Oil and water: Studying pressing environmental dilemmas in the Middle East
Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.
Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.
A research assistant and avid runner, PhD candidate Thomas Petersen discusses his experience both researching and competing on pavement.
PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.
Nuclear science and engineering major and ROTC cadet studies and trains hard for a future of national service.
MIT Sloan’s Eric So sheds new light on investor behavior and stock markets.
An avid traveler, organizer, and educator, senior Kathleen Schwind helps others develop skills in negotiation and leadership.
Assistant Professor Ellen Roche develops revolutionary medical devices through research at the crossroads of medical science and engineering.
Economist Alexander Wolitzky uses game theory to model institutions, networks, and social dynamics.
“The human impact that I have is equally, if not more, important to me than the technical rigor of the work I’m doing,” says the senior.
Stewart Isaacs, a PhD student in AeroAstro and a world champion jump roper, credits his academic successes to his long career in competitive jump roping.
Inspired by a family background with extensive U.S-Japan ties, historian Hiromu Nagahara explores Japan’s cultural links to other societies.
Double major Kerrie Greene builds connections in her research and her community.
Senior Jessy Lin, a double major in EECS and philosophy, is programming for social good.
Embedded with street-level bureaucrats, political theorist Bernardo Zacka reveals the complex moral landscape civil servants must navigate.
Graduate student Artyom Kossolapov takes precision measurements of critical heat flux in nuclear reactors — and rocks out on electric guitar.