Edgerton

Machine shop builds lifelong skills

May 14, 2013

In its 15th year, the Edgerton Student Shop continues to entice students to build all manner of things

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Learning, Student life, Students, Staff, Building

Chinese students set their sights on an MIT future

February 19, 2013

Middle and high school students from Beijing engaged in project-based hands-on science and engineering lessons at the Edgerton Center.

Also labeled: China, Collaboration, Global, K-12 education, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service, Alumni/ae, Circuits, LED, Photography, Student life

Remembering ‘Papa Flash’

January 4, 2013

MIT Professor Harold Edgerton’s high-speed photography and sonar devices revolutionized ocean exploration.

Also labeled: Faculty, History of MIT, Marine biology, Ocean exploration, Ocean science, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Photography, Exploration, Arts, Oceans at MIT

Inspiring the next generation

December 19, 2012

Telling Your Story workshop connects scientist and engineers with teachers and in the process helps to demystify STEM and excite the next generation of learners.

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridge, Boston and region, Collaboration, Education, teaching, academics, Harvard, K-12 education, STEM, Volunteering, outreach, public service

Aiming deep with the Marine Robotics Team

December 13, 2012

Jacqueline Sly ’14 and Tommy Moriarty ’14 discuss their experiences and lessons learned leading the Marine Robotics Team.

Also labeled: Exploration, Learning, Ocean exploration, Student life, Students, Community, Ocean science, Research, Volunteering, outreach, public service, Marine Robotics Team, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Civil and environmental engineering, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), K-12 education

Understanding Light

October 24, 2012

Sixth-graders in Cambridge attend workshops at the Edgerton Center and the MIT Museum.

Also labeled: K-12 education, Light, Volunteering, outreach, public service, STEM, Cambridge, Boston and region, Education, teaching, academics, Learning, MIT Museum

The Edgerton Center turns 20

September 17, 2012

Professor J. Kim Vandiver on the history and future of the Edgerton Center.

Also labeled: 3 Questions, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, K-12 education, Photography, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service, D-Lab

Edgerton Center hosts visitors at Third Annual Obscura Day

June 6, 2012

Also labeled: Photography, Special events and guest speakers, Students, Video, Volunteering, outreach, public service

Education, empowerment and enlightenment through guided disassembly of your broken stuff

February 7, 2012

Peter Mui ’82 holds Fixit Clinic XVIII at the MIT Edgerton Center.

Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Electrical engineering and electronics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

Mass. science teachers' association inducts Vandiver into hall of fame

December 8, 2011

CEHS outreach and education director teaches abstract scientific concepts with LEGOs.

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS), Education, teaching, academics, Staff, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service

A test of teamwork, engineering skill and endurance across the Australian Outback

November 29, 2011

After placing 15th in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team reflects on their experience and looks ahead to the future.

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Contests and academic competitions, Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Solar race, Student life, Students, Transportation, Solar