Week of October 30, 2023
The following announcements are as of October 27.
Events and Seminars
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 2: Naval Nuclear Power: Talk with CAPT Jack Houdeshell. 4:00 p.m., rm 5-314. [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 6: Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110
– Anna Brenner, “Tunable Catalytic Systems for Selective Plastic Depolymerization via Bifunctional Hydrocracking”
– Shuyan Jin, “Anti-HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibody Screening via High-throughput Droplet Microfluidics”
– Barathkumar Baskaran, “N-nitrosodimethylamine Destruction in Drinking Water”
November 6: MIT ChemE Reception at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, 7:15 p.m., Orlando, FL. [Details]
November 7: MIT Science Hub Graduate Networking Event, 3:00 p.m. [Details]
November 8: SERC Fireside Chat: Mira Murati of OpenAI. 5:30 p.m. in 32-155. [Register]
November 8-9: MindHandHeart event: From Stonehenge to MIThenge. [Details]
November 16: MIT SDM for Systems Night! 6:00 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
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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]
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
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/