Preventing severe blood loss on the battlefield or in the clinic
PhD student Reginald Avery is developing an injectable material that patches ruptured blood vessels.
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Modeling innovation
Economist Alessandro Bonatti’s theoretical studies illuminate the behavior of firms and prices.
Investigating the trap of unemployment
PhD student Aicha Ben Dhia studies France’s labor market from the perspective of local job-seekers.
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
Monitoring and mitigating mercury
Amanda Giang PhD '17 models a pollutant’s pathways and helps decision makers craft more effective mitigation policies.
Becky Romatoski: Reducing risk in next-generation reactors
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student Becky Romatoski analyzes range of uncertainties in MIT’s salt-cooled nuclear reactor project.
Sean Lowder: A path to naval nuclear engineering
Nuclear science and engineering senior Sean Lowder is taking his expertise to Washington and the U.S. Navy.
Deploying therapeutic payloads to cells
Mark Bathe develops molecular packages for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccines, and gene-editing tools.
Dora Aldama: Drawn to multidimensional problems
MIT graduate student connects the business, engineering, and human elements of producing aerospace technology.
Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art
CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.
Internet of things: Let the avatars talk to each other
Sanjay Sarma has focused his research on new uses for RFID and security for the internet of things.
David Hesslink: Taking his passion to the major leagues
Winningest pitcher in MIT history and baseball analytics ace will join Seattle Mariners’ operations office after graduation.
Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beat
Department of Political Science assistant professor studies the strategic use of nuclear force as global tensions threaten to reach the boiling point.
Zach Hartwig: Applying diverse skills in pursuit of a fusion breakthrough
Newly-appointed Assistant Professor Zach Hartwig's mission is to use nuclear technology to benefit society and the environment.
David Carpenter: Purpose driven to the core
Nuclear scientist David Carpenter found his calling at MIT's Nuclear Reactor Laboratory — improving the performance and safety of nuclear power plants.