The IDEAS Global Challenge is awarding up to $10,000 for innovative and entrepreneurial public service projects.
- Want to get involved, but don't yet have an idea?
- Want to recruit new members for your idea?
- Working on a project to help underserved communities and need funding?
Come find out more at the
FALL GENERATOR DINNER
Wed, 10/19
7:00-9:00pm
Walker Memorial, Morss Hall, Building 50
More details: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/events/view/179
RSVPs are appreciated but not required - email globalchallenge-rsvp@mit.edu.
ESD.00 Project Information Session
Date: Friday, October 21
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: E40-298
RSVPs appreciated here
Hello all,
A reminder that this Friday @ 1pm in E40-298, the ESD.00 team will be holding an information session for those of you who may be interested in designing a project for this undergraduate class next spring.
I served as the TA last year and organized a project, and found the experience to be very rewarding. From a practical perspective, it is a great chance to gain teaching experience and engage a student team in your research - useful if you're looking for academic jobs down the road!
Hope to see you there!
Regina
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Regina Clewlow | PhD Candidate, Engineering Systems Division
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
rclewlow@mit.edu | http://web.mit.edu/rclewlow/www
October 17, 2011
Dear Members of the MIT Community:
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, MIT will mark the 38th anniversary of its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast and program. We will honor Dr. King's legacy by sponsoring our yearly breakfast and by hosting an event the evening before to recognize a broad range of committed people who embody his ideals of service to the community.
I write to encourage you to consider nominating an individual or group for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, which is one way in which we honor Dr. King and those who keep his ideals alive through their sacrifice and commitment to the community.
All MIT alumni/ae, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff are eligible for nomination for this award. Both individuals and groups, including living groups and student and professional associations, may be considered. Service to the community is defined in the broadest sense and includes academic, research, religious, and secular contributions in which integrity, leadership, creativity, and positive outcome are apparent. The recipients of this award demonstrate not only personal dedication to social change but also prolonged, in-depth involvement and initiative.
If you wish to nominate a person or group, please submit your letter by Friday, December 2, 2011, to Tobie Weiner at <iguanatw@mit.edu> or send it to her in Room E53-484. If you have questions, Ms. Weiner can be reached by e-mail or by phone at 617-253-3649. She is a member of the MLK, Jr. celebration subcommittee and would be happy to assist.
Awardees will be selected by the MLK celebration subcommittee of the Committee on Race and Diversity, and awards will be announced at the celebratory breakfast on February 9.
There are many in our community, both on and off campus, whose values and actions remind us of Dr. King's legacy; please help us to recognize and honor them.
Sincerely,
Susan Hockfield
This year’s Brunel Lecture on Complex Systems will be presented by Richard K. Miller, President of the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. His talk, “From the Ground Up: A Comprehensive Systems Approach to the Redesign of Engineering Education,” will be on Tuesday, November 1st in Bartos Theater (in E15) at 4-5:30pm. (Reception from 3-4pm in the Lower Atrium.)
This talk will outline the motivations, inquiries and research, methods used, and results of building an independent college—such as Olin College—that aims to address the educational imperatives of the 21st century within a four-year undergraduate engineering program. Miller will also share some of the challenges involved in managing a project of this magnitude. More details available here.
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Stefanie Koperniak
Communications Director
MIT Engineering Systems Division
617.324.3806
1 Amherst St., E40-247
Cambridge, MA 02142 http://esd.mit.edu
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Finding a Good Postdoc, Career Panel
October 25, 2011, Tuesday
3:00–4:30 pm
54-100
Are you considering a career in academia? Perhaps you want to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and having a good postdoc experience. Panelists will address typical questions which doctoral students ask about postdoc opportunities, for example:
• How do I find postdoc opportunities? Where do I look?
• What is the timeline for seeking postdocs?
• Is there a typical hiring process? Applications? Interviews? Presentations?
• What are industry postdocs like, and what are the benefits of doing them?
• How do I get a postdoc in a different area of research than my doctoral research?
• What can I do to maximize my chances of having a positive experience in my postdoc?
Panelists will include current MIT postdocs and faculty members.
Registration preferred: Go to CareerBridge, select Workshops Career Fairs and Events
Sponsored by MIT Global Education & Career Development and the Graduate Student Council
For more information: Marilyn Wilson, 617-253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
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More Upcoming Workshops offered by MIT GECD Career Services:
Registration through CareerBridge unless otherwise noted.
Negotiating Job Offers, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4-5pm, 1-190
The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. Knowing how, when and why you should negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and "What Can" and "What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career.
The Power of Networking, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3-4pm, 2-105
There is the right way and wrong way to network. This workshop introduces you to resources you’ll need to research companies and discuss strategies on how to effectively network using MIT and outside resources. Building relationships with fellow students, alumni and professionals is the most effective way to uncover employment opportunities. We will examine effective tactics for networking and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory.
