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Products of Progress

a technology problem in the field; we’re facing a distribution problem,” says Wu, who studied mechanical ... create jobs for more than 150 Tanzanian entrepreneurs, who collectively have earned an additional $50,000 ... pan out — such as a rice-threshing machine that had mechanical issues, or a bike-powered butter ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/products-progress

Hacking apparel becomes lucrative business for alumni

MBA ’13, and mechanical engineering alumnus Kevin Rustagi ’11. Having last year expanded nationwide, ... antimicrobial fabric. “It looked like a ‘Franken-shirt,’ but it did the job,” Amarasiriwardena says, laughing. ... With Rustagi, a friend and mechanical engineering student, Amarasiriwardena began selling the shirts ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hacking-apparel-becomes-lucrative-business-alumni

From 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 ... “She does an outstanding job of building relationships, which is enabling her to patiently change the ... Hardt, Braun’s mechanical engineering advisor. “All of this took place during a time of great uncertainty ...

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Thirteen from MIT awarded 2022 Fulbright Fellowships

job affects one’s support for public policies to combat climate change. Previously, he interned in the ... pursuing a PhD in astrophysics. Aashini Shah is a senior majoring in mechanical and electrical engineering ... herself in Afro-Colombian culture. Natasha Stamler is a senior double-majoring in mechanical engineering ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/thirteen-mit-awarded-2022-fulbright-fellowships

Engineering fantasy into reality

is a PhD student in mechanical engineering at MIT, and has already made good on his childhood goal. ... and it was our job to find a way to make them real,” says Ballesteros, who loved every moment of the ... a master’s program in mechanical engineering. In interviewing with potential advisors, he immediately hit it ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/engineering-fantasy-reality

Erik Ballesteros

is a PhD student in mechanical engineering at MIT, and has already made good on his childhood goal. ... and it was our job to find a way to make them real,” says Ballesteros, who loved every moment of the ... a master’s program in mechanical engineering. In interviewing with potential advisors, he immediately hit it ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/erik-ballesteros