Weeks of November 20 & 27, 2023
The following announcements are as of November 20.
Events and Seminars
November 20: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Alexis Dubs, “Continuous Manufacturing Testbed Development for a Monoclonal Antibody Production Process”
– Karl Westendorff, “Electrically-Driven Proton Transfer Promotes Brønsted Acid Catalysis by Orders of Magnitude”
– Kariana Moreno Sader, “Assessing the Potential of Electrification to Decarbonize Long-Haul Trucks in the US”
November 27: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Jinwook Rhyu, “Surrogate Modeling Approach to Replace the Integral Term for Computationally Efficient Forward Simulation of Yeast Manufacturing”
– Alex Zappi, “Bioproduction of Monomers for Biodegradable Polyester Ureas and Advancing Polymer Biodegradation Testing Methods”
November 28: Another Body (trailer) – Special Screening & Panel Discussion. 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. in 26-110. [Details]
November 28-30: MIT Generative AI Week. [Details]
November 29, 30: Info sessions for summer undergrad research, Caltech’s WAVE Fellows program. [Details]
December 15: ChemE Holiday Party, 6:00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m., 66 lobby. [Details]
MITEC Student Seminar Series: Weekly, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in 66-168, lunch provided. [Sign-up]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
November 27: Kayla Storme (Swager & Smith Labs), 9:00 a.m., 4-237 & zoom link will be provided.
“Designing Microporous Polymers for Separations”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
December 1: Application due for the MIT Washington Summer Internship Program. [Details]
December 6: Application due for Center for International Security & Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford Univ. [Details]
January 9: Application due for summer undergrad research at Caltech’s WAVE Fellows program. [Details]
MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, & Science: Paid instructor and 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
November 26: Undergrads, application due to present at the Life Sciences Poster Session on Dec. 1. [Sign-up]
December 12: Proposals due for the MIT-IIT Kanpur Seed Funds. [Details]
December 14: Donation due for the Margaret Fuller House Food Pantry holiday collection drive. [Details]
MIT J-WAFS: Three Funding opportunities open to MIT community. [Details]
IAP: New course – Science, Technology and Environmental Justice. Jan 8-17. [Details]
Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership Program: Graduate Certificate Workshops. [Details]
MIT Energy Conference: Recruiting for 2024 Leadership Team. [Apply]
ESOL Program for MIT Service Employees: On-campus volunteers needed. [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 Alumni Advisors Hub: Students, 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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