Finding a Good Postdoc, (noted above) Tuesday, October 25, 3-4:30 pm, 54-100
Confessions of a government scientist: The Importance of Innovation to National Economic Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 2-105
Dr. Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be presenting and answering questions via webinar
Spintronics? Quantum information? Photovoltaics? Electric Cars? Implantable biosensors? Which, if not all, of these meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our national economic security? Our nascent “innovation economy” is dependent on discovery (research) and then implementation (development) of new technologies and the maintenance of a level playing field along the way. At NIST, our 3000+ scientists participate in all of these phases, performing basic research, identifying and investing in high impact areas like Health IT and SmartGrid and establishing and maintaining standards that maintain a level playing field for consumers and manufacturers. I will discuss the significance of an innovation economy, the importance of technical fields to its success and the fundamental role of (and opportunities in) government toward realizing national economic security through innovation. Registration through CareerBridge.
Informational Interviewing, Thursday, October 27th, 5-6:15pm, iHouse
Dinner- 5-5:30
Presentation: 5:30-6:15pm
How can you make connections and gather the information you need to explore various career opportunities? Learn the best ways to reach out to alums and others in the field(s) you are interested in, what questions to ask and how to stay in touch over time. Conducting informational interviews now can save you career-decision and job search angst in the future!
Please email Jonathan Abbott (jabbott@mit.edu) to RSVP, so that enough food can be ordered
NEW HALF-SEMESTER SEMINAR OFFERING FOR FALL 2011
Title: NextLab Seminar: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Hi-Tech Startups in Emerging Markets
Instructor: Jhonatan Rotberg, Lecturer, MIT Engineering Systems Division
Meeting Time and Room: currently listed for Mondays 6:00-8:00pm at E51-372
Because this is a half-semester course, students and instructor will agree on the time slot based on their existing schedules. Meeting time will be scheduled based on the availability of students wanting to enroll.
First Meeting: Monday, October 24, 2011
Instructor will also be available to see interested students on Wednesday, October 26, and Thursday, October 27, from 5:30-6:30pm at E51-372 on both days.
Subject Description:
Students will collaborate with founders and technical teams of currently incubated startups in emerging markets, to develop their technology and innovation road maps, as well as their strategic alternatives. Through a joint program with Wayra, Latin America’s premier hi-tech incubator (funded by Telefónica), students will select a key role (Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, or Chief Financial Officer) for a portfolio company, deliver an action plan, and present to top Wayra and Telefónica management. Merit-based funds for IAP internships will be awarded.
Goal & Impact:
This course will offer students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned at MIT to real-world situations where the stakes are high, time is short, and there is intense pressure to perform. Students will immerse themselves into the founding team of a fledgling venture in a developing country, and learn the challenges of hi-tech innovation in an environment with scarce resources, lacking infrastructure, and underdeveloped entrepreneurial ecosystem. They will also find themselves acting as the bridge between those challenges and MIT’s highly developed entrepreneurial ecosystem, while trying to transfer first world class innovation strategies onto emerging markets. Class content will alternate between lectures and student presentations in which each MIT team will share with the rest of the class the problems faced by its selected startup, and the solutions they’re working on with the local team. Students will also have the opportunity and resources to travel for personally working on their action plan, hands on, during IAP.
NextLab’s Tricentenario Project
This is the pilot for a Latin America-wide relationship NextLab (http://nextlab.mit.edu) is developing with Wayra, Telefónica’s hi-tech startup incubator (www.wayra.org) and the federal governments of the region. We’re beginning with Mexico, and are actively working with Wayra Mexico, the Mexican Ministry of the Economy (www.se.gob.mx), and the National Science and Technology Council (www.conacyt.gob.mx) to develop a national strategy that includes industry-government and local academia for creating “ecosystems of innovation and entrepreneurship” hosted at technical universities across the country (http://tricentenario.mit.edu). Within the next 12 months, we plan to engage the other 7 Latin American countries in which Wayra has presence, and expect to replicate this model across the region.
Listing and Units: ESD.S22 - 3 units (2 hours/week in class and 4 hours/week for preparation during the half semester).
Open to both graduate and upper class undergraduates; no prerequisites.
Deadline to Enroll: November 23, 2011 (last day to add half-term subjects offered in second half of term)
For more information, contact Jhonatan Rotberg, jrotberg@mit.edu
ESD.00 Introduction to Engineering Systems will be offered for the 2nd time in Spring 2012, and the ESD.00 team is looking for PhD students (or ESD post-docs) who are interested in designing projects for the class.
