Community News for the week of April 1, 2024

Week of April 1, 2024

The following announcements are as of March 29.


Events and Seminars

April 1: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Michael Li, “Guided Learning of Electrochemical Impedence Spectra Circuit Topologies”
– Shakul Pathak, “Intercalation Kinetics in Battery Electrodes: Beyond Butler-Volme”

April 2: Ten Talks: An Undergraduate Seminar Series, Milena Pagán, SB ’11, 12:00 p.m., 66-360. [RSVP]

April 3: Graduate & Postdoc Mental Health & Wellbeing: An Interview with Dr. Turkle. 4:00 p.m., virtual. [Details]

April 3-5: ChemE Student Appreciation Week’s Plant Giveaway. [Details]

April 4: MITsdm Healthcare Systems Day. [Details]

April 4: Panel Discussion: Does AI Threaten Human Dignity? 7:00 p.m., in Wong Auditorium. [Details]

April 4: C.C. Mei Distinguished Speaker Series, “The Plant Age: Materials for the Future“, Prof. Oded Shoseyov.

April 4: Vanderbilt University School of Engineering’s info session, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., E17-294. [Details]

April 4: Ben Lorber Talk: Challenging Antisemitism through Solidarity. 5:30 p.m. in 4-370. [Details]

April 5: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
Talking to Cells: Biomolecular Engineering for Deep Tissue Imaging and Control of Cellular Function“, Mikhail G. Shapiro, California Institute of Technology

April 8: Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
– Fang-Yu Kuo, “Dual Salt Cation-swing for Electrochemical CO2 Separation”

April 9: Killian Lecture, Programming Medical Treatment One Nanolayer at a Time
– Paula Hammond, Institute Professor, 4:00 p.m., Huntington Hall (10-250)

April 11: Ivy+ Just in Time Virtual Career Fair. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. [Register]

April 11: Starr Forum on China: The rise and fall of the EAST. 5:00 p.m. in 66-110. [Register]

April 12: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
Modulating Heterogeneous Catalyst Structures and Architectures for Efficient Energy and Chemical Conversion“, Eranda Nikolla, University of Michigan

April 19: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
Membrane Technologies are Key Enablers of the Energy Transition“, Ryan Lively, Georgia Institute of Technology

April 22: Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m. 66-110
– Jennifer Fang, “Spatial Multiplexing and Quantitative miRNA Detection of Plant Tissue using Nanoliter Well Arrays”
– Yash Samantaray, “Electrochemically-resolved Acoustic Emissions for Li-ion Batteries”
– Alexis Dubs, “Continuous Manufacturing Testbed Development for a Monoclonal Antibody Production Process”

April/May: Spring MITEC Student Seminar Series. 12:00 p.m. in 66-168. [Signup]

June 23-28: The Twenty-Fourth International Conference on the Science and Applications of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials. [Details]

See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Thesis Defense

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See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, & Science: Paid instructor & TA positions. [Details]

MIT Graduate Community Fellow: [See current positions and apply]

MIT Office of Sustainability (MITOS): open position for student sustainability researchers. [Details]

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

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


Other Announcements

April 2: Fall Career Fair Planning, Student & Postdoc Focus Group Opportunity. [RSVP]

April 30: Application due for Dow 2024 BEST Symposium. [Details]

MIT Solve: Apply to help select 2024 Solver Teams. [Details]

MIT Energy and Climate Club: Present your energy research at a MITEC seminar. [Signup]

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund: Info sessions and application [Details]

MIT Spouses & Partners Connect: Language Conversation Exchange events. [See Calendar]

Spring 2024 MIT Energy & Climate Club Launchpad. [Undergraduate Application]

D-Lab Energy: Introduction to Energy in Global Development. [Register now!]

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]

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