Community News – Week of March 13, 2023

Week of March 13 , 2023

The following announcements are as of March 10.


Events and Seminars

March 13: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Justin Kaskow, “Cytosolic Delivery of a Protein Therapeutic to Activate STING Signaling for Cancer Immunotherapy”
– Simar Mattewal, “Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Rare Earth Separations”

March 13: MIT.nano seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., Grier Combined (34-401)
– Prof. Chad Mirkin, “Exploring the matterverse with nanomaterial megalibraries”

March 13 – 17: MindHandHeart RAK Week Events. [Schedule]

March 14: Pi Day Celebration, 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Lobby 13. [Details]

March 14: Ashdown Pi-Palooza, 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m., NW35-1121. [Details]

March 15: ChemE Random Acts of Kindness Event. 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., 66-201.

March 15: Workshop for graduate students,  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in 32-124.
Building a talent pipeline: What it takes to recruit the next generation of engineers.”

March 16: Fulbright Virtual Info Session, 2:00 p.m. [Register]

March 20: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
– Jim Owens, “Power Systems Modeling and Electric Vehicle Integration for a Low Carbon Future”
– Nathan Ewell, “Electrospun Aerosol Filters for Respiratory PPE Applications”

March 21: MITei, Energy Storage Student Slam Event. 5:00 p.m. [Details]

March 23: Lewis Lecture, 4:00 p.m., 66-110
Technical Lecture: “Multiscale Modeling of Polymers at Interfaces and Polymer-Matrix Nanocomposites“,
Doros Theodorou MS ’83 PhD ’85, National Technical University of Athens

March 24: Lewis Lecture, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Atomistic and Mesoscopic Modeling of Structure-Property Relations in Polymers
Doros Theodorou MS ’83 PhD ’85, National Technical University of Athens

March 24: The Engine: Tough Tech Talent Fair, 11:00 a.m. [Details]

April 15: Grad Gala 2023, 7:00 p.m., Museum of Science, Boston. [Get Tickets]

April 18: Social & Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Symposium [Register]

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


Thesis Defense

March 14: Joseph Palmeri (Wittrup Lab), 9:00 a.m., Ragon Inst. Schwartz Auditorium (1st Floor)
Collagen Anchoring Agonist Antibodies for Cancer Immunotherapy

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


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

March 17:  Application due for the The Engine’s spring 2023 Blueprint program. [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

March 16: Application due for The Sidney-Pacific (SP) Graduate Residence Officer. [Apply]

March 29: Poster due for Social & Ethical Responsibilities of Computing symposium. [Details]

March 31: Application due for Experiential Ethics Summer Course. [Details]

June 21-23: TEE Conference in MIT and Harvard University. [Registration is open]

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

MIT Energy and Climate Club (MITEC): Graduate students sign up to present your research. [Details]

Graduate Classes & Workshops on Technical Leadership for 2023. [Details]

MIT Community Wellness: Performance coaching workshops and mindfulness mini-course. [Details]

MIT Spouses & Partners Connect: [Upcoming events]

MIT Medical: Wellness support for students, in-person and virtual activities. [Details]

MIT English as a Second Language Program for Service Employees – Volunteer tutors wanted. [Details]

Food@MIT Guide: How to access healthy and affordable food at MIT. [Details]

Student Support Services (S3): Help in an accessible & respectful environment. [virtual & walk-in locations]

MIT Martin Trust Center: Online tutoring is open to all MIT students who want to make things. [Details]

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

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