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MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. We look ahead by looking up. ✈️🚀🛰🤖🌎

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Congrats to Prof. Chuchu Fan on being selected as a recipient of the 2025 Young Innovators Program award from the US Office of Naval Research! @mit_REALM ow.ly/llvW50U6gNZ

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Congrats to LIDS PI Chuchu Fan, named to the 2025 Young Innovators Program from Office of Naval Research for her work on “Interactive Testing, Assessment, and Repair for Rapid Autonomy Adoption.” Learn more @MITAeroAstro: bit.ly/4fk9Neq.

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Announcing the 2nd annual MIT ARCLab Prize for AI Innovation in Space! This year’s challenge from @AstrodynamicMIT: creating an AI model to forecast space weather to help protect critical satellite systems. Join the 1st phase of the challenge on Nov. 15! ow.ly/zsAK50TZiGG

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"Addressing climate change is entangled with addressing large inequities in the world." My Q&A with @PhysicsToday is out today! doi.org/10.1063/pt.cmg…


This week’s featured interview from @therobotreport spotlights Prof. Russ Tedrake, VP of robotics research at @ToyotaResearch, and Scott Kuindersma, director of robotics research at @BostonDynamics, on their new collaboration on humanoid robotics. ow.ly/rXbq50TXBe3


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🌠Keeping the cosmos clean🌠 Read more about how @MITAeroAstro PhD student Allan Shtofenmakher wants to keep space sustainable. 👉news.mit.edu/2024/keeping-c…

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🎧 “What if it works?”—MITEI’s new podcast looking at the energy solutions to climate change—is live! And you can listen to the first two episodes now! Available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. mitsha.re/aRVW50TQfJs

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Pleased to share that our image has won the #NanoInFocus contest! 🎉 lnkd.in/eYMdQp7c Thanks to Luiz Acauan and Shaan Jagani from MIT necstlab who worked with me to create these samples! And of course, @CarlosMPortela for all of his support! @MITAeroAstro @MITMechE

James Surjadi (@jusurjadi) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@MIT) has won the #NanoInFocus image contest for his entry, Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitected Hexagonal Boron Nitride. 👏 cen.acs.org/acs-news/progr… #NationalChemistryWeek



“Near-zero environmental impact aircraft," the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment’s latest paper on aircraft-energy system design, is the cover story of this month’s Sustainable Energy and Fuels from @RSC_Energy: ow.ly/HsOx50TR922

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If you are applying for #gradschool and have last-minute questions about your application, I'm willing to offer office hours on zoom in early November. I do this with students at MIT and I want to make sure others get the same opportunity. write below if interested.


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Issue 20 of Sustainable Energy & Fuels is now published! pubs.rsc.org/en/Journals/Jo… Our front cover this issue is from Prakash Prashanth and @StevenRHBarrett et al., highlighting their work on Near-zero environmental impact aircraft! Read in full here: doi.org/10.1039/D4SE00…

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Congrats to Eric Ducharme SM ’85, ScD ’87 on his induction into the @GE_Aerospace Propulsion Hall of Fame! He is one of 5 inductees in this year’s HoF class, honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to GE Aerospace and the aviation industry.

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Today we're celebrating Dr. Eric Ducharme's 33-year trailblazing career at GE Aerospace. His visionary leadership and groundbreaking technology contributions transformed tech development, product launch and safety in our top commercial engine programs.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, seen over MIT on Tuesday, October 15 from the roof of the Green Building. The comet is visible even under light-polluted skies and is believed to orbit Earth every 80,000 years. Photos by PhD student Evan Kramer.

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A new DARPA grant will bring together a multi-university team led by Prof. Zack Cordero to pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery. @MITMechE ow.ly/696M50THYbM


“If anyone can get it done, it’s the MIT astronauts.” The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station welcomed their ride home with the arrival of a SpaceX capsule – with AeroAstro alum and Crew-9 commander @AstroHague SM ‘00 aboard. ow.ly/CLzp50TA72t


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🚀 👨‍🚀 Launch a rocket with an @MITAeroAstro astronaut! Explore the universe of aerospace engineering on @MITxCourses: bit.ly/3Y4lU9G


A new method from SPARK Lab @lucacarlone1 helps robots quickly map a scene and identify items they need to complete a set of tasks. Clio blends visual attention with task-based learning, allowing robots to adapt to complex scenarios. ow.ly/GRjz50TA3IV


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A new method helps robots quickly map a scene and identify items they need to complete a set of tasks. “It’s really about helping the robot understand the environment and what it has to remember in order to carry out its mission,” says Luca Carlone. mitsha.re/tBQM50Tz5Vp

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A new study by MIT researchers examines summertime heat exposure in prisons across the United States and identifies characteristics within prison facilities that can further contribute to a population’s vulnerability to summer heat. mitsha.re/bXTO50Tx8BR

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