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four people stand in front of a research poster. One holds a bowl containing pieces of cacti.

This cactus-based material could help improve rainwater harvesting for communities across rural Mexico

Students in Professor Karl Peterson’s lab examine concrete samples from the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Left to right: Wisdom Okoh, Katia Ossetchkina, Professor Karl Peterson and Amy Montgomery. (photo by Phill Snel)

This team of CivMin researchers is studying the Gordie Howe International Bridge — down to the microscopic level

Alex Kurk (MechE 2T6), left, is the 2026 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. Sanjay Malaviya, right, is the donor for this award. Malaviya holds one of the 3D-printed interfaces designed by Kurk to help people with low vision navigate software user interfaces. (photo by Tyler Irving)

Solutions for people with low vision helped Alex Kurk earn the 2026 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award

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Honorary graduand Professor Cynthia Barnhart, the first female chancellor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hopes that the field of engineering will soon be known for diversity as much as creativity. (courtesy: Cynthia Barnhart)

Engineering Convocation 2016: Diversity trailblazer MIT Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart

June 8, 2016

Born into a fifth-generation salt producing family in India, honorary graduand Venkatesh Mannar has spent close to four decades working in developing countries around the world to help put an end to malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency. (courtesy: Venkatesh Mannar)

Engineering Convocation 2016: Global health pioneer M.G. Venkatesh Mannar

June 8, 2016

Grads to watch 2016.

Grads to Watch: Meet 16 global engineering leaders

June 8, 2016

Dawn Kilkenny.

Dawn Kilkenny receives national teaching award for excellence in undergraduate engineering education

June 8, 2016

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