Visa seminar

The MIT PDA organized a visa seminar on November 15, 2023. If you missed it, you can now watch the seminar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T40BvT9WiMM. It was given by Jim Arkell of the Arkell Immigration Team of Dunn Law Firm, LLP. The Arkell Immigration Team has decades of experience in successfully applying for permanent residence (green cards) in the U.S. and…

Dialogues of Postdoc Life

“Dialogues of Postdoc Life”, hosted by MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is to foster a direct communication channel between MIT postdocs and MIT administrators. The premise of this dialogue is to shed more light on the various aspects of the postdoc work and life, sharing perspectives from both sides. The ultimate goal is to enhance the…

Boston GreenFest 2020 Virtual Business Summit (Aug 20-21)

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-greenfest-2020-virtual-business-summit-registration-registration-114849283298?discount=BGFV2020COMP Boston GreenFest 2020 Virtual Business Summit will be a new opportunity for all of us. It will take place on Thursday, August 20 to Friday, August 21, 2020 from 9:30 am -3:00 pm on the Whova app which you can download on your phone or tablet, or access via the computer. It will…

2nd Annual MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposium (Aug 13-14, Virtual) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology  

Invite to attend 2nd Annual MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposium (Aug 13-14, Virtual) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2nd Annual 2020 MIT AB is around the corner (Aug 13-14, 2020).  Our live keynote presentation program is available online. Please chick to review: http://applied-energy.org/mitab2020/program. We have  4 plenary speakers includes Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of US National Academy of Sciences,  Prof….

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang

Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. His presentation is titled “Online Optimization under Random Time Arrivals”. BIO: Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang joined MIT as a postdoctoral research associate with Patrick Jaillet in 2015. Before that, he obtained an engineering degree at the École Polytechnique ParisTech in 2010…

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Elizabeth Sterner

Dr. Elizabeth Sterner is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. Her presentation is titled “Sensing Trace Benzene in Humid Air”. BIO: Dr. Elizabeth S. Sterner is a Postdoctoral Associate in Prof. Timothy M Swager’s group in the chemistry department.  She earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University, where she worked…

Next Postdocs Sharing Science Seminar & Happy Hour – May 21st

The next round of our casual seminar series, Postdocs Sharing Science, will take place on Thursday, May 21, at 5:00pm in Harvard’s NW243. Even if you can’t make the seminar, please join us at the same location afterward for a Happy Hour and to continue the discussion. Speakers will be announced soon….

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Agnis Stibe

            Dr. Agnis Stibe is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on April 15th. His presentation is titled “Socially Influencing Systems for Behavior Change”. BIO: Dr. Stibe is a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Media Lab. His research is focused on persuasive engineering of socially influencing systems (SIS) for behavior change….