Week of October 21, 2024
The following announcements are as of October 18.
Events and Seminars
October 21: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Xiao Wan, “Advancing Closed-Loop Recycling of Nylon 6 Waste Through Mild Ammonolysis”
– Gabrielle Godbille-Cardona, “Double-Loop Circularity for Polyurethanes”
October 21: MITEI: A documentary screening & discussion with filmmaker Scott Tinker & Robert Stoner. 5:00 p.m. [Details]
October 22: MindHandHeart: Coffee & Conversations, 10:00 a.m., 10-105 [Register]
October 22: MIT Global Startup Workshop info session + free dinner, 5:30 p.m., E51-145. [Details]
October 23/Nov 16: Machine Learning in Biology Working Group (MLBWG) sessions. [Details]
October 24: MIT Campus Decarbonization Forum – Decarbonizing the Commonwealth, 12:00 p.m. [Details]
October 24: Students & Postdocs: Lunch with Lawyer-Alumni Kristin & Rob, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. [Register]
October 24: Civil Rights in Employment: A Candid Conversation w/Kristin & Rob, 6:00 p.m. [Register]
October 25: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“Mutexa: A Computational Ecosystem for Protein Engineering“, Zhongyue Yang, Asst. Prof. of Chemistry, Vanderbilt Univ.
October 26, November 7, 14: J-WAFS Visiting Scholar Seminars on climate, agriculture, & water systems. [Details]
October 28: MIT Reception at the 2024 Annual AIChE Meeting, 7:15 p.m., San Diego, CA. [Details]
October 29: MIT Club of San Diego: An Evening with Prof. Kristala Prather, 6:00 p.m., San Diego, CA. [Details]
October 30: AI and Elections Panel, Reception will follow. 5:30 p.m., 45-205. [Details]
October 30, November 14: GradEL Workshops and Coaching Series. [Details]
October 31: Infinite Halloween, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Infinite Corridor, 1st floor. [Details]
November 3: Tatanka Means – Live stand-up comedy show for MIT Community. 7:00 p.m., Kresge. [Details]
November 14: Volta Foundation Battery Social at Greentown Labs in Boston. 5:30 p.m. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
TBA
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
October 20: Application due – authors & editors wanted, MIT Science Policy Review. [Apply now!]
MIT Graduate Community Fellow: [See current positions and apply]
Search for more faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com
See listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions>>
Other Announcements
October 26: SidPac: Help us cook dinner for the CASPAR shelter, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. [Sign up]
October 31: Application due for J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India. [Details]
November 1: Abstracts due for SERC Conference on the Ethics of Technology (TeXneCON 2025). [Details]
November 1: Application due for funding ICEO events & programs that support the community. [Details]
December 9: Application due for J-WAFS 2025 Water & Food Seed Grants. [Details]
TurboVote: Register to Vote at MIT. [Details]
MIT Spouses & Partners Connect: Language Conversation Exchange events. [See Calendar]
Food@MIT Guide: How to access healthy & affordable food at MIT. [Details]
Student Support Services (S3): Help in an accessible & respectful environment. [virtual & walk-in locations]
MIT Alumni Advisors Hub: Signup to connect with MIT alumni for career conversations. [Details]
Become an iREFS to offer confidential, peer-to-peer conflict management coaching and support to graduate students at MIT! Email irefs-contact@mit.edu
REFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress): Feeling stressed? We are here to help.
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