Weeks of December 8 & 15, 2025
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of December 5.
Events and Seminars
December 8: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
– Isabella Bowland, “Sustainable Bioproduction of Aromatic Amines in Escherichia Coli”
– Jimin Kwag, “Engineering the Structure of PbS Quantum Dot Superlattices”
December 8: MIT Quantum Initiative(QMIT) Launch Event, 9:00 a.m., building 45. [Details]
December 11: Phenomenal Moments: Capturing inspiration through scientific imagery, Felice Frankel at MIT Nano, 4:30 p.m. [Details]
December 11: Free Music – An Intimate Evening with the Ghost Hounds, 7:30p.m. in W18. [Reserve a spot]
December 12: Department Holiday Events, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
December 8: Alexis Hocken (Olsen Lab) 10:30 a.m., 36-112 and zoom link will be provided
“Enhancing the Mechanical Recycling of Plastics”
December 9: David Krum (Wittrup Lab), 10:00 a.m., 76-156 and zoom link will be provided
“Noncovalent PROTAC Antibody Drug Conjugates”
December 11: Jonathan Zheng (Green Lab), 2:00 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided
“Predictive Methods and Datasets for Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modeling of Ionic Solutes”
December 15: Nicholas Matteucci (Brushett Lab), 1:00 p.m., 32-155 and zoom link will be provided
“Theory, Modeling, and Design Principles of Redox-mediated Electrochemical Systems”
December 17: Christopher Johnstone (Galloway Lab), 12:30 p.m., 66-110 and zoom link will be provided
“Supercoiling as a regulator: the role of biophysical feedback in transcription and chromatin dynamics”
December 18: Eliza Price (Tisdale Lab), 1:30 p.m., 32-155 and zoom link will be provided
“Revealing the Chemistry, Structure, and Self-Assembly of the Lead Sulfide Nanocrystal Ligand Shell through Small-Angle Neutron Scattering”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
January 5: Application due for the Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research. [Apply]
January 15: Application due for MIT Washington Summer Internship Program for Undergrads. [Details]
February 1: Application due for the Biswas Postdoctoral Fellowship. [Details]
Search for more faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com
See listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions>>
IAP and Other Announcements
December 15: Application due for IAP 2026 Science Policy Bootcamp for Undergrads. [Apply]
December 15: Application due for SPI Experiential Science Policy Advocacy (SESPA) Certificate Program for Undergrads. [Apply]
December 15: Application due for Science Policy Alumni Mentorship Program Application (2025). [Apply]
December 22: Collection ends – Food Drive for the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House. [Details]
Experimental Study Group: Spring 2026 Undergraduate Seminar Offerings. [Details]
Negotiation Analysis: 3-day IAP crash course. [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]
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/