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Advanced Workshop in Biological Engineering Communication: Professors Share Their Practices BE Communication WKSHP E. Alm, Agnieszka (Agi) Stachowiak, Jaime Goldstein Wed Jan 22, Fri Jan 24, Mon Jan 27, Wed Jan 29, Fri Jan 31, 10am-04:00pm, 56-614, 10-12 and 1-4 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 25 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Working scientists and engineers discuss best practices for written, visual, and oral communication in the classroom, the lab, and the workplace. In a series of lectures, successful academics and industry professionals share how they prepare papers, talks, and graphics. Recitations allow deeper exploration of the lecture topics. With faculty guidance, students develop their own projects during workshops. Emphasizes systematic approaches and transferable skills such as effective drafting and revision. Topics include creating compelling visuals to represent data and concepts; formal/informal writing, from research papers to cover letters; and developing memorable talks and presentations. Examples drawn from biological engineering research. Enrollment limited; preference to Course 20 majors. Contact: Agi Stachowiak, 16-319, x4-1940, astachow@mit.edu |
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Special Subject in Biological Engineering Open-Source Microfluidics for Synthetic Biology Dr. David Sun Kong Mon-Fri, Jan 21-24, 27-31, 02-05:00pm, 300 Tech Sq, 2nd Flr, MIT Lincoln Lab Beaver Works Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 15 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Submit a short paragraph describing your interest in course Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Detailed discussion of selected topics of current interest. Classwork in various areas not covered by regular subjects. In this course students will use 3D printers to manufacture microfluidic devices for assembling genetic circuitry, the primary vehicle used by synthetic biologists to reprogram organisms. Students will fabricate devices using a variety of printers (Objet, Makerbot, Formlabs) at the MIT Lincoln Lab Beaver Works Center and the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre. Students will validate their genetic circuits at MIT's Synthetic Biology Center and have their hardware designs uploaded to "Metafluidics", a new open repository of designs for microfluidics. Guest lecturers and mentors include world experts in synthetic biology, microfluidics, digital fabrication and open-source hardware. Space limited to 15 participants. Undergrad/grad students welcome! This work is sponsored by the Dept of the Air Force under Contract #FA8721-05-C-0002. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and not necessarily endorsed by the US Govt. Contact: Dr. David Sun Kong, LL-S2-421, (781) 981-1375, dkong@LL.MIT.EDU |