James Swan, associate professor of chemical engineering, dies at 39
The recently tenured professor, who joined the MIT faculty in 2013, studied the structure and dynamics of soft matter.
The recently tenured professor, who joined the MIT faculty in 2013, studied the structure and dynamics of soft matter.
A screening method developed by MIT researchers targets hydrogen peroxide in the search for new cancer therapeutics.
Dana Al-Sulaiman, a recent postdoc with MIT’s Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, has developed a cheap, minimally invasive diagnostic test for cancer.
The Common Ground for Computing Education is facilitating collaborations to develop new classes for students to pursue computational knowledge within the context of their fields of interest.
Researchers decipher when and why immune cells fail to respond to immunotherapy, and suggest that T cells need a different kind of prodding in order to re-engage the immune response.
Comparison of four oxidation-based cleaners suggests the devices produce their own pollutants and vary in effectiveness.
The technology could be developed as a rapid diagnostic for Covid-19 or other emerging pathogens.
Honor recognizes professors who went the extra mile advising during the pandemic’s disruptions.
In the Hoyt C. Hottel Lecture, Arnold tells the story of her pathbreaking research to engineer better enzymes for critical applications.
Professors Linda Griffith and Feng Zhang along with Guillermo Ameer ScD ’99, Darrell Gaskin SM ’87, William Hahn, and Vamsi Mootha recognized for contributions to medicine, health care, and public health.
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes.
Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Advising and Mentoring discuss the committee’s task of advising the Institute on policies and programs that support both students and faculty.
The head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.
Using nanoparticles that store and gradually release light, engineers create light-emitting plants that can be charged repeatedly.