action, MIT seeks partnerships beyond industry
Timothy Gutowski, an MIT professor of engineering, described the hands-on class he co-teaches called ... a graduate student in MIT’s Doctoral Program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society. ... MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said her initial skepticism about joining the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/advance-climate-action-mit-seeks-partnerships-beyond-industryEducating future naval leaders
Since 1901, MIT has offered a graduate program unlike any other at the Institute. The Naval ... Construction and Engineering program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering educates active duty officers ... both from MIT’s perspective and the Navy’s perspective. We have access to the greatest engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/educating-future-naval-leadersStudent Spotlight: David Larson ’16, SM ’18, PhD Candidate
2016, Larson enrolled in MIT’s graduate program for mechanical engineering and ocean engineering. The ... boats and is a member of the MIT Nautical Association Executive Committee. As a PhD student in MIT ... design and engineering through the sailing route,” says Larson. “I wanted to understand the physics of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-spotlight-david-larson-%E2%80%9916-sm-%E2%80%9918-phd-candidateFrom “cheetah-noids” to humanoids
at MIT, Katz studied mechanical engineering, opting for the flexible Course 2A degree program with ... Kim’s lab as part of the MIT UROP – or Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. For his UROP ... engineering at MIT, Katz continued working in Kim’s lab and developed solutions for actuators in robotics. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Ccheetah-noids%E2%80%9D-humanoidsTranslating MIT research into real-world results
related to water or food. Modeled after the esteemed grant program of MIT’s Deshpande Center for ... H. Lienhard V. “But successful commercialization of MIT technology requires engineers to focus on ... many challenges beyond making the technology work. MIT’s I&E network offers a variety of programs ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/translating-mit-research-real-world-resultsAn artistic approach to designing medical devices
mechanical engineering a good fit.” Xu enrolled in the flexible mechanical engineering Course 2A program with ... sought help and funding from programs including MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program and the Legatum ... lives of others. Friday, April 16, 2021 Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artistic-approach-designing-medical-devicesSchool of Engineering fourth quarter 2022 awards
Members of the MIT engineering faculty receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, ... Time magazine 200 Best Inventions of 2022 on Nov. 11. Tuesday, January 24, 2023 School of Engineering ... service, and overall excellence. The School of Engineering periodically recognizes their achievements by ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/school-engineering-fourth-quarter-2022-awardsMIT community members honored with 2024 Franklin Institute Awards
Image courtesy of the Franklin Institute, edited by MIT News Paula Hammond was awarded the 2024 Benjamin ... MIT’s 2023-24 Killian Award and, in 2021, was named an Institute Professor, MIT’s highest faculty honor. ... Hammond is one of only 25 people who have been elected to all three U.S. National Academies — Engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-community-members-honored-2024-franklin-institute-awardsSecretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visited MIT on Monday, meeting Institute leaders, ... business leaders and a fireside chat with MIT Professor Ernest Moniz, who was the U.S. secretary of energy ... in energy.” MIT-Energy Secretary-01-press_1024.jpg U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visited ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/secretary-energy-chris-wright-%E2%80%9985-visits-mitQuantum Physics Meets Genetic Engineering
used by engineers at MIT to achieve a significant efficiency boost in a light-harvesting system. ... microchips — but by using genetically engineered viruses. MIT-Enhanced-Excitonics_ 1024.jpg Rendering of ... 14 collaborators at MIT and in Italy. Lloyd, a professor of mechanical engineering, explains that in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/quantum-physics-meets-genetic-engineeringStatement on MechE qualifying exams
49.6% of mechanical engineering undergraduates at MIT, compared to the national average of 14.8%,. Over ... Engineering The faculty, students, and staff of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering are committed to ... regarding gender bias in our graduate program – in particular in the mechanical engineering PhD qualifying ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/statement-meche-qualifying-examsHow MIT’s rocket, electric car, and solar vehicle teams have adjusted to the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit all areas of the MIT communty. Those for which in-person hands-on ... experiences traditionally take center stage have had to pivot in unique ways. In this Q&A, the MIT ... traditionally plan their activities around engineering vehicles or devices in preparation for national or ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-mit%E2%80%99s-rocket-electric-car-and-solar-vehicle-teams-have-adjusted-pandemic