Nuno Loureiro, professor of nuclear science and engineering and of physics, has been appointed the new director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, effective May 1. news.mit.edu/2024/nuno-lour…

Julie Shah ’04, SM ’06, PhD ’11, the H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been named the new head of the Department of MIT AeroAstro, effective May 1. news.mit.edu/2024/julie-sha…

Spring has sprung on Killian Court 🌸

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New sensors developed in part by MIT ChemE Dept engineers could help farmers detect when crops are experiencing too much light or heat, or attack from insects or microbes. news.mit.edu/2024/plant-sen…

'There is one constant in everything she does: an indefatigable curiosity that pushes her toward the edge of risk—or, as she likes to call it, 'the intellectual abyss.''
- MIT Technology Review profile, Polina Anikeeva Bioelectronics @ MIT MIT School of Engineering MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences technologyreview.com/2024/04/23/109…

In research that may lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft, #MIT engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. MIT AeroAstro MIT School of Engineering news.mit.edu/2024/nanostitc…

A new undergraduate major in climate system science and engineering prepares students with the foundational expertise across disciplines to confront climate change. #earthday @mit_cee @eapsmit news.mit.edu/2024/new-major…

In an approach they call “nanostitching,” engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composite materials. The work “could lead to more resilient aircraft, space, and military vehicles,” Brian Wardle says. mitsha.re/Vmgh50Ria0X

MIT engineers in the Collins Lab are hunting down antibiotic-resistant bacteria with the help of AI. @MITDeptofBE MIT IMES news.mit.edu/2024/mit-scien…

As a fellow in the MIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Engineering Excellence, Shaniel Bowen explores a topic that has seen little research — women's sexual anatomy and health. news.mit.edu/2024/shaniel-b… MIT IMES

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A team of MIT #researchers are exploring the key drivers of #GenAI 's rapid growth and why #sustainability considerations are lacking – calling for more responsible development of Gen-AI using a comparative benefit-cost evaluation framework. Read more: impactclimate.mit.edu/2024/04/10/con…

On Monday, MechE Community members joined forces with the rest of MIT to witness a total eclipse in style! Glasses grabbed, telescopes tuned, and the energy was electric as everyone came together for an astronomical extravaganza!

📸 Ritu Raman, Gear Lab, and Lisa Maxwell

MIT engineering programs are well represented in the latest QS world rankings. #Engineering news.mit.edu/2024/qs-world-…

Professor Rafael Jaramillo in DMSE at MIT relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials. news.mit.edu/2024/rafael-ja…

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Planning to check out #2024eclipse ? Check out these helpful viewing and safety tips from Brian Mernoff, accomplished astrophotographer and manager of the MIT AeroAstro CommLab.

Sebastien Mannai (SM ’14, PhD ’18) helps oil field operators eliminate spills and stop leaks using sensors and analytics that give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, allowing them to respond to issues before they become disasters.
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MIT junior Lauren Aguilar’s interest in studying energy systems led her to declare the new course 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering major jointly offered by CEE and MIT EAPS
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Ju Li of MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering and DMSE at MIT and others discovered “neutronic” molecules, in which neutrons can be made to cling to quantum dots. The finding may lead to new tools for probing the basic properties of materials at the quantum level. MIT School of Engineering buff.ly/49nGRPa

MIT researchers developed an image dataset that allows them to simulate peripheral vision in machine learning models MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT CSAIL MIT School of Engineering news.mit.edu/2024/researche…