Community News for the week of March 31, 2025

Week of March 31, 2025

The following announcements are as of March 28.


Events and Seminars

March 31: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Bob Zhang, “Multiple Volume Redistribution Mechanisms in the Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers and Their Effect on Morphology Orientation”
– Siqi Wu, “Towards the Rational Design of Phospho-Olivine Cathode Materials for High-Rate Applications”

April 3-4: ChemE Spring Career EXchange Events. [Details]

April 4: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
A Multiscale Systems Approach to Atomic-Scale Low-Temperature Plasma Processes“, Ali Mesbah, Assoc. Prof., Univ. of CA, Berkeley

April 4: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) policy – Science Policy Initiative panel, Building 55 Atrium (ground floor) [Details]

April 7: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Sunwoo Lee, “Functional Screening of Single Cell-Derived Complement-Activating Antibodies for Discovery of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies”
Xiaoqi Sun, “Quantitative Reaction Condition Prediction for Organic Synthesis”

April 11: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Design of Microanalytical Tools to Understand Single-cell Biology“, Amy E. Herr, Prof., Univ. of CA, Berkeley

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]

May 20-21: Tata-MIT Alliance. [Details]


See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Thesis Defense

April 10: Nathan B. Wang (Galloway Lab), 10:00 a.m., 76-156 and zoom link will be emailed.
Synthetic and Systems Biology Approaches to Engineer Cell Fate Transitions for Cell Therapies


See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

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

April 18: Call for proposals to showcase innovations at the Tata Conference @MIT in May 2025. [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/