Five grand challenges in thermal science and engineering for deep decarbonization

Department of Mechanical Engineering's International Colloquia on Thermal Innovations (InnoTherm) series

Arun Majumdar, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University will give a talk on the five grand challenges in thermal science and engineering for deep decarbonization. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion with: Arun Majumdar, Stanford University; Ravi Prasher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Asegun Henry, MIT.

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. EST
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MIT faculty charity lunches to support COVID-19 relief funds

Nearly 60 MIT faculty members have volunteered to donate their time and expertise to raise money to support Cambridge residents via the Cambridge Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund for Covid-19 and the Cambridge Community Foundation's Cambridge Covid-19 Emergency Fund. The MIT community and beyond can bid on a lunch conversation (via Zoom or in-person post social-distancing) with participating faculty members.

Read more and bid.

Nano Explorations Webinars, Week of Apr. 20

Tuesday, Apr. 21Sensing presence in virtual reality by Yuwei Li, PhD candidate and Marwa AlAlawi, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering

Thursday, Apr. 23Seeing superlattices: Imaging hidden moiré periods at the nanoisland-2D material interface using 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy by Kate Reidy, PhD candidate, Materials Science & Engineering

Join virtually via Zoom.