Week of February 26, 2024
The following announcements are as of February 23.
Events and Seminars
February 26: Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Mingrou Xie: “A Computational Roadmap for the De Novo Design of Organic Structure Directing Agents for Zeolite Synthesis”
– Jenna Fromer, “An Algorithmic Framework for Synthetic Cost-aware Decision Making in Molecular Design”
February 27: Seminar Series: 4:15 p.m., 66-110
“Towards Mechanoimmunology for Precision Immuno-Oncology“, Kolade Adebowale, Postdoc, Harvard University
February 28: Students and postdocs – MIT Spring Career Night, 5:00 p.m., Bldg. 50. [Details]
February 29: Combating Science Misinformation: Featuring Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath, 5:00 p.m. [Details]
March 1: GSC Drag Show Outing — Bianca Del Rio: Dead Inside Comedy Tour. [Get Tickets]
March 3: Drew Lynch – Free, live stand-up comedy show for MIT Community, 7:00 p.m. [Details]
March 4: Student Seminar: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Xiaochen Du, “Accelerating Atomic-scale Simulations for Surface Reconstruction”
– Lexy LeMar, “Multiphase Reaction Products of Atmospheric Alkoxy and Peroxy Radicals”
March 5, 14: SuperUROP Info Sessions. [Details]
March 6: The Stratton Lecture: How will AI impact women? 11:30 a.m., Wong Auditorium [Details]
March 7: Women in STEM, MIT Values: Excellence + Curiosity panel event. 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., 10-105. [Register]
March 8: Michaels Lecture, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“Biomanufacturing Vascularized Human Tissues for Drug Testing, Disease Modeling, and Therapeutic Use“, Jennifer Lewis, Professor, Harvard University
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
March 7: Taigyu Joo (Smith Lab), 3:00 p.m., 66-360, zoom link will be provided
“Post-synthetic Chemical and Morphological Modifications of Polymer Membranes for Gas Separations“
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
March 3: Application due for the Summer Social Impact Internships for undergrads. [Register]
Annual European Career Fair at MIT (3/2/24) Pre-select interviews began. [Sign up]
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
February 25: proposals due for de Florez Fund for Humor. [Details]
March 13: Application due for Jameel World Education Lab Grant in Education Innovation. [Details]
MIT Energy and Climate Club: Present your energy research at a MITEC seminar. [Signup]
PKG Center: Funded Summer Opportunities. [Details]
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]
Become an iREFS to offer confidential, peer-to-peer conflict management coaching and support to graduate students at MIT! Email irefs-contact@mit.edu
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