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Marie Elimbi Moudio
needs in developing countries. She is considering how to make biomass, such as wood and agricultural ... Moudio and her colleagues seek to optimize the use of torrefaction systems, reactors that heat biomass at ... — never fail to comfort her. She inhales deeply and thinks, “I’m a mechanical engineer. I make things.” ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/marie-elimbi-moudioStudy: With masking and distancing in place, NFL stadium openings in 2020 had no impact on local Covid-19 infections
inform decisions on whether and how to hold large outdoor gatherings in the face of future public health ... method that is used to determine the effect of an “intervention” (such as the opening of a stadium) ... Dallas’ actual case trajectory. They then used data from the combined counties to calculate the number of ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/study-masking-and-distancing-place-nfl-stadium-openings-2020-had-no-impact-local-covid-19The catalyzing potential of J-WAFS seed grants
how to tune it to even more effectively pull heavy metal contaminants from water. “The J-WAFS seed ... through the J-WAFS project are changing the way I think about how to tackle my research questions.” ... project], I was able to see how a really developed lab operates. As a junior faculty member, you need to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/catalyzing-potential-j-wafs-seed-grantsWoodie Flowers, a pioneer of hands-on engineering education
system can’t counteract that, we’re in trouble,” he says. From thingamabob to something useful Growing ... That ability to make something new, interesting and useful out of an old “thingamabob” is at the core ... to engage the students, Wallace says, “I tend to structure classes almost like games, and use things ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/woodie-flowers-pioneer-hands-engineering-educationVeteran engineer studies career pathways of today’s graduates
Vickmark “I landed in aerospace and wasn’t sure what it was going to be like. There were pockets of time ... Magarian has taken a new path that draws on these experiences to help other engineers make their way in the ... field. He is investigating the job trajectories of engineering graduates and exploring why some choose to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/veteran-engineer-studies-career-pathways-today%E2%80%99s-graduatesArtificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage
deployed tend to have a low wave dissipation per unit volume of material used. That is, it takes a huge ... performance of blowout preventers in offshore oil structures — cylindrical valves that are used to seal off ... sustainable type of cement. “We’ve worked with biologists to test the cement we intend to use, and it’s benign ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/artificial-reef-designed-mit-engineers-could-protect-marine-life-reduce-storm-damageThree MIT professors named 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows
cell memory, then use what they learn to “establish unprecedented engineering capabilities for creating ... says, honored to have been selected. Jazayeri wants to understand how the brain gives rise to cognitive ... feel emotions or have emotional intelligence. Jazayeri plans to use the VBFF award to integrate ideas ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/three-mit-professors-named-2024-vannevar-bush-fellowsSolar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air
great to have a small prototype, but how can we get it into a more scalable form?” The new advances in ... design and materials have now led to progress in that direction. Instead of the MOFs, the new design uses ... directly above and in contact with the second zeolite layer, where the heat of condensation is used to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/solar-powered-system-extracts-drinkable-water-%E2%80%9Cdry%E2%80%9D-airIcing ALS: MIT Family Reshapes Research Models
quality and the systems dynamics course 2.03 (Dynamics I), in which he explored how to model common ... looking at RNA to see how the disease progressed in each organ over the lifespan," Jamie Heywood ... Professor John Heywood SM ’62, PhD ’65 and his two sons, Jamie ‘91 and Ben ’93, have used MIT ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/icing-als-mit-family-reshapes-research-modelsSetting a new standard for hormone health
where people can use their hormone cycles to benefit them day to day — to make them a superpower rather ... people who have used Aavia’s services to address problems with things like anxiety and acne that they’ve ... health. Now, Aavia is working to help people understand their hormone cycle and its impacts. “These cycles ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/setting-new-standard-hormone-healthUnlocking marine mysteries with artificial intelligence
Scientist Michael Benjamin. “We feel it’s important that they learn how to extend the software — write their ... engineering. “The way I look at it, we are trying to clone the oceanographer and put our understanding of how ... systems that can monitor things humans can’t.” Students in 2.680 use their newly acquired coding skills to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/unlocking-marine-mysteries-artificial-intelligenceEngineers turn plastic insulator into heat conductor
conduct electricity, and can therefore be used to prevent devices such as laptops and mobile phones from ... Gleason and her lab members to develop a new way to engineer a polymer conductor using oxidative chemical ... material to be used in electronics and other products, such as casings for batteries, and films for printed ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineers-turn-plastic-insulator-heat-conductorSmart manufacturing program boosts productivity in factories
use of advanced sensors, data analytics, and learning to produce new and actionable factory ... "Sitting in a classroom runs counter to the way these leaders learn on the job, so we wanted to use ... It's a good starting point to see how data analytics can be applied." He added, "the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/smart-manufacturing-program-boosts-productivity-factoriesStudents prepare for real-world product development through hands-on collaboration
them to use at whatever stage they are at in the development process,” says Seering, a professor of ... first real-world lesson, Seering says: learning how to value and collaborate with contributors from ... production methods, but we also want them to learn how to do the parts that the other team members do too,” ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/students-prepare-real-world-product-development-through-hands-collaborationResearchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately
potentially use this technique to produce thin, flexible, colorful polymer films, that can conduct or insulate ... can reflect or trap heat. It could be used to control temperatures in buildings, solar panels, and ... The color of a material can often tell you something about how it handles heat. Think of wearing ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/researchers-tune-material%E2%80%99s-color-and-thermal-properties-separatelyThe (robotic) doctor will see you now
that needs to be answered is how patients will react to a robot entering the exam room. Researchers ... In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way ... to reduce in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a key question ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/robotic-doctor-will-see-you-nowResurrecting an MIT “learning by doing” tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station
Prototyping), teaches the design and fabrication techniques used to create the station, such as laser cutting, ... discussed how a dearth of device charging options made it difficult for students to work outside, according ... collaborated across academic disciplines to design and construct a solar-powered charging station. Positioned ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/resurrecting-mit-%E2%80%9Clearning-doing%E2%80%9D-tradition-neet-scholars-install-solar-powered-chargingFinding Wonderland
needs in developing countries. She is considering how to make biomass, such as wood and agricultural ... Moudio and her colleagues seek to optimize the use of torrefaction systems, reactors that heat biomass at ... Elimbi Moudio ’16 is at home in the machine shop. Its familiar smells — oil, metal, dust — never fail to ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/finding-wonderlandCollaborating for irrigation access solutions: Where policy and engineering meet
initial capital costs for implementing drip irrigation are high, farmers require training in how to use ... engineering and design approach. The goal is to design efficient drip-irrigation technologies to be used in ... we are trying to address is the fact that irrigation is not as widely used as it could be in Senegal. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/collaborating-irrigation-access-solutions-where-policy-and-engineering-meetMethod may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies
latest work, Karnik’s team used the microfluidic herringbone design to capture circulating plasma cells. ... in a much better way.” Karnik adds that in the future, researchers may use the group’s design to ... marrow that churn out antibodies to help fight infection. When plasma cells become cancerous, they ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/method-may-help-myeloma-patients-avoid-painful-biopsies