MIT.nano IAP 2026 offerings

MIT.nano is offering six courses during the 2026 Independent Activities Period (IAP). Join us to make your own chip inside the fab, learn about e-beam lithography and x-ray structural analysis, create 3D models of real world objects, and more!

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MIT.nano Job Opening: Applications Engineer

The Applications Engineer will play a key role in implementing and maintaining MIT.nano’s lab management system – NanoFab Equipment Management & Operations (NEMO) MIT.nano is a large shared services facility with over 1,000 users and hundreds of tools and instruments. NEMO, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is an open source web application used to schedule reservations, enable/disable tools, track maintenance issues, track tool usage, and more.

Breakerspace Microscope Image Contest IAP 2026

Explore the microscopic world with Breakerspace equipment and compete for prizes!

MIT undergraduates can submit stunning images for a chance to win $100 in two categories (with awards for runners-up and first-time Breakerspace users): Best Optical Microscope Image and Best Electron Microscope Image.

Never used a microscope before? No problem—sign up for quick Breakerspace training and start capturing images immediately.

Submit your entry January 19-23. Winners announced the last week of IAP.

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Industrial Decarbonization — Jan. 8

This webinar brings together leading researchers and industry practitioners to explore concrete pathways toward deep industrial decarbonization and to discuss how innovation, investment, and international cooperation on policy can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon industrial base of the future.

Presented by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).

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Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs Need to Know—Jan. 10

This IAP workshop, sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council, covers the basics of U.S. patent law, including the patent application process, prosecution, litigation, and licensing.

Instructors: Stephen M. Hou, Ryan (Hyunjong) Jin, Julian G. Pymento

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026, 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: [Register to see exact location @ MIT]
Advance sign-up required: https://engage.mit.edu/GSC/rsvp_boot?id=916767

2026 MIT AI Conference — April 14

The conference highlights MIT’s most influential work from the past year and the promising future it is shaping.  The program includes topics such as future AI architectures, AI management and deployment, AI applications, social impact, and policy. Together, these themes offer a forward-looking view of where AI is headed—and how society can prepare.

Presented by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP)

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