Weeks of December 15 & 22, 2025
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Independent Activities Period (IAP)
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of December 15. This concludes our updates for the fall semester. We will resume regular postings for the spring on January 31.
Have a great holiday break!
Events and Seminars
December 17: MIT Christmas Celebration with Lessons & Carols. 5:15pm. [Details]
December 18: MIT Tango club: Pulso: An Alternative Tango Event — Holiday Edition. [Details]
December 19: MIT Mobility Forum. virtual, 12:00 p.m. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
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 17: Sayandeep Biswas (Green Lab), 1:30 p.m., E17-517 and zoom link will be provided
“Hydrogen Carriers: A Path Forward”
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”
December 19: Namita Nabar (Hammond Lab), 2:00 p.m., 76-156 and zoom link will be provided
“Impact of Surface Chemistry on Lipid Nanoparticle Targeting and Transfection”
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
January 5 – 30: Explore Independent Activities Period (IAP)
Spring 2026: 2.782;HST.524 Design of Medical Devices. [Details]
March 6: Application due for the MIT HEALS Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund. [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/