Research by an IMES faculty member, and HST students, is aimed at solutions to the need for new space suits and muscle stimulators which could keep spacefarers fit on long voyages. Thomas Abitante and Rachel Bellisle, both HST Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) PhD students, and both Draper Scholars…

Lydia Bourouiba, an affiliate faculty member at IMES, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) by the APS Council of Representatives, a prestigious recognition by her peers for outstanding contributions to physics. Bourouiba, who is an associate professor, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, and MIT Mechanical…

If you’re ever in need of a replacement valve in your heart, Ellen Roche has got you covered. Roche is an Associate Professor at MIT’s Institute of Medical Engineering and Science and the Department of Mechanical Engineering; she’s devoted to teaching the next generation of medical engineers and inventors. She’s…

Awardees include IMES faculty members and an HST student The MIT School of Engineering recently honored outstanding faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students with its 2021 awards. The Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, given to a faculty member whose contributions have been characterized by dedication, care, and creativity, was presented to…

Cramer, focused on the inequities in healthcare and other technologies, has worked on everything from portable radiography tools to seismology research. The past school year, with its primarily online learning format and pandemic-fueled lack of in-person experiences, has been a challenge for students everywhere, including those graduating from the Harvard-MIT…