Community News – Week of October 23, 2023

Week of October 23, 2023

The following announcements are as of October 23.


Events and Seminars

October 23: MISTI is how MIT does global – learn how at the MIT GO Fair! [Details]

October 23: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Alexis Hocken, “Rescuing Small Format Plastics from Falling through the Cracks”
– Elizabeth Fink, “Spatiotemporal Engineering of Cancer Immunotherapy”

October 26: Dialogues Across Difference: Building Community at MIT, 3:30 p.m. Samberg conference center. [Details]

October 27: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
Ways of seeing: lessons from single-cell genomics about the evolution of neurons underlying vision“, Karthik Shekhar, UC Berkeley

October 28: NE Graduate Women in Science & Engineering Retreat, 9:30-5:00 pm, Northeastern Univ. [Details]

October 30: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Lucas Attia., “Templating Drug Nanoparticles in Hydrogels for Next Generation Pharmaceutical Formulation”
– Thomas Porter, “Decoding Adaptive Plant Signaling Using Carbon Nanotube Sensors”

November 2: Intercepting Ovarian Cancer, 3:00 p.m., Koch Institute. [Details]

November 3: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110
Has the Reaction Prediction Problem Been Solved?“, Brett Savoie, Purdue University

November 7: MIT Science Hub Graduate Networking Event, 3:00 p.m. [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

TBA

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


Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities

December 6: Application due for Center for International Security & Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford Univ. [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

October Events and Opportunities for Graduate Students. [Explore]

December 12: Proposals due for the MIT-IIT Kanpur Seed Funds. [Details]

MIT J-WAFS: Three Funding opportunities open to MIT community. [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]

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