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Amos Winter Named "Innovator under 35"

innovators under 35" in 2013. His research group, GEAR Lab, develops disruptive technologies ... Review as one of "35 innovators under 35" in 2013. His research group develops disruptive ... 35" in 2013. Assistant Professor Amos Winter is named by Technology Review as one of "35 ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/amos-winter-named-innovator-under-35

MechE Summer X

anytime through August 22nd in the form of a 1-2 page project overview with pictures/descriptions of your ... project, along with supporting files (code/CAD/etc). Grad student mentors have volunteered for check-ins or ... interact with shop staff and participate in the machine shop environment. Calendar of Activities Additional ...

https://meche.mit.edu/education/meche-summer-x

Spreading kindness far and wide

engineering course load, a teaching assistant position in a Physics I class, and roles with   MIT’s gospel ... MindHandHeart aligned with my belief that peoples’ well-being needs to be a top priority in our academic, ... though I’m definitely a mechanical engineer at heart.” Heading into her senior year, Arkhurst is ...

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Bettina Arkhurst

a demanding mechanical engineering course load, a teaching assistant position in a Physics I class, and roles ... though I’m definitely a mechanical engineer at heart.” Heading into her senior year, Arkhurst is ... Photo: Maisie O'Brien Coming to MIT, Arkhurst quickly settled in and made friends, but she worried ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/bettina-arkhurst
Culpepper, Martin Professor

I2P Program Application Success

and will be in touch with next steps. Return to I 2 P Program Page ... Thank you for your interest in the MechE Alliance I 2 P Program. We have received your application ...

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Research update: Electric fields can push droplets from surfaces

reported in the journal ACS Nano by MIT postdoc Nenad Miljkovic, associate professor of mechanical ... surface. In this way, the efficiency of heat transfer from that surface can be nearly doubled. The work is ... engineering Evelyn Wang, graduate student Daniel Preston, and former postdoc Ryan Enright. The finding could ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/research-update-electric-fields-can-push-droplets-surfaces

Peter Chamberlain

student. Problems worth solving While pursuing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at MIT, ... imagined when he was tinkering with a prototype for his family in MIT’s MakerWorkshop as a graduate ... aids like walkers. For such adults, a change in activity could signal a life-threatening problem: Falls ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/peter-chamberlain

Researchers present novel, enzyme-free strategy for detaching cells from culture surfaces

professor of mechanical engineering. “Enzymatic treatments can damage delicate cell membranes and surface ... from the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Cancer Program at the Broad Institute of ... author and mechanical engineering researcher at MIT, emphasizes the potential for industrial scalability. ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/researchers-present-novel-enzyme-free-strategy-detaching-cells-culture-surfaces
Annaswamy, Anuradha M Senior Research Scientist

MIT graduate students lead conference on microsystems and nanotechnology

proceedings; Morteza Sarmadi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) is managing outreach; Jay ... this year in late January in New Hampshire. Chaired by MIT doctoral students Mayuran ... refine their technical communications skills — with a bit of skiing and snowshoeing on the side. “MARC ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-graduate-students-lead-conference-microsystems-and-nanotechnology

Loewen Cavill

Traweek ’20 came up with the idea for Terra in a hackathon. Later, Cavill brought it up with Emilio Sison ... the startup has raised $4.7 million in funding so far. They began manufacturing in early 2024, with ... Some things in life are certain: death, taxes, and—for many going through menopause—the misery of ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/loewen-cavill

A Nanoscale Competition

MechE innovates the traditional Mechanics and Materials II class by exposing students to leading-edge ... architect a nanoscale material able to withstand the greatest compression, with the winner receiving ... possibly the world’s smallest trophy. Mechanics Design and Manufacturing Micro and Nanotechnology ...

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“You’re surrounded by a community that cares about you”

Professor of Engineering and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, offered tips for students to ... students, to which they confidently shouted back, “Six!” Having grown up in Caracas, Venezuela, with an ... Wang ’00, the Ford Professor of Engineering and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cyou%E2%80%99re-surrounded-community-cares-about-you%E2%80%9D

A scientific approach to education reform

ideas, narrowing down choices, and ending up with a finished product — whether that’s a simple robot or ... kindergartens through graduate schools. Classes with students packed into seats and a teacher giving lessons ... a moment to get rid of outmoded methods with little pedagogical basis, and replace them with new approaches ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/scientific-approach-education-reform

Mining the Deep Sea

future, but at what cost? Researchers including Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at ... Researchers including Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, are racing to understand the ... Engineering Ocean Science and Engineering Energy Environment Security Home Page Impact Home Research Home ...

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Fast, furious, and soon to be electric

and fun — a home for mechanical and electrical engineers exploring their love for design and ... engineering in a very exciting way. As team members examine a still-functioning car built for the 2011 ... engineers. This year, Sly and others organized their participation in another race at the University of ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/fast-furious-and-soon-be-electric

MIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026

’88, PhD ’92 (Mechanical Engineering); Phillip (Terry) Ragon ’72 (Physics); and Mansour Shayegan ’79, ... culture, and education. MIT faculty elected from MIT in 2026 are: Isaiah Andrews PhD ’14,  Charles E. and ... (Economics); Mark G. Allen SM ’86, PhD ’89 (Chemical Engineering); Magdalena Balazinska PhD ’06 (EECS); Keren ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-affiliates-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences-2026

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