Professor Sussman and the ESD.00 team be holding an information session on Friday, October 21 to provide a brief overview of the class, and what one might expect from being involved as Project Instructor. This is a great opportunity to put your teaching skills to work, and engage undergraduate students in your research!
ESD.00 Project Information Session
Date: Friday, October 21
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: E40-298Tasty sweets and coffee will be provided!
RSVPs appreciated here: http://www.doodle.com/rer52mm97vzqhtet
Thanks!
Regina
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Regina Clewlow | PhD Candidate, Engineering Systems Division
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
rclewlow@mit.edu | http://web.mit.edu/rclewlow/www
Transforming the Industrial State: The Ultimate Complex System Challenge
MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series
Nicholas A. Ashford, PhD, JD
Professor of Technology and Policy, MIT
Director, MIT Technology and Law Program
Date: October 17, 2011
Time: Noon - 1 pm
Open to all
Register
About the Presentation
The most crucial problem in achieving a more sustainable industrial system is lock-in or path dependency due to (1) the failure to envision, design, and implement policies that achieve co-optimization, or the mutually reinforcing of social goals (economic welfare, environmental quality, and earning capacity), and (2) entrenched economic and political interests that game (and gain from) the present system and advancement of its current trends. It is argued that industrial policy, environmental law and policy, and trade initiatives must be 'opened up' by expanding the practice of multi-purpose policy design and that these policies must be integrated as well. Integration can result in stronger, but not necessarily bigger, government. Sustainable development requires stimulating revolutionary technological and institutional innovation through environmental, health, safety, economic, labor-market, and trade regulation. Greater support for these changes must also be reinforce! d by 'opening up the participatory and political space' to enable new voices to contribute to integrated systems thinking and solutions. Societal innovations and transformation are also needed, but they are insufficient by themselves to transcend technical, economic, financial, and political lock-in. Law is key to accomplishing both. Insights from a new book: Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development: Transforming the Industrial State (2011, Yale University Press) will inform the presentation.
About the Series
The MIT System Design and Management Program Systems Thinking Webinar Series features research conducted by SDM faculty, alumni, students, and industry partners. The series is designed to disseminate information on how to employ systems thinking to address engineering, management, and socio-political components of complex challenges.
When & Where:
November 21, 2011: 5PM-7PM in the new Media Lab building, E14-674
Present your research...
• if you are getting ready for generals this year.
• if you have passed your generals but haven't yet graduated.
• if you are a 2nd+ year ESD master's student who wants to present a poster.
• if you are a post-doc or an ESS colleague.
INVITE EVERYONE to attend! This is ESS biggest annual community outreach. We are also hosting an Open House for prospective students that day.
How Will You Participate?
Let us know how you are available to participate in the Poster Session and the Open House for Prospective Students. If you're not available, describe any big conflicts that we didn't know about in the comments: http://www.doodle.com/bv6qkprrpumr24sm
Logistics:
Check out the wiki to download the template (available now!); upload your poster (by November 4 – if you want your poster early, like for INFORMS – otherwise by November 11); find out your volunteer assignments for the day-of; and to print-out the gallery plan, ads, and invitations (available soon): https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/ESSLounge/Poster+Session
Questions?
Email Beth for logistical questions. Talk to fellow ESSers for advice on poster and presentation content.
Regina Clewlow writes: Good news from Beth & ESD HQ re: a new ESS Travel Fund!
Thanks also to Vivek for seeding the idea in the first place!
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It’s our pleasure to announce that ESD has agreed to provide funding to students in ESD’s PhD Program for students traveling to research- related and professional events. Thank you, Prof. Sussman!
With the support of your advisor, you can now apply for up to $250 in travel funding: https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/download/attachments/79300516/ESS+Travel+Funding_final.pdf
We hope that in conjunction with first-line resources (like your advisor and your research group) and third-line resources (like the GSC’s Travel Grant), this will help foster intellectual and professional growth.
The details:
- ESS asked for $2500 this year, and that’s what we got. Hence there will be a selection process to ensure an equitable distribution, and we may not be able to fund everyone’s travel. The selection criteria are detailed on the application.
- Funding is for doctoral students traveling to research-related and professional events.
- Funding will only be awarded to a student once a year, starting September 1.
- Your advisor’s support = an indication that s/he can’t fund some or all of your travel but that s/he otherwise thinks the travel is important to your growth.
- You must submit the application at least two weeks in advance of your travel.
- If you proposal is accepted, we’ll send you the details for handling your travel disbursement. Read-up on MIT’s travel policies and hang onto your receipts!
The MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation’s Biomanufacturing (BioMAN) Research Program cordially invites MIT faculty and students to participate in an evening networking poster session on November 18th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This poster session will be part of our Biomanufacturing Summit that will begin at 8 a.m.
