Week of November 11, 2024
The following announcements are as of November 8.
Events and Seminars
November 13: MITIE: Stay humble & prepare for surprises: Lessons for the energy transition, Joseph F. DeCarolis, 5:15 p.m. [Details]
November 14: Volta Foundation Battery Social at Greentown Labs in Boston. 5:30 p.m. [Details]
November 14: GradEL workshop: World-Class R&D for Geographically Distributed Markets, 5:00 p.m. [RSVP]
November 15-17: MIT Energy & Climate Hackathon. [Apply]
November 15: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“Addressing Global Challenges at the Interface of Large-scale Optimization, HPC, and Machine Learning“, Carl Laird, Carnegie Mellon University
November 18: Dresselhaus Lecture: Understanding battery function—new metrologies, new chemistries, and new insights, Clare Grey, DBE, FRS, Cambridge University, 4:00 p.m., 10-250. [Details]
December 4: MIT Life Sciences & Health Collaborative Conference, 8:00 a.m.– 6:30 p.m., W16. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
November 14: Emily Krucker-Velasquez (Swan, Alexander-Katz, & Bazant Labs),
“On the Dynamics and Interparticle Forces of Electrostatically Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions“, 1:00 p.m., E17-517 and zoom link will be provided
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
November 19, 20: Info sessions for Caltech’s WAVE Fellows program (apply by 1/10/25). [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
November 15: Submission due for DMSE Breakerspace Microscope Image Contest – Win $500! [Details]
December 9: Application due for J-WAFS 2025 Water & Food Seed Grants. [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]
Become an iREFS to offer confidential, peer-to-peer conflict management coaching and support to graduate students at MIT! Email irefs-contact@mit.edu
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/