Designing tiny filters to solve big problems
By developing new materials for separating a mixture’s components, Zachary Smith hopes to reduce costs and environmental impact across many U.S. industries.
Minimizing the carbon footprint of bridges and other structures
MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer writes algorithms that optimize overall function, minimize carbon footprint, and produce a manufacturable design.
Monitoring space traffic
AeroAstro PhD student Sydney Dolan uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop collision-avoidance algorithms for satellites.
Yari Golden-Castaño is over the moon about outreach
The engineer and aspiring astronaut developed an outreach program at Lincoln Laboratory to help bring hands-on STEM activities to all.
Insights into political outsiders
Political scientist Ariel White studies people on the margins of U.S. politics to see if they might participate more fully in our system of government.
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Associate Professor Matteo Bucci’s research sheds new light on an ancient process, to improve the efficiency of heat transfer in many industrial systems.
Making classical music and math more accessible
In math and in music, senior Holden Mui values interesting ideas, solving problems creatively, and finding meaning in their structures.
When MIT’s interdisciplinary NEET program is a perfect fit
Junior Katie Spivakovsky describes her path through New Engineering Education Transformation to biomedical research and beyond.
Street smarts
Andres Sevtsuk applies new sources of data to creating more sustainable, walkable, and economically thriving city spaces.
Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful clean energy source
Driven to solve hard problems, Associate Professor Zachary Hartwig is advancing a new approach to commercial fusion energy.
A data designer driven to collaborate with communities
Associate Professor Catherine D’Ignazio thinks carefully about how we acquire and display data — and why we lack it for many things.
Creating innovative health solutions for individuals and populations
Physician and engineer Giovanni Traverso found an early passion for molecular genetics, leading to an interdisciplinary career helping others.
Improving health, one machine learning system at a time
Marzyeh Ghassemi works to ensure health-care models are trained to be robust and fair.
Catherine Wolfram: High-energy scholar
The MIT Sloan professor has become a leading energy economist through original studies that can inform our global climate response.
Stopping the bomb
Political science PhD student Kunal Singh identifies a suite of strategies states use to prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons.