Students

Elissa Berwick, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science

An academic journey through solidarity and separatism

Doctoral student Elissa Berwick listens closely to the calls for independence rising from regions around the world.

June 4, 2018

Tyler Clites is a $15,000 Lemelson-MIT "Cure it" graduate winner for his novel surgical technique for limb amputation.

Three MIT graduate students awarded 2018 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Invention

Award honors top collegiate inventors in the United States.

May 31, 2018

A new MIT program will provide regular summer research opportunities in the lab of Assistant Professor Rafael Jaramillo to students from neighboring community colleges. Seen here, Noon Farsab, from Bunker Hill Community College, conducted research in Jaramillo’s lab during the summer of 2017.

GAIN program to connect community college students to career opportunities

Jaramillo lab launches a summer program to broaden the horizons of local students interested in materials science and engineering.

May 31, 2018

When PhD student Tiziana Smith isn’t at her computer refining or running her models, she can be found organizing activities and initiatives to help her fellow graduate students find mentors and become leaders themselves.

How many people can China feed?

Graduate student Tiziana Smith studies links between water availability and crop yields in the world’s most populous country.

May 30, 2018

MIT senior Izzy Lloyd’s time at MIT has included product design, music, and launching the far-reaching “TMAYD” campaign.

Featured video: Engineering joy

Graduating senior Izzy Lloyd tells us about her day — and the story of a rich, multifaceted career at MIT.

May 30, 2018

“[The] opportunity to become involved in the broader MIT energy community has further solidified my passion for electrochemical energy storage,” says Jason Martins, who will begin his studies at Cambridge University in the fall.

Jason Martins named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar

MSCEP student will pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Cambridge University in the U.K.

May 29, 2018

“I care about people, and that drives how I spend my academic and non-academic time,” says Tchelet Segev. “It’s really important to me to do what I can to support those around me.”

A passion for service

Tchelet Segev, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, is making a better world at MIT and beyond through leadership and service.

May 21, 2018

“I’ve always been interested in technology and in the different ways in which you can make people’s lives better through [technological] tools,” Rodríguez says.

William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons

MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.

May 20, 2018

The eight 2018 MIT Fulbright Students are: (top, l-r) Emily Watlington, Caitlin Fischer, Luke Weisenbach, Julia Cha; (bottom, l-r) Jessica Varner, Andrew Xia, Skanda Koppula, Mary Tsang.

Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards

Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.

May 18, 2018

Guanyu Su, MIT graduate student in nuclear science and engineering, is examining multi-scale physics in annular flow heat transfer using advanced diagnostics.

Turning up the heat

Fine-tuning thermal hydraulics in reactors, doctoral student Guanyu Su hopes to advance more powerful nuclear energy technology.

May 17, 2018

In January, Flux and the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team went on a road-testing trip in Georgia.

Powered by the sun

Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.

May 16, 2018

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and industry representatives strolled along the Charles M. Vest Student Street in the Stata Center, viewing research results from 130 year-long SuperUROP projects.

Showcasing the results of students' real-world research

SuperUROP and Masterworks participants share the findings of their intensive hands-on projects.

May 15, 2018

“Realizing that I could leverage my technical background in computer science to drive innovation in the theater arts motivated me to be part of the CS+HASS-SuperUROP,” says Nitah Nyang’ate Onsongo. “I hope to gain a better understanding of the scope of the communication breakdown within the theater field and help revolutionize how theater is received by society.”

CS+HASS SuperUROP debuts with nine research projects

In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.

May 15, 2018

John Taylor Novak, a mechanical engineering junior, navigates his robot "Red Eye" through the game board at Thursday’s competition.

Students demonstrate "calculated imagination" in robot competition

Mechanical engineering students in class 2.007 battle for points in Willy Wonka-themed final robot competition.

May 14, 2018

Students from across the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have created videos for the fifth annual CEE Video Competition that showcase how their research takes them out of the classroom to make a global impact on society.

Bright lights, global impact

Fifth annual civil and environmental engineering video competition highlights the research and creativity of Course 1 students.