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March 10, 2025
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A Prolific Inventor
Kurt Schroder stands in front of a reactor
If your arm doesn’t hurt after pounding nails, thank Kurt Schroder ’90, whose design — just one of his many groundbreaking inventions — improved the majority of hammers sold in the U.S. “An inventor always sees a future in which everything is better,” he says.
Full story via MIT Technology Review→
Top Headlines
3 Questions: Visualizing research in the age of AI
Felice Frankel discusses the implications of generative AI when communicating science visually.
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Rohit Karnik named director of J-WAFS
The mechanical engineering professor will lead MIT’s only program specifically focused on water and food for human need.
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Energy expert on working towards a better power grid
Johanna Mathieu ’04 studies the math, modeling, engineering, and social impact of energy systems.
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#ThisisMIT
Riddhi Bhagwat speaks in front of a whiteboard. Text via @‌mit-energy-initiative: The energy of the future: Meet Riddhi Bhagwat '27. Riddhi used a machine learning model to monitor and predict how solids and fluids flow underground, as part of the MITEI energy undergraduate research opportunities program. This work can aid development in geothermal energy as well as underground resource management such as carbon dioxide storage and nuclear waste repositories. Here, Riddhi, a computer science and engineering major at MIT, shares how her work is helping to bridge the energy transition gap.
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In the Media
When student-athletes are also engineers // American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Ashley Lederman, a senior student studying mechanical engineering who also plays midfield and defense for the MIT field hockey team, relates how being an athlete has helped her learn to manage her time. “Juggling practice, games, and travel led Lederman to use what time and energy she does have to be productive and disciplined especially during field hockey season. She explained this includes knowing when to seek out support from her teammates.” Lederman says: “I know I have a support system to lean on.”  
Full story via the American Society of Mechanical Engineers→
Happenings
A selection of this week’s community events:
— Monday, March 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | MindHandHeart presents Blind Date with a Book
— Monday, March 10, 3:30 p.m. | Department of Materials Science and Engineering presents Vanessa Chan: Why Materials Science and Engineering is at the Heart of Solving the World’s Problems
— Tuesday, March 11, 5-8 p.m. | Koch Institute presents 2025 Image Awards
— Thursday, March 13, 4 p.m. | Institute Events presents 2025 Killian Award Lecture: John Joannopoulos — Working at the Speed of Light
— Thursday, March 13, 6-9 p.m. | MIT Museum and Artfinity present After Dark
— Friday, March 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | MindHandHeart presents Pi Day Celebration
— Friday, March 14, 4-6 p.m. | MIT Open Space Programming and Artfinity present Bright Spot: Pie With Wide Tim
— Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m. | MIT Music and Theater Arts and Artfinity present MIT Wind Ensemble and MIT Vocal Ensembles: As Stars, Our Sacrifices
More happenings via MIT Events→
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