Weeks of April 20 & 27, 2026
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, Grants, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of April 17.
Events and Seminars
April 22: Earth Observation Symposium, EAPS atrium, Building 55. [Register]
April 23-25: Living Climate Futures Symposium. [Register]
April 24: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“Immune Cells as Architects of Function in Vascularized Organs-on-a-Chip“, Milica Radisic, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute.
April 27: ChemE Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Wallace Tan Gian Yion, “Efficient Algorithms for Stochastic Model Predictive Control of Chemical Processes”
– Younghyeon Kim, “Precipitation Kinetics of Messenger RNA (mRNA)”
April 28: We all need accommodations: A Conversation with Haben Girma. virtual, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. [Details]
April 29: Ten Talks: An Undergraduate Seminar Series with Mariah Mandt ’08 SM ’12. 5:30 p.m., 66-360. [RSVP]
April 29: Koch Institute: Inside INLEXZO: Pretzels, Platforms & Progress Against Bladder Cancer, 6:00 p.m. [Details]
April 30: Fireside Chat with Astronaut Chris Birch PhD ’15 , 5:00 p.m. in 34-101. [Register]
May 1: Lewis Lecture: 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
“Lewis Lecture: Hope through Rigorous Science“, Neil Kumar, PhD ’07, CEO & Founder, BridgeBio Pharma Inc.
May 5-7: MIT Manufacturing Week, Research Showcase, MIT Campus. [Details]
May 6: ChemE Pride Picnic, 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Walker Lawn.
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
April 23: Pedro Seber (Braatz Lab), 3:00 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided.
“Developing and Applying AI for Biopharmacology and Biomanufacturing”
April 28: Fang-Yu Kuo (Gallant Lab), 1:00 p.m., 3-333 and zoom link will be provided.
“Advanced Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Separation Methods Enabled by Sorbent and Electrolyte Co-design”
April 29: Brittany Lende-Dorn (Galloway Lab), 1:00 p.m., 66-110 and zoom link will be provided.
“Tuning Oncogenic Signaling Landscapes to Drive Efficient Reprogramming to Motor Neurons”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, Grants, and Job Opportunities
May 4: Proposals due for the J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems. [Details]
J-WAFS: now accepting applications for travel grants. [Details]
– Stockholm World Water Week – due 5/11
– UNC Water & Health Conference – due 8/24
– International Water Conference – due 9/14
Search for faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com.
See listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions>>
Other Announcements
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]