Designing cleaner vehicles
Graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is developing sustainable solutions in vehicle design.
Turning engineers into well-rounded communicators
The MIT School of Engineering’s Communication Lab provides peer coaching and other services to students and postdocs seeking to improve their communication skills.
Smart irrigation technology covers “more crop per drop”
Placing solutions in the cloud but learning with boots on the ground, GEAR Lab researchers build low-cost, solar-powered irrigation tools to make precision agriculture more accessible.
Analyzing pathways to persuasion
When it comes to shaping political beliefs, MIT postdoc Chloe Wittenberg PhD ’23 finds video captivates, but might not beat text.
Printing a new approach to fusion power plant materials
MIT PhD student Alexander O’Brien is working to deliver the next generation of fusion devices through research on additive manufacturing of metal-ceramic composites.
Jesse Kroll recognized for excellence in postdoctoral mentoring
Atmospheric chemist praised for his inclusive and supportive advising of postdocs.
Organizing “spaghetti” software so it can be easily modified
The MIT spinout Silverthread helps companies transform complex codebases into modular systems that can be changed or updated without headaches.
A reciprocal relationship with the land in Hawaiʻi
Through community-based research with organizations that work to “hoʻomomona hou i ka ʻāina,” or “restore that which feeds back to abundance,” PhD student Aja Grande has embarked on a healing journey of her own.
MIT SHASS Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship Program welcomes 2023-24 class
The fellowship program enhances diversity in SHASS and provides fellows with professional support and mentoring.
Improving accessibility of online graphics for blind users
Open-source software by MIT MAD Fellow Jonathan Zong and others in the MIT Visualization Group reveals online graphics’ embedded data in the user’s preferred degree of granularity.
Finding solidarity in the teachers’ lounge
MIT PhD candidate Elizabeth Parker-Magyar finds close workplace networks among educators drive their activism even outside of democracies.
One scientist’s journey from the Middle East to MIT
Through his leadership and vision, McGovern Institute postdoc Ubadah Sabbagh aims to improve the scientific process in the US and abroad.
Nicole Wilson: The politics of a shifting middle class in Nigeria
As the middle class in Lagos retreats to private enclaves, political scientist Nicole Wilson ponders the impacts on democratic norms.
On the hunt for sustainable materials
PhD student Avni Singhal uses computational tools to help design new materials that address environmental challenges.
Mariama N'Diaye's design-led approach to governance
MIT Morningside Academy for Design Fellow combines her expertise in urban planning and business administration to tackle complex social issues within government systems.