Community News for the week of September 9, 2024

Week of September 9, 2024

The following announcements are as of September 6.


Events and Seminars

September 9: ChemE Safety Seminar, Environment, Health, & Safety (EHS), 3:00 p.m., 66-110.

September 10: Real Talk: Embracing Authenticity in Today’s Workforce, 3:00 p.m., 34-401. [Register]

September 10, 17, 24: 30-minute productivity workshops for a better semester at MIT, virtual, 12:30 p.m. [Details]

September 12: MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Open House, 4:00 p.m. [Details]

September 12: MITei webinar: The Role of Fusion Energy in A Decarbonized Electricity System, 10:00 a.m. [Details]

September 12: GSC-X Movie Night: Interstellar! Free popcorn, snacks, & drinks. 6:00 p.m., 66-110. [RSVP]

September 13: Cooney Lecture, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Lessons from ChemE for a career in biotech, Jordi Mata-Fink, PhD ’12, Co-Founder & CEO, Gate Bioscience.

September 16: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
– Jackson Burns, “Accurate Solid Solubility Prediction for Arbitrary Process Conditions with Sobolev Training”
– Brian Carrick, “Gelation of End-Linked Polymer Networks as a Kinetically-Driven Phase Transition”
– Nicholas Casetti, “Single-Ended Mechanism Generation with Neural Network Potentials”

September 18: MITei: Advancing the Energy Transition with Alicia Barton, Vineyard Offshore. 5:15 p.m., 45-230. [Details]

September 19: MIT Deep Tech Career Fair, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Stata Center. [Details]

September 20: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Engineering Complex Protein Function“, Prof. Ben Hackel, University of Minnesota

October 26-27: 2024 Path of Professorship Workshop at MIT Media Lab. [Apply by September 11]

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


Thesis Defense

September 20: Narumi Nagaya (Tisdale and Baldo Labs), 34-401B and zoom link will be emailed.
Singlet Exciton Fission-enhanced Silicon Photovoltaics: Interfacial Engineering, Device Design and Spectroscopic Technique Development

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


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

September 15: Application due for SERC (Social & Ethical Responsibilities in Computing) Scholars Program. [Details]

MIT Office of Sustainability: Part-time student positions are available. [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

September 12: Application due for MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program. [Details]

September 15: Application due for The 2024 Day of Climate Grant. [Details]

September 20: Application due for MIT Hacking Medicine BioxAI Pitch Event (9/25). [Apply]

October 4: Grad Students, application due for Certificate in Aerospace Innovation. [Details]

10.585 Engineering Nanotechnology – for fall ’24 graduate students or advanced undergrads, contact Prof. Michael Strano

D-Lab Energy Class: Applications of Energy in Global Development. [Details]

STS.461 History and Social Study of Computing: (Graduate) [Details]

STS.434 Postapocalyptic Science and Technology Studies. (Graduate) [Details]

MIT Edgerton Center: Re-create Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past, open to all students. [Details]

TurboVote: Register to Vote at MIT. [Details]

Physical Education and Wellness Q1: Registration is now open. [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]

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