Faculty highlight: Raymond Ashoori
Novel experimental technique reveals exotic behaviors in graphene systems.
Thinking hard about social problems
A senior in brain and cognitive sciences, Aliya Dincer turns next to challenges in education and economics.
Looking for first light
Robert Simcoe peers deep into the universe’s past to identify the first stars.
Across an ocean, finding his dream
Senior Suan Tuang, a recent immigrant from Myanmar, excels at MIT in chemistry, cancer research, and leadership.
Intellectual property
Sandy Alexandre explores the complex relationship between black literature and history.
Goalie, photographer, scientist
Whether she’s blocking shots on the ice or studying cancer cells in the lab, MIT senior Kate Koch tackles challenges head-on.
Marrying tissue engineering with systems biology
Linda Griffith combines in vitro models with deep molecular analysis to accelerate drug discovery.
Steady hands of healing
Senior Dylan Soukup has fought cancer on two fronts — and led MIT EMS through deep loss.
Seeing beauty in a materials science world
Marshall Scholar Colleen Loynachan tackles materials science problems with a photographer’s perspective.
Observing the observers
MIT Sloan’s Juanjuan Zhang studies how people make decisions — even life-and-death decisions — based on observation and inference.
Getting a move on in math
Marshall Scholar Kirin Sinha is motivating young women to pursue math through dance.
Crossing disciplines, and international borders
Rhodes Scholar John Mikhael, who calls both the U.S. and Lebanon home, is also comfortable in many scientific fields.
