Join MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing & the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) on Wednesday November 4th, at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing for a fireside chat and panel discussion with GlobalFoundries Executive Chairman Thomas Caulfield. Caulfield will explore the critical role semiconductors play in advancing artificial intelligence.

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
MIT College of Computing

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Discover how three MIT main campus programs advance national security through mission-driven research, defense entrepreneurship, and technical education. Hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET

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Join Engine Ventures, Deshpande Center, Martin Trust Center, and MIT.nano for an evening of connection and conversation about the next wave of breakthroughs, and meet the partners, advisors, and peers to build with.

This informal gathering brings together researchers, engineers, and aspiring entrepreneurs with founders and investors to exchange ideas, meet potential collaborators, and talk candidly about the first steps from research to company building.

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Join DMSE for the 2026 Wulff Lecture. Harry Tuller, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, will explore how fundamental materials science leads to unexpected technological advances—and how those advances deepen our understanding of ceramic materials.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Building 6 Room 120

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The 2026 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Gang Chen of MIT.

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET

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