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School of Engineering Awards for 2016
Engineering: Polina Anikeeva PhD '09, the Class of 1942 Career Development Professor in the Department of ... faculty member each in three departments — electrical engineering and computer science, mechanical ... Two MechE professors win excellence in teaching awards. The MIT School of Engineering recently ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/school-engineering-awards-2016Hybrid System Could Cut Coal-Plant Emissions in Half
challenge. The International Energy Agency has projected that, even with the new agreements in place, global ... would thus allow the two components to exchange heat with minimal energy losses. In fact, the fuel cell ... in a pure, uncontaminated stream and not mixed with air as in a conventional coal-burning plant. That ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hybrid-system-could-cut-coal-plant-emissions-halfTackling air pollution with autonomous drones
the other projects we were looking at,” says Trautman, who majored in electrical engineering and ... compared with the stationary systems routinely used in urban areas, which the group says often fail to ... 2017 in an effort to fundamentally reconceptualize the way that engineering is taught at MIT. It ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/tackling-air-pollution-autonomous-dronesMIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
feedback, the team developed a prototype of a simple filtration system, fitted with replaceable xylem ... fabricating, and distributing xylem filters,” says Rohit Karnik, professor of mechanical engineering and ... co-authors are lead author Krithika Ramchander and Luda Wang of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-make-filters-tree-branches-purify-drinking-waterMIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27
engineering (tied with Stanford University and Berkeley), materials engineering, and mechanical engineering ... first in four areas: business analytics, entrepreneurship (with Stanford), production/operations, and ... Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 6. U.S. News and World ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-graduate-engineering-and-business-programs-ranked-highly-us-news-2026-27Engineers mix and match materials to make new stretchy electronics
inflexible. Now a process developed by MIT engineers may be the key to manufacturing flexible electronics with ... functionality, in one flexible chip,” says Jeehwan Kim, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. ... manufacturing flexible electronics with multiple functionalities in a cost-effective way. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-mix-and-match-materials-make-new-stretchy-electronicsTackling poverty, one person at a time
for her work in developing countries. But before that, she was a mechanical engineering major who ... with disabilities in developing countries. Wheelchairs in these countries typically come with one foam ... philosophy In addition to her mechanical engineering major, Tress has also pursued a concentration in ethics. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/tackling-poverty-one-person-timeEngineers repurpose 19th-century photography technique to make stretchy, color-changing films
in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. “Now that we’ve cleared this scaling hurdle, we can ... engineering at MIT. Hologram happenstance Kolle’s group develops optical materials that are inspired by ... repurposed by MIT engineers. By applying a 19th-century color photography technique to modern holographic ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-repurpose-19th-century-photography-technique-make-stretchy-color-changing-filmsWhere to Grab Space Debris
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. “With over 6,000 satellites operating in space right now, people ... a professor of mechanical and ocean engineering. The researchers tested their algorithm using two small ... satellite spun in place while another photographed it with a stereo camera. Cart and horse One approach to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/where-grab-space-debrisLight-activated muscle grafts show promise in aiding muscle recovery post trauma
professor and d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, center, with ... professor and d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and MIT ... it with the surrounding host tissue,” says Raman. A new paper published in the journal Biomaterials ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/light-activated-muscle-grafts-show-promise-aiding-muscle-recovery-post-traumaEngineering Better Sleep During Menopause
waking in a sweat due to hot flashes. A new MIT startup is working to change that last one. Engineering ... Inspired to find a solution, Cavill and classmate Claire Traweek ’20 came up with the idea for Terra in ... a hackathon. Later, Cavill brought it up with Emilio Sison ’20 and Felipe Radovitzky ’20, her teammates in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineering-better-sleep-during-menopause“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles
nimbly “feels” its way through its surroundings in a way that engineers describe as “blind locomotion,” ... associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “Vision can be noisy, slightly inaccurate, and ... its balance in the face of unexpected forces, thanks to two new algorithms developed by Kim’s team: ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cblind%E2%80%9D-cheetah-3-robot-can-climb-stairs-littered-obstaclesStudy Assesses Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
technologies now being developed using specially designed nanomaterials may one day provide significant ... And what role might be played by the many other PV technologies now being developed in research labs ... innovation; Tonio Buonassisi, associate professor of mechanical engineering; Robert Jaffe, the Jane and Otto ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/study-assesses-solar-photovoltaic-technologiesProfessor Emeritus Jerome Milgram, a leader in ship design and hydrodynamics, dies at 83
Mechanics) in mechanical engineering in addition to 6.003 (Signals and Systems) in electrical engineering for ... team. In 1965, he earned his PhD with a thesis that provided a theoretical and experimental foundation ... research focused heavily on ship development, the behavior of oil spills in the marine involvement and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/professor-emeritus-jerome-milgram-leader-ship-design-and-hydrodynamics-dies-83Re-engineering the sprinkler
conserve resources.” Wang co-authored the paper with three researchers in MIT’s Department of Mechanical ... A team of MIT engineers has described a novel way of controlling the flow of water in flexible ... tubes, a finding with implications for agricultural systems worldwide. Their research, published in the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/re-engineering-sprinklerSarah Tress
mechanical engineers that can make designs and products they are really proud of, with just a bit of grit,” ... leading causes of preventable death for people with disabilities in developing countries. Wheelchairs in ... project to other MIT students in the coming years. Wrestling with philosophy In addition to her mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/sarah-tressRemoving carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust
2 to a stable, solid form.” A process of discovery In 2016, Gallant and mechanical engineering ... “We’re mechanical engineers, so what we’re really keen on doing is developing an industrial process where ... Engineering. Mingfu He, a postdoc in mechanical engineering, also contributed to the research. Work on ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/removing-carbon-dioxide-power-plant-exhaustSearch-and-rescue algorithm identifies hidden “traps” in ocean waters
mechanical engineering at MIT. “This method uses data in a way that it hasn’t been used before, so it ... mechanical engineering at MIT, who oversaw the project, and their colleagues report their results in a study ... have developed a technique that they hope will help first responders quickly zero in on regions of the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/search-and-rescue-algorithm-identifies-hidden-%E2%80%9Ctraps%E2%80%9D-ocean-waters-0Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative ... Slocum, the Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering ... disease. Ioannis Yannas, professor of polymer science and engineering in the Department of Mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/eight-mit-faculty-elected-national-academy-engineeringVijay Vaitheeswaran ’90: Engineer, economist, editor
climate innovation editor for The Economist. “Dealing with climate change and energy needs in a timely ... 3 (materials science and engineering) and complete a minor in course 17 (political science). “We had a lot of ... I am, and who I’m not. I clearly didn’t spend my life as a mechanical engineer, as some of my best ...
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