Community News for the week of April 21, 2025

Week of April 21, 2025

The following announcements are as of April 18.


Events and Seminars

April 24: Chemistry Colloquium Series: Research on the Mind, featuring Luana Marques, PhD., 4:00 p.m. [Details]

April 24: Bridging the Gap: Effectively Sharing Emerging Healthcare Technologies with the Public, Leitch Ethics Seminar Series. 6:00 p.m., 10-105. [Register]

April 25: ChemE Plant Propagation Exchange. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. in 66-201. [Details]

April 25: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Reactive Carbon Capture“, Curtis Berlinguette, Professor, University of British Columbia

April 26: MIT Biomakers: 2025 Synthetic Biology Research Symposium. 11:00 – 2:00 p.m., 10-105. [Details]

April 28: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Anish Sukumar, “Toward Selective Iron Electrowinning from Industrial Waste Streams”
– Arjun Yennemadi, “Uncovering Electrolyte Transport Mechanisms in Charged MXene Membranes via Continuum Modeling”

April 29: Maximize your impact for a better world: A fireside chat with Rafael Reif hosted by Anantha Chandrakasan, 4:00 p.m., 34-101. [Details]

April 30: MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy, Transition Earth Day Colloquium with Manish Bapna, 5:15 p.m., Rm 45-230 [Details]

May 2: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Michaels Lecture: From Benchtop to Breweries: How Whole-cell Synthetic Biochemistry is Transforming Essential Medicine Supply Chains“, Christina Smolke, PhD, Co-Founder & CEO, Antheia, Inc.

May 7: The annual ChemE UROP Poster Contest, 3:00 p.m. [sign-up]

May 7: MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition with Emily A. Carter. 5:15 p.m., Building 45-230. [Details]

May 7: MIT Polymer Day 2025! Event is free, register by April 18. [Details]

May 7: Manufacturing @MIT 2025 Symposium, “A Vision for New Manufacturing”, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., E51. [Details]

May 12: ChemE Awards Day, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110, Reception to follow in 66-201.

May 20-21: Tata-MIT Alliance Conference. [Details]


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


Thesis Defense

April 24: Pablo Dean (Smith Lab), 11:30 p.m., E17-517 and zoom link will be provided
Leveraging Competitive Sorption in Microporous Polymer Membranes to Enhance Gas Separation Performance

April 28: Erin Reynolds (Weng Lab), 2:00 p.m., Whitehead Institute, Room 133 and zoom link will be provided
Elucidation of gene clusters underlying withanolide biosynthesis in ashwagandha

May 1: Blake Johnson (Román Lab), 3:00 p.m., 66-360 and zoom link will be provided
Catalytic implications of confined solvent ensembles within Lewis acid zeolites


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


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

MISTI: MIT-Portugal Summer Internship. [Apply Now!]

University of Central Florida: Undergrad Summer Research Internship in Low-Carbon Methanol Production from Stranded Methane (TEMP) [Details]

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

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 23: Poster submission due for MIT MIMO Symposium: AI – Accelerate Impact. [Details]

May 5: Grad Students, travel grant application due for Stockholm World Water Week (8/24-28) [Details]

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

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.
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