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Drawn to big challenges, from GM to Caterpillar
the program.” She has brought that mindset to a wide range of engineering, product development ... in product development, she was eager to pursue graduate studies. She was admitted to several top ... moved from an engineering product development role into a manufacturing role, and began to pivot my ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/drawn-big-challenges-gm-caterpillarIdeaStream 2020 goes virtual
technologies being developed across MIT, online for the first time in the event’s 18-year history. Last month, ... more than 500 people worldwide tuned in each day to view the breakthrough research and to chat with the ... with IdeaStream speakers in Zoom breakout sessions following the presentations. Jérôme Michon, who ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ideastream-2020-goes-virtualWiggling toward bio-inspired machine intelligence
Arbelaiz appreciates octopus and similar creatures in a different way, with her research into soft-robotics ... challenges.” In the biological world, the “controller” is usually associated with the brain and central nervous ... graduate studies at the University of Navarra in San Sebastian led to her working with MIT Professor John ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/wiggling-toward-bio-inspired-machine-intelligenceStretchable Hydrogel Electronics
Zhao, the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical ... drastically different properties,” Zhao says. “If you want to put electronics in close contact with the human ... brittle and can detach easily with motion. Zhao says the hydrogel-sensor system his group is developing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/stretchable-hydrogel-electronicsFeatured video: Karate is for everyone
nearly a decade ago. Since then, Chiloyan, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, has earned ... Vazrik Chiloyan, an instructor for the MIT Shotokan Karate Club, developed a love for karate ... being for one motion. That unification is very, very satisfying." Founded in 1974 by Sensei Kazumi ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/featured-video-karate-everyoneIngestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Mechanical Engineering, where he will be joining the faculty in 2019. These devices could also be used to ... regimens required for patients with HIV or malaria. In their latest study, the researchers set out to ... combine many of the features they had previously developed. In 2016, the researchers designed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/ingestible-capsule-can-be-controlled-wirelesslyDepartmental News & Awards Spring/Summer 2017
Departmental and Research News The Department of Mechanical Engineering ranks number 1 in the US ... of hydrogel injected with live cells that are genetically programmed to light up in the presence of ... a “tree-on-a-chip,” which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants. The research was published in Nature ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/departmental-news-awards-springsummer-2017How strong is your knot?
mathematicians and engineers have developed a mathematical model that predicts how stable a knot is, based on ... their results today in the journal Science. Pressure’s color In 2018, Kolle’s group engineered ... experienced the greatest stress or pressure. Kolle, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, was ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/how-strong-your-knotSand, Sand Everywhere
with a laugh. “It was already in all of my clothes, and now it’s in my backpack.” Motley, a mechanical ... mechanics course taught by the assistant professor of mechanical engineering. His work in the lab involves ... Senior Carrington Motley balances track and field with research on vehicle mobility in sand Senior ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/sand-sand-everywhereA New Quantum Approach to Big Data
Mechanical Engineering, explains that algebraic topology is key to the new method. This approach, he says, ... computationally very expensive,” Lloyd says. “This is where quantum mechanics kicks in.” The new quantum-based ... “That’s where our algorithm kicks in,” he says. Solving the same problem with the new system, using ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-quantum-approach-big-dataSchool of Engineering first quarter 2023 awards
Manufacturing, on Dec. 15, 2022. Harry Asada of the Department of Mechanical Engineering received the Pioneer in ... Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of ... their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. The School of Engineering periodically recognizes ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/school-engineering-first-quarter-2023-awardsThree from MIT awarded 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Luu Trang Luu graduated from MIT with a BS in mechanical engineering in 2018, and a master of ... a PhD in engineering at Stanford University, with the goal of creating new biomedical devices that can ... distinguished fellowships in Career Advising and Professional Development. Fernanda De La Torre Fernanda De La ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/three-mit-awarded-2022-paul-and-daisy-soros-fellowships-new-americansJ-WAFS welcomes Daniela Giardina as new executive director
Professor of Water and Food in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. Karnik was named the director ... program since its launch in 2014. “Daniela brings a deep background in water and food security, along with ... implementation, for example, by partnering with MIT’s D-Lab to launch an innovation lab in rural El Salvador. Her ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/j-wafs-welcomes-daniela-giardina-new-executive-directorMIT Faculty Collaborate to Address Environmental Challenges
and environmental engineering; Colette Heald, the Mitsui Career Development Associate Professor in ... way? What are the health risks associated with the mining of rare metals used in energy-efficient ... Metals and mining Metals and mining products are increasingly used to support development. For example, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-faculty-collaborate-address-environmental-challengesThis flat structure morphs into shape of a human face when temperature changes
lenses in telescopes. Wim van Rees, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, also sees ... and developed a code to simulate this in a theoretical material. He then put the formula to work, and ... paper sheet to adapt to a shape with double curvature, it would have to stretch or contract, or both, in ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/flat-structure-morphs-shape-human-face-when-temperature-changesTool Designer Puts “Mind and Hand” to Work
'16 He attributes that achievement to skills learned during his undergraduate studies in mechanical ... build the thing to make sure it actually works." Brown’s interest in the inner mechanics of things ... runs in the family. His grandfather owned a small-engine business, selling snowmobiles and lawn and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/tool-designer-puts-%E2%80%9Cmind-and-hand%E2%80%9D-workFrom triathlons to aerospace, Caitlin Braun MBA ’21, SM ’21 pursues passions for leadership and manufacturing
in mechanical engineering — helped her balance diplomacy with technical discipline. So did a 2020 ... garage, specializing in general commercial machining. Today, clients include big names such as Airbus and ... to get along with. She’s not intimidating.” You might never guess that she competes in Ironman races ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/triathlons-aerospace-caitlin-braun-mba-%E2%80%9921-sm-%E2%80%9921-pursues-passions-leadership-and