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Six from MIT named American Physical Society Fellows for 2021
NSE’s Bilge Yildiz and Laura Grego along with Lydia Bourouiba, Hong Liu, Thomas Peacock, and Lindley Winslow, are named 2021 fellows for their contributions to physics.
Rachel Bielajew: Helping make fusion a reality
Up until she served in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Rachel Bielajew was open to a career reboot. Having studied nuclear engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, graduate school had been on her mind. But seeing the...
Creating dynamic symmetry in quantum systems
Physicists and engineers have long been interested in creating new forms of matter, those not typically found in nature. Such materials might find use someday in, for example, novel computer chips. Beyond applications, they also reveal elusive insights about the fundamental workings...
Mentorship program, important step toward DEI efforts at NSE
Graduate school can seem like a pretty esoteric process, especially for underrepresented groups, says Eli Sanchez, a fourth-year PhD student at the Nuclear Science & Engineering department at MIT. “There are a lot of norms and expectations that are clear to people...
Electrochemistry, from batteries to brains
Bilge Yildiz’s research impacts a wide range of technologies. Her lab studies fuel cells, which convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity (and water). They study electrolyzers, which go the other way, using electricity to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen. They study...
MathWorks fellow, Haowei Xu, is creating faster, light-driven computer technologies
Xu, a PhD student in NSE, is seeking new, more efficient materials to be utilized for the construction of computer components.
MIT researchers find a new way to control magnets
Reversible system can flip the magnetic orientation of particles with a small voltage; could lead to faster data storage and smaller sensors.
Anne White to co-chair the Climate Nucleus
White and Selin will lead a new faculty committee to drive MIT's climate action plan over the next three years.
MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy
New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power.
NSE UROP Summer Research Festival
Friday, September 3, 2021. 1:00 PM Eastern Time Click to join main Zoom meeting. PWD UROP2021 The 2021 NSE UROP Summer Research Festival showcases undergraduate research in the Department. The moderated lightning talks by nine undergraduates will be held on Zoom. Schedule...