Weeks of April 13 & 20, 2026
- Events and Seminars
- Thesis Defense
- Internships, Fellowships, & Job Opportunities
- Other Announcements
- Today@MIT
- Previous Postings
Note: The following announcements are as of April 10.
Events and Seminars
April 13: Student Seminars, 3:00 p.m. in 66-110.
– Amelia Dai, “Rare Earth Element Separation via Electrodeposition in an Aqueous System”
– Matthew Moy, “Theory and Modeling of Electrochemical Rare Earth Element Separations”
April 15: ChemE UROP Poster Symposium, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Building 66, 2nd Floor. [Details]
April 15: Colloquium Series: Research on the Mind, Keynote speaker, Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, 4:00 p.m. in 4-370. [Details]
April 17: Michaels Lecture: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“From Benchtop to Breweries: Transforming Essential Medicine Supply Chains via Whole-Cell Synthetic Biochemistry“, Christina Smolke, CEO and Co-Founder, Antheia, Inc., Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford
April 22: Earth Observation Symposium, EAPS atrium, Building 55. [Register]
April 24: ChemE Seminar Series: 3:00 p.m., 66-110
“Immune Cells as Architects of Function in Vascularized Organs-on-a-Chip“, Milica Radisic, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute.
April 28: We all need accommodations: A Conversation with Haben Girma. virtual, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. [Details]
April 30: Fireside Chat with Astronaut Chris Birch PhD ’15 , 5:00 p.m. in 34-101. [Register]
May 5-7: MIT Manufacturing Week, Research Showcase, MIT Campus. [Details]
May 6: ChemE Pride Picnic, 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Walker Lawn.
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Thesis Defense
April 15: Jenna Fromer (Coley Lab), 9:00 a.m., E25-111 and zoom link will be provided.
“Optimization Approaches to Algorithmic Decision Making in Molecular Discovery”
April 17: Michelle Quien (Strano Lab), 1:00 p.m., E25-117 and zoom link will be provided.
“Analysis and Characterization of 2D Polyaramids”
See ChemE calendar for more listing of department events and seminars >>
Internships, Fellowships, and Job Opportunities
April 15: Application due for the MIT-Novo Nordisk Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellows Program. [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
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]