Out of sight and out of mind, sewage can actually tell us a lot about health
PhD student Mariana Matus studies human waste to understand individual and community health.
Carolyn Coyle wins two awards at NURETH-16
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student honored for her work on nuclear thermal hydraulics.
Upholding disarmament agreements with engineering
PhD student Ruaridh Macdonald develops a tool to identify nuclear weapons without divulging too much.
Fire-and-ice discoveries
From igniting carbon fibers to freeze-drying hydrogels, MIT Summer Scholars learn pioneering scientific techniques during nine-week internships.
Observing invisible vibrations
PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.
Policing sex trafficking in the digital age
Mitali Thakor works with tech companies and police to understand what sex trafficking looks like today.
MIT faculty share best practices in graduate student advising
Faculty discussion turns into a pamphlet to be distributed to the MIT community.
An ally for the understudied Y chromosome
Graduate student Alexander Godfrey tackles a chromosome that half the world has — yet few understand.
Understanding economic behavior through hygiene
PhD student Reshmaan Hussam’s study of Bangladeshis’ economic behavior leads to research on hand-washing.
Computing at the speed of light
Graduate student Sergio Cantu studies lasers to increase computational speed and security.
Combating contamination in rivers
Civil and environmental engineering PhD student Dan Prendergast strives to mitigate and eliminate toxic chemicals in complex environments.
Graduate student Sami Khan receives Young Researcher Award
The PhD candidate was honored at the 2015 World Hydropower Congress in May.