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MIT senior and civil and environmental engineering major René García Franceschini

René García Franceschini: Engineering energy solutions for all

“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.

November 26, 2018

“If I want to be successful in my other endeavors or in my student groups, in my studies, it’s important that I continue to jump rope throughout my life to stay physically and mentally healthy,” says Stewart Isaacs, a PhD student in aeronautics and astronautics.

Jumping through life and his passions at MIT

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.

November 22, 2018

When Japan met the world

Inspired by a family background with extensive U.S-Japan ties, historian Hiromu Nagahara explores Japan’s cultural links to other societies.

November 20, 2018

Kerrie Greene’s work in the Saxe lab explores an area with many unknowns: infant and early childhood cognition, learning, and brain development.

Exploring unknowns in cancer, the human brain, and the road ahead

Double major Kerrie Greene builds connections in her research and her community.

November 18, 2018

Jessy Lin, an MIT senior double-majoring in electrical engineering and computer science and in philosophy.

I think, therefore I code

Senior Jessy Lin, a double major in EECS and philosophy, is programming for social good.

November 15, 2018

For his doctoral research exploring the everyday moral lives of workers at an antipoverty agency, Bernardo Zacka didn't just observe and report. He joined as a participant, working as a receptionist at the agency over a period of eight months.

A bottom-up view of the state

Embedded with street-level bureaucrats, political theorist Bernardo Zacka reveals the complex moral landscape civil servants must navigate.

November 14, 2018

“By better understanding boiling heat transfer at high pressures, we could improve the performance of components inside these reactors ... and eventually help increase power output at plants,” says Artyom Kossolapov.

Heat-seeking studies

Graduate student Artyom Kossolapov takes precision measurements of critical heat flux in nuclear reactors — and rocks out on electric guitar.

November 6, 2018

“Pretty much my entire family, we are entrepreneurs. ... The notion of academia was completely foreign to me growing up,” says Associate Professor Nemit Shroff.

Why private firms’ accounting disclosures help the economy grow

MIT’s Nemit Shroff studies the information that helps managers make better decisions for their companies.

November 3, 2018

Alexi Choueiri (left) and Mahdi Ramadan, both evacuees from Lebanon, met at MIT 11 years after leaving their homeland on the same boat.

Meeting of the Minds

Mahdi Ramadan and Alexi Choueiri’s common experiences as Lebanese evacuees led both to study the human brain at MIT.

October 26, 2018

Volha Charnysh is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science.

The aftermath of violence

Investigating the political and economic consequences of large-scale deadly conflict, Volha Charnysh discovers that community-level interactions make a big impact.

October 24, 2018