This forum will provide an excellent opportunity for MIT researchers to interact with a broad spectrum of biopharmaceutical manufacturers and vendors involved in research, development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals. Posters on any topic related to this general theme are welcome for consideration.
If you are interested in participating in this event, please submit an abstract using the attached template (less than 200 words) to kbryant@mit.edu by Monday, October 24th. Space is limited and potential participants are encouraged to respond as soon as possible. You will receive email notification the week of November 1st if your poster has been selected
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Stacy Springs at ssprings@mit.edu.
Best regards,
MIT CBI BioMAN Team
Dr. Stacy Springs
Professor Anthony J. Sinskey
Professor Rajeev Ram
Dr. G.K. Raju
Dr. Paul W. Barone
L’ORÉAL USA FELLOWSHIPS KEY FACTS
AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science is a national awards program that annually recognizes and rewards five U.S.-based women postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers who are pursuing careers in the life and physical/material sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer science. Recipients receive up to $60,000 each that they must apply towards their postdoctoral research.
Now entering its ninth cycle, this national program annually recognizes, rewards and provides support to five women postdoctoral researchers in the U.S. who are pursuing careers in the life and physical/material sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer science.
Since its inception in 2003, the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science program has awarded 40 fellowships to women scientists across the U.S. Each year, the program attracts a number of talented applicants from diverse scientific fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. The Award selection process includes a two stage review process, including a first round review by an interdisciplinary panel of 26 scientists and engineers and a distinguished jury of eminent scientists and engineers reviews the top applications and selects the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science recipients.
The recipients of the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program participate in a week of events that include an awards ceremony, professional development workshops, media training and networking opportunities. In 2012, these workshops, which are facilitated by the program’s partner, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will encompass job search techniques, interviewing skills, budget development for grant requests, and strategies for submissions to peer-reviewed publication.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science program is open only to women postdoctoral researchers. Applications will be accepted starting October 18, 2011. Application process closes December 15, 2011. Candidates interested in applying may visit the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science website at http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience. All applications must be submitted online by December 15, 2011. Transcripts must be postmarked no later than December 15, 2011.
I am pleased to announce the launch of Global Education & Career Development’s new website, designed with a fresh new look, a user-friendly approach and updated content about career, internship/job search, global education, and graduate school opportunities and solutions.
New Structure and Content
The primary objective for the new GECD website is to provide effective tools for enhanced planning and decision-making to help students realize their goals. Listed below are some highlights.*Solutions *
Each section of the website is designed to provide users with easy access to solutions for choosing a career; finding a job or internship; applying to graduate or professional school; or identifying MIT options for going abroad. A section dedicated to employers provides advice and resources to effectively recruit MIT students and alumni.*Services *
Our “Services” page provides comprehensive information on GECD’s service offerings and allows on-demand access to related resources, including career videos, audio workshops and tip guides.*User-Friendly Design *
Through survey and focus group feedback, GECD's website was designed to be user-friendly and simple to navigate. The new website allows users to quickly find content and information easily.*Online Resources and Social Media *
Users can access a wide array of interactive tools and resources to manage their own planning, including online career guidance, internship and job posting systems, career videos and workshops, and virtual graduate school fairs. Follow us or link content with major social media platforms.Please feel free to check out the new website and we hope you enjoy our site. http://gecd.mit.edu.
*About GECD *
GECD offers expert advice, data, tools, and connections to support decisions about global experiences, graduate school, and careers to empower students to achieve lifelong success. GECD is organized into three teams – Career Services, Global Education and Prehealth Advising. GECD partners with MIT Faculty and others for initiatives related to these areas.
Thanks for all of your support and have a great weekend!
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Melanie Parker
Executive Director
MIT Global Education and Career Development
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 12-170
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-7519
mlparker@mit.edu http://gecd.mit.edu
This April, the 4th Annual MIT Sustainability Summit will be the grand finale of Earth Week events at MIT. Last year's Summit was attended by 250+ people and included 11 panels, a keynote by the CEO of Stonyfield Yogurt, and an expo showcasing MIT's cleantech initiatives. This year the Summit will take place on April 20th, 2012, bringing together students, faculty, business as well as social leaders from across the country.
Interested in environmental, social, and economic sustainability? Care about the role MIT can play as a hotbed of innovation for a better future? Want to meet leaders in the field and dozens of grad & undergrad students active in this community? The organizing team is forming now and we need YOU to help make the Summit the best ever! There will be plenty of ways to contribute your skills and ideas through teams including Tech, Content, Operations, Marketing, and more.
Come learn more at the MIT Sustainability Summit Info Session:
Tuesday, October 4th
6:30-7:30pm
Room E51 - 151
DINNER FROM CLOVER WILL BE SERVED!
- 2012 MIT Sustainability Summit Leadership Team