Community News for the week of March 23, 2026

Week of March 23, 2026

Note: The following announcements are as of March 20.


Events and Seminars

March 30: Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
– Arun Johnson, “Low-cost Green Hydrogen with Transition Metal- Mediated Decoupled Electrolysis”
– Anh Nguyen, “Computational Elucidation of New-to-nature Ketone Reduction in Metalloenzyme”
– Andrea Goertzen, “Energy-Constrained Operator Learning for Chaotic Dynamics with Boundedness Guarantees”

April 3: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
The Secret Lives of Oxidation Catalysts“, Aditya Bhan, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of ChemE and Materials Science, UMN

April 3: Fulbright Virtual Info Session, 12:00 p.m. [Register]

April 7: More than Pretty Pictures: The Visual Representation of Science & Engineering with Research Scientist Felice Frankel, 2:00 p.m. [Details]

April 8: Symposium: From Bold Idea to Global Legacy: 25 Years of MIT OpenCourseWare, hybrid event. [Details]

April 8: MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition with Fatih Birol. 5:15 p.m., 45-230. [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 28: Application due for Encode Fellowship Program. [Details]

April 1: Application due for the MIT delta v Accelerator for Student Founders. [Details]

April 15: Application due for the MIT-Novo Nordisk Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellows Program. [Details]

May 4: Proposals due for the J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems. [Details]

Search for faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com.

 

See listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions>>


Other Announcements

March 30: Proposals due for new funding opportunity: Center for International Studies. [Details]

April 1: Application due for delta v, MIT’s Flagship Accelerator for Student Founders. [Details]

April 3: Submissions due for the Siegel Writing Prize. Open to all students. [Details]

April 6: Submission due for the “MIT in 3:00” Video Competition. [Details]

Togetherall: Free 24/7 mental health support service where MIT students can anonymously find support. [Details]

Experimental Study Group: Spring 2026 Undergraduate Seminar Offerings. [Details]

Patent Law Fundamentals (15.620): MIT Sloan Spring Term H4 (April and May). [Details]

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]