Community News for the week of March 17, 2025

Week of March 17, 2025

The following announcements are as of March 14.


Events and Seminars

March 17: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
– Nishat Tabassum, “Engineered Scaffold Proteins for the Treatment of Inflammatory Autoimmune Disorders”

March 17: MIT Compton Lecture: AI in an Age After Reason: A Discourse on Fundamental Human Questions, 4:00 p.m. [Details]

March 18: Fulbright Virtual Info Session: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. [Register]

March 21: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
AI-Driven Experiments and Open-Source Automation for Accelerated Soft Matter Research“, Lilo D. Pozzo, Professor, Univ. of Washington

April 11: The MIT Biotech Group Career Fair, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Building 50. [Details]

April 25: Save-the-Date: ChemE Plant Propagation Exchange. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. in 66-201. [Details]

May 7: MIT Polymer Day 2025! Event is free, register by April 10. [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

March 18: Application due for 6-month Co-Op positions at Johnson & Johnson in PA. Open to BS, MS, & PhD students. [Details]
Interested? You can contact Nancy Guillen directly at nguille2@its.jnj.com with any questions.

March 19: Application due for funded PKG Fellowship for Summer 2025. [Details]

April 4: Application due for the Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. [Details]

MISTI: MIT-Portugal Summer Internship. [Apply Now!]

University of Central Florida: Undergrad Summer Research Internship in Low-Carbon Methanol Production from Stranded Methane (TEMP) [Details]

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

March 24: Nomination due for the 2025 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecturer. [Details]

March 24: Application due, MIT Space Health Sciences & Technology Seed Grant & TRISH. [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]


REFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress): Feeling stressed? We are here to help.
Email: refs-x@mit.edu | Website: web.mit.edu/refs-x/