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Sally Kornbluth is named as MIT’s 18th president
MIT News
Sally Kornbluth, a cell biologist who has been Duke University’s provost since 2014, has been selected as MIT’s 18th president. She will assume the MIT presidency on Jan. 1, 2023, succeeding L. Rafael Reif.
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Tiny particles work together to do big things
MIT News
MIT engineers have designed microparticles that can oscillate together, in what's known as emergent behavior, generating an electrical current that can power devices.
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Why the $100 per ton target for carbon removal may be 'pure fantasy'
Protocol
Howard Herzog (MITEI) explains why the $100-per-ton price for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is unrealistic, even though it is the current standard used by economists, policy makers, investors, and industry to make CDR feasible at scale.
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MADMEC winner identifies sustainable greenhouse-cooling materials
MIT News
Winners of the materials science competition, MADMEC, found a class of materials that can efficiently keep greenhouses cool.
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Are electric vehicles definitely better for the climate than gas-powered cars?
MIT Climate
While electric vehicle (EV) batteries are more carbon-intensive to manufacture, their cleaner driving makes up for it. Under almost any conditions, EVs create fewer carbon emissions than gas-powered cars over their lifetime.
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📺 WHAT TO WATCH (AND LISTEN TO)
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Pres. Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible
Newsy
MITEI Deputy Directory for Policy Christopher Knittel comments on the Biden Administration’s decision to release oil from the U.S. strategic reserves in an effort to reduce gas prices. Knittel says, “There’s not that many levers they can pull to influence world oil prices. The use of the strategic petroleum reserve is one of those levers. It’s not a very strong one…I don’t expect to see a large impact from those releases.”
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Audio article: "New class explores paths to reducing transportation emissions”
Energy Reads / MITEI
Listen to hand-picked audio articles covering the latest in energy from MIT. In this episode we read "New class explores paths to reducing transportation emissions,” describing Decarbonizing Urban Mobility—an MIT course that introduces students to the many factors involved in addressing the complex challenge of cutting carbon emissions from transportation.
Listen on our website or your favorite podcast app, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering speaker series: Eric Smith ’01 SM ’07, co-founder and CEO of Keystone Tower Systems
Thursday, October 20, 2022, 4:00-5:00pm, Room 3-270
MIT alum Eric Smith—co-founder and CEO of Keystone Tower Systems—will discuss the use of tapered spiral welding when building wind turbines. This new process significantly reduces cost while creating taller, stronger, and more consistent turbines.
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MIT Energy Night
Friday, October 21, 6:00-9:00 pm, MIT Museum
MIT Energy Night, hosted by the MIT Energy and Climate Club, showcases nearly 50 interactive posters and six presentations highlighting MIT innovation in climate and energy. Presenters are from MIT research labs, startups, and sustainability-focused companies.
Register.
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MITEI Fall Colloquium: The prospects for decarbonization in America: Will global and domestic crises disrupt our plans?
Wednesday, October 26, 5:15-6:30 pm, Wong Auditorium
Unexpected events—Covid-19, the January 6th insurrection, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, inflation, the Dobbs decision—have upended predictions about America’s future. Given fractious politics, doubts abound about the ability of the United States to effectively respond to such shocks. And given the extent to which fossil fuels underpin the economy, doubts abound about the prospect for radically cutting greenhouse gases by mid-century. Surprising many commentators, President Biden and the polarized Congress have adopted major climate policies—initiatives that should speed the transition toward a low-carbon economy, expand future technological options, and enhance the United States’ ability to work with other nations. It remains to be seen how effective such policies will be. Can strong federal action survive an electoral shift in political parties? And, can the United States raise its ambition in the years ahead?
Join us for this in-person event with speaker Philip R. Sharp, the former president of Resources for the Future. This event is open to the MIT community, which includes MIT faculty, staff, students, alumni, and MIT affiliates.
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2022 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards
Wednesday, November 2
The need for clean, reliable, and affordable energy globally is abundantly apparent. Severe weather, conflict, and a global pandemic have made energy supply, access, and prices even more volatile. Realizing a decarbonized energy system requires new strategies, policies, and innovative technologies, all while driving the creation of new jobs and improving the quality of life for all people. At the 11th Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium & Awards, key thought leaders will explore how we can steadily pursue sustainable energy goals through current and future challenges.
Register for the livestream.
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Breakthrough Energy Fellowship
Applications accepted through Friday, October 21
Breakthrough Energy (BE) seeks to accelerate the clean energy transition by increasing access to clean and affordable energy for everyone. The two-year BE Fellows program connects innovators with R&D funding, educational resources, and a global network of experts to turn their ideas into viable climate solutions that support BE’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Applicant projects should have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 500 million tons per year by 2050 and can relate to decarbonization in any sector. If you have any questions, please contact the BE Team.
Apply through Friday, October 21.
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Startup competition: Harvard Business School Climate Symposium
Application due: Saturday, October 22, 11:59 pm EST
The 2nd annual Harvard Business School Climate Symposium will be held November 5-6, 2022. This student-organized and -led conference brings students, energy industry leaders, policy makers, and professors together to address current climate concerns, and will feature panelists, keynotes, and a startup pitch competition. Selected startup pitches will present at the Symposium on Sunday, November 6 and the winning pitch will receive a non-dilutive cash prize.
Apply by Saturday, October 22, 11:59 pm EST.
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Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications due: Monday, October 31, 5:00 pm PDT
The goal of the Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship is to bring together the brightest minds in energy from around the world to develop knowledge necessary to realize the vision of sustainable, affordable, secure energy for all people. Fellows will work with at least two faculty members from different academic departments and interact with other fellows across the energy research spectrum: from science and engineering to policy and economics.
Apply by Monday, October 31, 5:00 pm PDT.
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MITEI–Commonwealth Fusion Systems Program Manager
MITEI and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) are seeking a program manager to lead operations and provide support to the program director of the MITEI/CFS program. The principal responsibility will be to organize, coordinate, and streamline the project management of a broad portfolio of concurrently running research projects at MIT.
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Fully-electric autonomous trash boats
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