Weeks of April 6 & 13, 2026
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of April 3.
Events and Seminars
April 6: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
– Chien-Rung Shih, “Investigating Effects of Solid-electrolyte Interphase Solubility and Reactivity on Ether-based Electrolyte Performance for Sodium Metal Anode”
– Wezi Mkandawire, “Microbial Cross-Species Communication Using Orthogonal Arbitrium Peptides”
April 7: More than Pretty Pictures: The Visual Representation of Science & Engineering with Research Scientist Felice Frankel, 2:00 p.m., in 4-349. [Details]
April 7-9: MIT Space Week. [Event 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]
April 8-9: MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing Distinguished Speaker Series. [Details]
April 9: MIT.nano and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Talent Initiative. 3:00 p.m. bldg. 45, 8th floor. [Details]
April 9: Starr Forum: New World Disorder: What’s the Humanitarian Perspective? With David Miliband, 5:00 p.m., bldg. 45. [Details]
April 10: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
“Data-driven Tools for Understanding and Engineering Biomolecular Folding“, Andrew Ferguson, Vice Dean for Education and Outreach, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago.
April 10: Frailty in Aging Speaker Event with Dr. Dae Hyun Kim, 6:00 p.m. [Register]
April 13: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
– Amelia Dai, “Rare Earth Element Separation via Electrodeposition in an Aqueous System”
– Matthew Moy, “Theory and Modeling of Electrochemical Rare Earth Element Separations”
April 15: Colloquium Series: Research on the Mind, Keynote speaker, Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, 4:00 p.m. in 4-370. [Details]
April 17: Michaels Lecture: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“From Benchtop to Breweries: Transforming Essential Medicine Supply Chains via Whole-Cell Synthetic Biochemistry“, Christina Smolke, CEO and Co-Founder, Antheia, Inc., Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford
April 23: The MIT Science Policy Initiative’s State Visit Day (SVD). [Apply by April 3rd to attend]
May 5-7: MIT Manufacturing Week, Research Showcase, MIT Campus. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
April 9: Lucas Attia (Doyle Lab), 2:30 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided.
“Engineering Drug Nanoparticle Structure and Function for Bioavailability Enhancement”
April 15: Jenna Fromer (Coley Lab), 9:00 a.m., E25-111 and zoom link will be provided.
“Optimization Approaches to Algorithmic Decision Making in Molecular Discovery”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
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
April 6: Application due for the MIT Manufacturing Week Research Showcase (May 7, $50K. in prizes) [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]