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Historic Inspirations
passion for design and engineering to one specific MechE course – a course that has also inspired ... generations before them. “Classes like 2.007 are how engineers are forged,” says Weizer, who took 2.007 ... (Design and Manufacturing I) in 2021. “The hands-on learning experience provided a launchpad into this ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/historic-inspirationsStudent Spotlight: Nikolai Begg
make surgical procedures less invasive. Begg first became interested in medical device engineering ... invented a puncture access mechanism with a blade that retracts at the moment it passes completely through ... the tip withdraws within 1/100 of a second. The mechanism, which is purely mechanical in nature with ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-spotlight-nikolai-beggProfessional Education
develop the knowledge base of professionals in particular fields, including mechanical engineering and its ... MechE. Take a class in Radical Innovation; Design of Motors, Generators, and Drive Systems; Rapid ...
https://meche.mit.edu/education/professional“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles
associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “Vision can be noisy, slightly inaccurate, and ... blind. The 90-pound mechanical beast — about the size of a full-grown Labrador — is intentionally ... designed to do all this without relying on cameras or any external environmental sensors. Instead, it ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cblind%E2%80%9D-cheetah-3-robot-can-climb-stairs-littered-obstaclesA legacy of curiosity in the name of Hugh Hampton Young
systems. From an engineering perspective, her contributions guide the design of algorithms for autonomous ... platform. Emily Hanhauser Emily is a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering (MechE). Her research centers ... a background in engineering. In her research, she draws inspiration from nature and biological cybernetics to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/legacy-curiosity-name-hugh-hampton-youngJordan Malone
studies mechanical engineering and hopes to draw from both his education and his speedskating experiences ... personal interests. This semester, he is enrolled in 2.996 (Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering) with ... professor of mechanical engineering Martin Culpepper. With Culpepper’s guidance and mentorship, Malone is ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/jordan-maloneAlumni Spotlight: Megan Smith (SB ’86, SM ’88)
Courtesy of White House. Megan Smith received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering ... Mallinson | Department of Mechanical Engineering red Culture Vertical An engineering leader and tech ... An MIT MechE engineer goes to the White House. Alumna Megan Smith, CTO of the United States. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-megan-smith-sb-%E2%80%9986-sm-%E2%80%9988Talking Shop with Associate Professor Domitilla Del Vecchio
are systems for which you have to design something that works autonomously. We have two main ... transportation, we are working on designing on-board vehicle controllers that communicate with each other to ... predict and prevent collisions at intersections. We are simultaneously working on the design of small ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/talking-shop-associate-professor-domitilla-del-vecchioThe Birth of a Hands-On Education
2.007 was at the forefront of a revolution in engineering education, becoming one of the first hands-on ... classes to teach students not only how to design an object but also how to build it. Today, it’s a fun ... how to design an object but also how to build it. The first hands-on classes to teach students not ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/birth-hands-educationAlumni Spotlight: Thomas Ober, SM ‘10, PhD ‘13
a computational fluid dynamics engineer at Haas Formula 1 during his job search, it quickly rose to the top of his ... in North Carolina. As a computational fluid dynamics engineer on a racing team, Ober combines his ... mechanics concepts I learned throughout my master’s and PhD coursework relates very well to what I’m doing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-thomas-ober-sm-%E2%80%9810-phd-%E2%80%9813Michelle Kornberg
challenges mechanical engineers face,” explains Kornberg, now a senior. This balance of using fundamental ... 2.013/2.014 (Engineering Systems Design and Development) during her junior year, she worked with a team on ... Alongside Nicholas Fritzinger-Pittman, a senior studying mechanical engineering, Kornberg worked on ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/michelle-kornberg-0John Lewandowski
cost and sensitivity were going in the same direction,” says Lewandowski. “Engineers would design ... properties. As a mechanical engineer, Lewandowski, who had originally wanted to be a medical doctor and ... designed a device that was able to balance that relationship and steer it in the right direction. The ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/john-lewandowskiMethod may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies
co-authors include Rohit Karnik, an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering; Yichao ... blood could enable doctors to diagnose and track the progression of multiple myeloma. Now engineers at ... a microfluidic design that was previously developed by George Whitesides, a professor of chemistry at Harvard ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/method-may-help-myeloma-patients-avoid-painful-biopsiesLate Summer Listening
engineering challenges involved, such as designing for biocompatibility, ensuring device stability in the ... tech, and policy behind climate change. Designed to help listeners understand the issues and make smart ... a bio-robotic artificial heart designed to mimic natural cardiac motion, injectable hydrogels that support ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/late-summer-listeningTwo MIT PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for their research on water
the Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ... drinking water. Bessette and Ball are focused on designing innovative solutions to enhance the resilience ... Bessette is working on designing and constructing a low-cost, deployable, community-scale desalination ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/two-mit-phd-students-awarded-j-wafs-fellowships-their-research-waterSoft biorobotic heart, computational fluid models, aid in evaluation of surgical techniques for Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect
Development Professor and associate professor of mechanical engineering. The researchers developed a model of ... valve made from an entirely biological cell-assembled extracellular matrix (CAM) designed to tackle the ... congenital heart defects,” says Roche. Sunday, July 14, 2024 Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/soft-biorobotic-heart-computational-fluid-models-aid-evaluation-surgical-techniquesHow “2D” materials expand
could help engineers design next-generation electronics. “By confirming this narrower physical range, we ... give engineers a lot of material flexibility for choosing the bottom substrate when they are designing ... author and former mechanical engineering graduate student Lenan Zhang SM ’18, PhD ’22, who is now ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-%E2%80%9C2d%E2%80%9D-materials-expand