Weeks of March 2 & 9, 2026
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of February 27.
Events and Seminars
March 2: ChemE Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
– Tom Goodwin, “Design of thin-film composite membranes for nonaqueous redox flow batteries”
– Anupama Jayaraman, “Understanding feedback mechanisms involved in the sequential vaccination of distinct flaviviruses”
March 3: The Stratton Lecture: The Living Brain, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Wong Auditorium. [Details]
March 3, 11: SuperUROP Info Sessions. [Details]
March 6: ChemE Seminar Series, 3:00 p.m., 66-110.
“The Evolving Landscape of AI for Science and Engineering: Bridging Simulation, Experiment, and Multi-scale Dynamics“, Aditi S. Krishnapriyan, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley.
March 9: ChemE Student Seminar, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
– Juliet Okorie, “Applying Selection-based Biosensors to the Highthroughput Screening of Myo-inositol-1-Phosphatase and Myo-inositol Oxygenase Variants for the Improvement of Titer Yields in the D-glucaric Acid Pathway”
– Marco Machado, “Model-Aided Design and Evaluation of Glucose- Responsive Glucagon Therapeutics for Diabetes”
– Zhi Kai Tio, “Supercharged Hemoglobin – Polypeptide Complex as Artificial Oxygen Carrier”
March 10: Spring 2026 Wulff Lecture: Alán Aspuru-Guzik on the Next Generation of AI, 4:00 p.m. [Details]
March 11: Grad Student Workshop: Lives on the Line: How Engineering Leaders Make Tough Calls. [Details]
March 12: 2026 MIT Veritas Forum: Are we too busy to care?, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., MIT Media Lab. [RSVP]
March 13: Mentoring for Graduate Student Success and Well-Being workshop and Lunch panel. [RSVP by March 6]
March 16-20: Course X Random Acts of Kindness Week. [Details]
March 16: MIT HEALS Annual Symposium. 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Media Lab. [Details]
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
March 5: Alexander Quinn (Brushett Lab), 1:00 p.m., 4-153 and zoom link will be provided.
“Exploration of catalytically-driven redox processes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
March 3: Application due for the Rasikbhai L. Meswani Fellowship for Water Solutions. [Details]
March 8: Application due for the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL). [Details]
March: McKinsey & Company workshops and info sessions for graduate students. [Details]
May 4: Proposals due for the J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems. [Details]
Search for faculty positions around the world at PolytechnicPositions.com
See listing of upcoming career-related events, workshops, and company info sessions>>
Other Announcements
March 6: Application due for the MIT HEALS Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund. [Details]
March 30: Proposals due for new funding opportunity: Center for International Studies. [Details]
Participate in 2026 MIT Quality of Life Survey. [Details]
Togetherall: Free 24/7 mental health support service where MIT students can anonymously find support. [Details]
Experimental Study Group: Spring 2026 Undergraduate Seminar Offerings. [Details]
Patent Law Fundamentals (15.620): MIT Sloan Spring Term H4 (April and May). [Details]
Food@MIT Guide: How to access healthy & affordable food at MIT. [Details]
Student Support Services (S3): Help in an accessible & respectful environment. [virtual & walk-in locations]
MIT Alumni Advisors Hub: Signup to connect with MIT alumni for career conversations. [Details]