MIT NAE Abstracts

Introduction,

MIT Abstracts are one-off talks that discuss a particular area of expertise within MIT. They are delivered by what MIT terms "near peers", Grad students young enough that hopefully our students see themselves in their shoes deliver talks on their cutting edge research. It is usually a 20-minute (ish) presentation followed by a Question and Answer session. It is an amazing opportunity to discover their research that perhaps the family can then discuss and enjoy together.  It can also be excellent wider reading for those college and university applications.

Students have all received outlook invites to these events.  

It is also worthwhile pointing out the student-facing site for the MIT collaboration where students can ask questions of an MIT expert: https://becurious.mit.edu/ 

Here you can find a selection of the abstracts and challenges that are available, more will be found on the NAE global campus, and specifically on the MIT dedicated page.


MIT Abstracts 

IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT OVER THE TIME, IT IS ALWAYS 9:00 Eastern Seaboard, (US) The date will be correct. 

If still in doubt, please feel free to message me on colin.astbury@bisvietnam.com.

Spring  2024

January 

January 17th, 9 AM ET

Topic - Swim Faster with Math!

Description

As a former competitive swimmer, MIT grad student Jerry Lu helps elite swimmers perform at their very best, by applying rigorous research to help athletes shave off tenths of seconds from their race times. Join this month's abstract to learn how!

Watch by clicking here

Any further links

https://news.mit.edu/2023/jerry-lu-building-playbook-elite-level-sports-0615

https://sportslab.mit.edu/


February

Wednesday, February 7th, 9 AM ET

Topic - Safe Water for Everyone

Description

How can we extend safe water access to everyone on our planet? Gokul's research tries to answer this question by examining different drinking water sources in rural Bangladesh and India, which sometimes can contain substances that aren't safe to drink. By studying this, Gokul hopes to ensure safe water for everyone.

Watch by clicking here

Any further links

https://dusp.mit.edu/people/gokul-sampath

https://jwafs.mit.edu/news/2023/j-wafs-community-spotlight-gokul-sampath


March

Wednesday, March 6th, 9 AM ET

Topic - Wind: Guiding Earth's Future

Description

Shawn studies climate science at MIT. Meet Shawn and learn how wind patterns over the Pacific Ocean affect climate and weather around the world. Trees and coral reefs can help us understand how these wind patterns will change in the future – learn how! And bring your questions!

Watch by clicking here

Any further links

https://syi-wang.github.io/


April 

Wednesday, April 10th, 9 AM ET

Topic - What Makes Bacteria Sick?

Description

Bacteria are a million times smaller than humans. They can grow, divide, and even catch viruses just like larger organisms. How do viruses infect these tiny creatures, and how do bacteria defend themselves? Alexa, a former cheerleader, uses her experience to stay positive while asking these questions and more in the lab. Tune in to this MIT Abstract to shrink down and learn about strategies for survival at the microscale

Watch by clicking here

Any further links

https://grossman.mit.edu/welcome

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexagomberg/


Autumn 2023

Wednesday, September 20th, 9 AM ET, 20:00 HCMC time

Topic - Lasers, Heart Disease & Battle Bots 

Description

When PhD candidate Ginger Schmidt is not studying how lasers can be used to battle heart disease, she's co-caption of the BattleBots team, Seems Reasonable Robotics. The team's robot, Tantrum, is a BattleBots championship winner! Learn about both kinds of fights during the first MIT Abstract of the year! 

Sign up link - Zoom link

Any further links

https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-women-historic-battlebots-runs-0208

https://battlebots.com/robot/tantrum-wcvii/

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Wednesday, October 18th, 9 AM ET, 20:00 HCMC time

Topic - New Plastics for the Future 

Description

Katharina Fransen is working to design and develop plastics that won't pollute our environment as a PhD student in MIT's Department of Chemical Engineering. Katharina hopes that these types of plastics can be used to package food and limit future food waste. Bring your questions about non-polluting plastics! 

Sign up link - Zoom link

Any further links

https://news.mit.edu/2022/phd-students-shed-light-important-water-food-research-1110

https://jwafs.mit.edu/people/katharina-fransen 

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Wednesday, November 15th, 9 AM ET  20:00 HCMC time

Topic - Growing Your Home… with Bacteria?! 

Description

Laura Gonzalez recently graduated from MIT with a Master of Science in Architecture. As an architect, Laura leans into STEAM and examines how we can apply biology when we construct buildings, with cool human-grown materials like Biocement! 

Sign up link - Zoom link

Any further links

https://www.microbi.xyz/

https://architecture.mit.edu/people/laura-maria-gonzalez 

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Wednesday, December 13th, 9 AM ET 20:00 HCMC time

Topic - Mutations & Communications: Twin PhDs 

Description

Join STEMfluencers Malik and Miles for an exciting MIT Abstract on biological engineering and STEAM! These twins are grad students at MIT (after finishing MITundergrad). To learn more, find Malik and Miles on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, or Discord, where they share their enthusiasm for all things science! 

Sign up link - Zoom link

Any further links

https://malikandmiles.com/

https://news.mit.edu/2021/tik-tokking-all-about-science-malik-miles-george-0308