Prof. Michael Cima was quoted by the Wall Street Journal in a story on changing interests in engineering education. DMSE students and alumni are accustomed to prototyping and machining as an integrated part of their education.

Several current grad students participated in the fourth Materials Matters seminar, on September 30, 2009, learning more abot patent law as a post-degree career. Alumni Gretchen DeVries and Rob Walat shared their experiences working at Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao and Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, respectively, discussing the necessity of law school, the day-to-day experiences, and the impact on society at-large. Snacks were provided by Wolf Greenfield & Sacks.

Organized by the DMSE Alumni Club, this series of seminars focusses on genres of careers that MS, MEng, and PhD students from our department might consider after graduation. Previous topics have been Start-ups (with guest appearances by two venture capitalists), big industry, and consulting. Current students are invited to the seminars and alumni are invited to participate; future topics of Post-Graduation Careers events will include academia and government.

Develop new materials for the automobile industry; see The New York Times, Sept. 14, 2009.

DMSE lab safety training will occur during Orientation for the new graduate students on September 3rd.

We also offer Safety Training for the Course 3.014 Undergraduates in early
September. The Training we provide is General Chemical Hygiene, managing
Hazardous Waste and Radiation Training. The exact date varies depending on
the class schedule.

For further information, please contact Mr. Joe Glogowski (jaglogow at MIT.EDU) or review the safety page.

On Saturday August 15th and Sunday August 16th from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM part of the First Floor Infinite corridor will be closed off due to the Laboratory for Advanced Materials construction process. From Building 4 Room 117 to Building 8 Room 110 the entire corridor will be inaccessible. Also the 1st floor bridge between Building 4 and 12 will be closed for the day. Alternative exits will be clearly designated. Alternate routes should be planned either in the basement or second floor to avoid this closure.