Category: Alumni/ae
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Seizing solar’s bright future
Consider the dizzying ascent of solar energy in the United States: In the past decade, solar capacity increased nearly 900 percent, with electricity production eight times greater in 2023 than in 2014. The jump from 2022 to 2023 alone was 51 percent, with a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of solar installations coming online. In the…
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Fostering research, careers, and community in materials science
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in Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL), Algorithms, Alumni/ae, Classes and programs, Collaboration, Computer modeling, Computer science and technology, Data, Digital technology, DMSE, Education, teaching, academics, Learning, Mentoring, MIT.nano, nano, Office of Open Learning, Online learning, Programming, Research, School of Engineering, Special events and guest speakers, STEM education, Students, UndergraduateGabrielle Wood, a junior at Howard University majoring in chemical engineering, is on a mission to improve the sustainability and life cycles of natural resources and materials. Her work in the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Research Opportunity (MICRO) program has given her hands-on experience with many different aspects of research, including MATLAB programming, experimental design,…
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Julie Shah named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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in Administration, Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Alumni/ae, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Faculty, Leadership, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Robotics, School of EngineeringJulie Shah ’04, SM ’06, PhD ’11, the H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been named the new head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro), effective May 1. “Julie brings an exceptional record of visionary and interdisciplinary leadership to this role. She has made substantial technical contributions in the field of…
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Tackling cancer at the nanoscale
When Paula Hammond first arrived on MIT’s campus as a first-year student in the early 1980s, she wasn’t sure if she belonged. In fact, as she told an MIT audience yesterday, she felt like “an imposter.” However, that feeling didn’t last long, as Hammond began to find support among her fellow students and MIT’s faculty.…