Community News – Week of April 20, 2020

Week of April 20, 2020

The following announcements are as of April 17.


COVID-19MIT Campus Updates and Guidance Website


Congratulations to Course X’s New PhDs!

Michael Orella: March 27; Naveed Bakh: April 1; Laura Crowell: April 7; Joseph Brady: April 13; Samuel Winslow: April 15


Events and Seminars

April 27: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. [zoom link will be emailed]
– Yining Hao, “Screening for H2O2-Mediated Cancer Therapeutics using a Genetically-Encoded Probe of Human Peroxiredoxin-2”
– Justin Paloni, “Protein-Polymer Conjugate Arrays for Enhanced Biosensor Sensitivity and Selectivity”
– Helen Yao, “Quantifying Protein-Polymer Interactions in Semidilute Solution”

May 4: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. [zoom link will be emailed]
– Yuxuan Tian, “Preserving Protein Function in situ using Mechanical Interlocking of Biomolecules”
– Sun Jin Moon, “A Systemic Approach to Understand Human NADPH Metabolis

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


Thesis Defense

April 24: Colin Grambow (Green Group) – 1:00 p.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Automated Discovery of Important Chemical Reactions

April 24: William Records (Belcher Group) 1:00 p.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Virus-enabled Design of High-Performing, Three-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Applications

April 28: Maxwell Nagarajan (Doyle Group), 12:30 p.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Microengineered Hydrogels for Spatially-Resolved, Multiplexed MicroRNA Quantification from Tissue

April 28: Theresa Cloutier (Trout Group), 2:30 p.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Computational Design of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody Formulations

April 29: Weike Sun (Braatz Group), 11:00 a.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Advanced Process Data Analytics

April 29: Ki-Joo Sung (Sikes Group), 1:00 p.m. [Virtual Defense – link will be emailed]
Engineering Non-Immunoglobulin Binding Proteins for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests

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


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

May 1: Application due for MIT Professional Education Advanced Study Program [Details]

Sophomores & Juniors: Application period is extended for the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL) [Details]

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

For more listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions, visit the Career Advice and Support page.


Other Announcements

May 31: Submission due for NOBCChE Conference abstract and student grant applications. [Details]

GradRat Committee: Balfour is currently offering 25% off plus a free gift for any orders placed this month (April 2020). (Rings would be directly shipped to you once completed.) The free gift is a Kendra Scott necklace. Please reach out if you have questions about sizing: gsc-ring@mit.edu

MIT Alumni Advisors Hub: Students, signup to connect with MIT alumni for career conversations. [Details]


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/