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A simpler method for learning to control a robot
despite being buffeted by strong winds. Image: MIT News, with figures from iStock “The focus of our work ... in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society ... mechanical engineering and of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT, and Marco Pavone, associate professor of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/simpler-method-learning-control-robotDana Yoerger
academic program of graduate students studying oceanographic engineering through the MIT/WHOI Joint Program ... mapping of the deep plume. “The oil was still flowing,” he continues. “The next day we drove right into ... the middle of the exclusion zone because we were dropping off some team members to sample the flow. We ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/dana-yoergerFaculty Research: Professor Pierre Lermusiaux
and Wayne Leslie. The work was funded by the Office of Naval Research and by the MIT Sea Grant College. ... Chandler, MIT News Office Pierre Lermusiaux Photo credit: M. Scott Brauer Sometimes the fastest pathway ... problem — especially if you’re trying to do it not just for one underwater vehicle, but for a swarm of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/faculty-research-professor-pierre-lermusiauxThe poster session goes virtual
the wider MIT community. They practice their presenting skills, explaining their research projects as ... attendees snake through rows of posters — a sight familiar to anyone who has attended a scientific ... person-to-person interaction as possible,” says graduate student Crystal Owens, who was a co-organizer of the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/poster-session-goes-virtualAlumni Spotlight: John Wall (SB, SM ’75, ScD ’78) and Jennifer Rumsey (SM ’98)
The Cummins Connection It’s 1991. The first-ever web site is published, gas costs an average of ... $1.12 per gallon, and Jennifer Rumsey, SM ’98, walks into the office of John Wall, SB, SM ‘75, ScD ‘78, ... then Vice President of Advanced Heavy Duty Engine Development at engine design and manufacturing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-john-wall-sb-sm-%E2%80%9975-scd-%E2%80%9978-and-jennifer-rumsey-sm-%E2%80%9998Alumni Spotlight: Meg O’Neill (SB ’93, SM ’94)
a business context. “One of the best things about an MIT education is the emphasis on problem solving. It’s ... by Alissa Mallinson It sounds too simple to be true, but Meg O’Neill credits much of her career ... courtesy of ExxonMobil. Yes. “I think the ability to say ‘yes’ is very important,” she starts. “If ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-meg-o%E2%80%99neill-sb-%E2%80%9993-sm-%E2%80%9994MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings
MIT has been honored with 12 No. 1 subject rankings in the QS World University Rankings for 2017. ... MIT received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas: Architecture/Built Environment; ... Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Economics. Additional high-ranking MIT subjects ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-rates-no-1-12-subjects-2017-qs-world-university-rankingsAdhesive coatings can prevent scarring around medical implants
that kind of device failure, MIT engineers have found a simple and general way to eliminate fibrosis by ... for a drug, no need for a special polymer,” says Xuanhe Zhao, an MIT professor of mechanical ... MIT engineers found a way to eliminate the buildup of scar tissue around implantable devices, by ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/adhesive-coatings-can-prevent-scarring-around-medical-implantsDesigning the Next-Generation Prosthesis
Video Teaser Image: Teaser Headline: Designing the Next-Generation Prosthesis Teaser Text: MIT ... src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vqrGhMQ2Mco" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> MIT graduate student Katy Olesnavage ... where she tests her proof-of-concept prototype. Mechanics Health Innovation Impact Home Research Home ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/designing-next-generation-prosthesisMechE alumna Danielle Zurovcik’s WiCare named finalist for Hult Prize
MIT spinoff WiCare, founded by mechanical engineering alumna Danielle Zurovcik SM ’07, PhD ’12, ... has been named one of six finalists in this year’s Hult Prize competition. The Hult Prize Foundation ... WiCare (Worldwide Innovative Healthcare Inc.) with the goal of bringing high-quality medical devices to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/meche-alumna-danielle-zurovcik%E2%80%99s-wicare-named-finalist-hult-prizeEngineering Fluids at the Nanoscale
frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> MIT Professor Rohit Karnik addresses real-world challenges with ... molecular level have uncovered important data about its unique behavior and led to the development of new ... technologies that can potentially solve some of the world's most pressing issues. Bioengineering Micro and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineering-fluids-nanoscaleWith “Hello!” as its theme, 2.009 returns to the stage
for the final presentations of 2.009, MIT’s popular Product Engineering Processes course. After going ... On Monday night, Kresge Auditorium was lit up in the colors of the rainbow as a vibrant welcome ... to watch live online. The products are the culmination of 2.009, a course that gives students a taste ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Chello%E2%80%9D-its-theme-2009-returns-stageSoft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices
Researchers from the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT; the National ... University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway); and AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and ... disc of the fibrous capsule that develops when the device is implanted. The study shows that the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/soft-robotics-breakthrough-manages-immune-response-implanted-devicesA flexible way to grab items with feeling
Conference on Soft Robotics. Courtesy of MIT CSAIL The fin ray has become a popular item in soft robotics ... The notion of a large metallic robot that speaks in monotone and moves in lumbering, deliberate ... steps is somewhat hard to shake. But practitioners in the field of soft robotics have an entirely ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/flexible-way-grab-items-feelingA microchip for metastasis
Green Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering at MIT, have outlined the results ... Nearly 70 percent of patients with advanced breast cancer experience skeletal metastasis, in which ... Now researchers from MIT, Italy, and South Korea have developed a three-dimensional microfluidic ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/microchip-metastasisSmart laser cutter system detects different materials
researchers Steven Acevedo Colon and Varnika Sinha in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and ... Computer Science, Associate Professor Kaan Akşit of University College London, and MIT Professor Stefanie ... With the addition of computers, laser cutters have rapidly become a relatively simple and powerful ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/smart-laser-cutter-system-detects-different-materialsAchieving advisory equilibrium
Center for Ultracold Atoms at MIT and is a member of the Research Lab for Electronics. Her research aims ... Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Systems at MIT. His work has focused on dynamic systems ... Professor of Political Science. Tsai is also the founder and faculty director of the MIT Governance Lab, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/achieving-advisory-equilibriumStudent Spotlight: Yamile Pariente
a moment’s hesitation, took a leave of absence from MIT, and flew to Germany. “It wasn’t even a question,” ... week of June 8, 2015. She walked into a building that was practically empty, and there was an almost ... Pariente remembers, still in awe of her team’s win. “It was incredible. Everyone was so happy. They came ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-spotlight-yamile-parienteMeg O’Neill
It sounds too simple to be true, but Meg O’Neill credits much of her career success – and personal ... the managing director of ExxonMobil companies in Norway. She’s held several other positions along the ... than 1,000 meters of water. Her job was to conduct modeling testing and computational analyses to begin ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/meg-o%E2%80%99neill