Sixty-seven MIT freshmen have worked this fall to design a mission to build two underwater laboratories. Divided into two teams, Atlantis 1 and Atlantis2, and then into ten teams, these students have had the coaching of upperclassmen, the mentoring of MIT alumni/ae and experts from around US, and the contact of MIT faculty.

• Learn more about the course.
• Review the details of the students' websites from Atlantis 1 section and from Atlantis 2 section.
• Watch the students' presentation from December 5th. You will need RealPlayer for viewing.
  • Standard 56k
  • Quick 80k
  • Hi-speed 220k

Supported by the d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, this class is being taught by Professor Kip Hodges (geology - Course XII) as a part of an Institute-wide initiative to expand the horizons of freshman education.