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Nominations open for Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization

the way for promising, non-tenured professors to undertake marine-related research that will further ... innovative uses of the ocean's resources. There are no restrictions on the area of research, and any ... associate provost; the dean for research; the dean of engineering; the dean of science; the chairman of the ...

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Broadening the 'SCOPE' of microbial oceanography

science research, has made its first venture into microbial oceanography with a $40 million award to ... implications for the ocean, and the entire planet. SCOPE gives the field’s top researchers new ability to apply ... Home base for SCOPE is Station ALOHA, an established ocean research field site in the subtropical ...

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The Nature of Sand

sand and soil to pills and industrial materials. Mechanics Innovation Environment Impact Home Research ...

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The power of play

research and education?” Anthony asks. “How can we use its tools — and develop new ones — to connect ... the MIT.nano Immersion Lab, the facility’s research and collaboration space for investigations in ... grants to MIT faculty and researchers for projects in science, technology, and applications of: gaming in ...

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PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions

three students by providing networking, mentorship, and opportunities to showcase their research.  2019 ... Food Systems Lab for 2019-20. Their research explores possible solutions to global and local water ... and Planning, were selected for the quality of their research as well as its relevance to current ...

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Remembering George

MIT Corporation. Impact Home Research Home Culture Home Graduate Post-Doc Alumni Home News & Media ...

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Eight from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2023

public policy, and research elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced ... independent policy research. Members contribute to academy publications, as well as studies of science and ... Engineering (on leave) and director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy; ...

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Soft biorobotic heart, computational fluid models, aid in evaluation of surgical techniques for Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect

newborns. (Image: Courtesy of the researchers). Surgical interventions, while necessary, can cause issues, ... Development Professor and associate professor of mechanical engineering. The researchers developed a model of ... multifaceted issue of monocusp failure.  The research was conducted in collaboration with a group in Bordeaux, ...

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MIT affiliates receive 2024-25 awards and honors from the American Physical Society

Checkelsky, Senior Researcher John Chiaverini, Associate Professor Areg Danagoulian, Professor Ruben Juanes, ... gaseous environments. The microscopy techniques developed over Ross’ research career help in exploring ... microelectronics and energy storage. Ross’ research group continues to develop new microscopy instrumentation to ...

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Eleven MIT faculty receive Presidential Early Career Awards

their research careers.” The latest recipients were  announced by the White House on Jan. 14 under ... President Joe Biden. Fourteen government agencies recommended researchers for the award. Top row, from left ... by the Office of Naval Research for her project advancing “Lightweight representations for ...

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MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

industry with a very bold and interdisciplinary research agenda that will establish new technologies and ... Systems, and Society (IDSS); and director of the MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center, the ... problem.” Researchers will explore new designs for nuclear systems consistent with the techno-economic needs ...

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Data-Driven Modeling of 4D Ocean and Coastal Acidification in the Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays

team, including MIT Mechanical Engineering graduate student Bianca Champenois, MIT Sea Grant research ... Professor Themis Sapsis, published a paper this June in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. ... study was also created by undergraduate researcher Beck LaBash. The team also tested their framework in ...

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Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance

Sept. 15, a collaboration to advance research and education focused on accelerating the global energy ... form of sponsored research projects and philanthropic funding for research, graduate student ... through interdisciplinary research and diverse perspectives, while providing MIT students the benefit of ...

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“Mens et manus” in Guatemala

in 2021 and called ASPIRE — Achieving Sustainable Partnerships for Innovation, Research, and ... America, as problem-solving powerhouses that research, design, and build solutions with and for the people ... most in need. “The vision of ASPIRE is that within a decade, UVG researchers are collaborating with ...

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Strong mentorship through great decision-making

obstacles in graduate school, many of which are unexpected. Selecting a research project may become an ... researchers. For this reason, among others, Carolini, Hammond, and Trumper have been honored as Committed to ... outlier. Associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), Carolini’s research ...

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A material’s insulating properties can be tuned at will

MIT-Thermal-Conductivity-1024.jpg Researchers found that strontium cobalt oxide (SCO) naturally occurs in an atomic configuration ... conductive. Image: courtesy of the researchers Now, a team of researchers at MIT have made a major leap ... conductivity. The researchers used a material called strontium cobalt oxide (SCO), which can be made in the form ...

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Innovations in water accessibility

that it was too late to pivot from a career path in medical devices to one in water research, she ... focus. “Professor Seering asked, ‘Are you having fun exploring water research?’ and I said ‘Yes.’ To ... accessibility, Klise sought a UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) project on water research. She ...

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Engineers turn the body’s goo into new glue

fibers (blue strand) from mucin and mussel-inspired polymers, MIT researchers have created a new glue ... researchers Every surface in our bodies not covered in skin is lined with a protective layer of mucus ... the buildup of bacteria while keeping its sticky hold, even on wet surfaces. The researchers envision ...

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A. Michael West

An accomplished MIT student researcher in health care robotics, with many scholarship and ... shaped by programs including the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP), the MIT-Takeda Program, and the MIT ... to participate in the  MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP). The program identifies talented ...

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Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

support. They show that transformative academic guidance is not only about solving research problems, but ... spaces where students are not only empowered to grow as researchers, but affirmed as individuals. Their ... Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where he leads the Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research Group ...

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