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Chopped Viewing Party
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Jan/23 | Tue | 10:00PM-11:00PM | W20-306 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Come watch alumna Winnette McIntosh Ambrose '98 compete at the Gold Medal Games: Baking edition. Winnette is generously supplying French, gluten-free macarons from her and her brother Timothy McIntosh's '08, shop Sweet Tooth Lobby in Washington DC.
In a National Public Radio interview, McIntosh Ambrose described how they got started:
"First of all, we're born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. We both came to the U.S. to study chemical engineering at MIT. And I had the opportunity, while I was doing my undergrad at MIT, to double-major in French language and literature, which took me to Paris at the Sorbonne. And that is where I became really mesmerized, captivated by the beauty, the craft of French patisserie." While she earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and then worked in the medical technology industry, she taught herself to bake. About two years ago, she called on her brother to join her efforts in DC and, in 2011, they started their business.
Register for this free event! http://alumic.mit.edu/chopped_viewing_party
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Define-A-Thon
Ruth Levitsky
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Jan/18 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 4-163 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Move over spelling bee. Just because you can spell a word doesn’t mean you know how to use it. From the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary comes the Define-a-Thon, a competitive word challenge.
Come see the best definers at MIT. Open to all in the MIT community: students, staff, faculty.
Audience members who are not competing, just drop in. No need to sign up.
Our word caller is Toastmaster Mary Agnes Mullowney.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-415, 617 253-3399, LEVITSKY@MIT.EDU
Greetings from Cambridge
Wendy Eaton
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Jan/10 | Wed | 11:00AM-02:00PM | W20-307 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
If you’re on campus this winter, grab a snack and send a postcard to family, friends, or classmates! We’ll drop them in the mail courtesy of the MIT Alumni Association.
We'll have hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies, and fruit, as well as postcards and pens for you to write a note to friends.
Free and open to the MIT community -- families are welcome!
Please bring your MIT ID.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS3) Seminar
Patrick Boisvert, Research Specialist
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
MPMS3 Applications Seminar on the sensitivity of a SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) magnetometer that provides the choice of three possible measurement modes: DC Scan Mode (standard), VSM Mode, and AC Susceptibility Mode.
January 9 & 10. von Hippel Room, 13-2137
R.S.V.P. Patrick Boisvert, pboisver@mit.edu
Tuesday, January 9. Introductory Training
Base Theory Discussion. Hardware. Field Control. Temperature Control. Intro to MultiVu. Software Control. Sample Mounting Techniques
Wednesday, January 10. Advanced Training
Base Theory Discussion. Hardware. Field Control. Temperature Control. Intro to DC SQUID. Theory of Operation. Modes of Operation (DC vs. VSM vs. AC)
Contact: Patrick Boisvert, 13-1018, 617 253-3317, PBOISVER@MIT.EDU
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Jan/09 | Tue | 09:30AM-03:30PM | 13-2137 |
9:30 AM Refreshments
10:00 AM Base Theory Discussion (Incl. MultiVu Software Control)
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Sample Mounting Techniques
12:00 PM Lunch / Break
1:30 PM Measurement Demo/Discussion: Remanent Field in Superconducting Magnets
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Measurement Demo/Discussion: Moment vs. Field Measurements
3:30 PM End for the Day
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Jan/10 | Wed | 09:30AM-01:45PM | 13-2137 |
9:30 AM Refreshments
10:00 AM Base Theory Discussion (Incl. DC SQUID Theory of Operation)
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Measurement Modes (DC/VSM/AC)
12:30 PM Lunch / Break
1:15 PM End for the Day
Mapathon
Sofia Leung
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Feb/02 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Sign up here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3895591
Sign-up by 02/02
People across the world and at MIT have been using the OpenStreetMap platform to give their time to relief efforts for communities in need. We will select a project to work on as a group. No prior mapping experience necessary. No knowledge of local terrain is necessary. The first half hour, will feature an OpenStreetMap training, which will be livestreamed for remote participants via WebEx. You are free to come and go as you need! Snacks provided!
Join us in person or online via Slack and WebEx.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Sofia Leung, sofial@mit.edu
Origin of Life Seminar Series
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
A series of hosted lectures from leaders in the Origin of Life community, focusing on various dimensions of one of the most challenging problems in the biological and planetary sciences. Topics will include the origin of cells, metabolism, replication and proteins, as well as the geochemical conditions on the Early Earth that led to prebiotic and early biotic systems. Enrolled students will attend 4-5 seminars during IAP, actively engage in Q & A sessions with invited speakers in a panel format, and collaborate on creating an Origins of Life online blog resource highlighting the work of invited speakers. Instructor: G. Fournier
Sponsor(s): Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Professor Greg Fournier, 54-1016, 617 324 6164, g4nier@mit.edu
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Jan/10 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 54-915 |
Dr. Loren Williams, Professor
Institution: School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
Contact: loren.williams@chemistry.gatech.edu
Title: RNA and Protein: Molescules in Mutualism
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Jan/11 | Thu | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 54-915 |
Dr. Irene A. Chen, University of California, Santa Barbara
Evolutionary outcomes are difficult to predict, largely because the effect of any possible mutation is unknown. In other words, understanding evolution requires detailed knowledge of the relationship between sequence and activity, or the fitness landscape. Inspired by the RNA World of early life, we study the emergence and evolution of functional RNAs.
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Jan/29 | Mon | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 54-915 |
Dr. Anna Wang, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Title: "What is "I": the role of compartmentalisation in the origins of life"
Institution: Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
Contact: awang@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu
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Feb/02 | Fri | 04:00PM-05:00PM | E25-605 |
Dr. Vlada Stamenkovic, Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Postdoctoral fellow
Title: The planetary battery for the origins of life: the example of Mars
Institution: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology & Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Contact: eriduu@gmail.com
Rotch Library Limited Access Open House
Anna Boutin-Cooper, Alena McNamara
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Jan/09 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | Rotch Library 7-238 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Heard of the Rotch Limited collection? Curious to know what lives behind those glass walls in Rotch Library? Stop by to take a look at a sampling of the rare and historic materials within the collection - including books on art, architecture, and urban planning! This session is a companion to the Artists’ Books @ MIT session, where we will be exploring these contemporary art forms hands-on.
No advanced sign up is required - please just drop by anytime during the event hours! Exact location is to be announced, stay tuned! More info here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3784394
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Anna Boutin-Cooper, boutin@mit.edu
Splash for MIT 2018
Mathew Suazo, Jenna Himawan
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Jan/24 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Building 56, various 1st floor classrooms |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Splash for MIT is a one-evening IAP event where MIT students present unusual, entertaining and edifying lectures on a variety of topics. Come to teach, learn, or do both!
Regular classes vary in length from twenty minutes to one hour. There will also be a program-long Firestorm (5 minute classes) open to anybody and taught by anybody. Multiple classes run simultaneously, so you can choose whichever sounds most interesting. Pizza and snacks will be provided.
Splash for MIT is a hybrid of some of ESP’s past programs: Splash (MIT teaches high-schoolers), Firehose (learn everything at CPW), and Firestorm (learn everything at Orientation). If you’ve been to any of these programs, you have an idea of what Splash for MIT is like.
Check out esp.mit.edu/SfMIT for more details!
Sponsor(s): Educational Studies Program
Contact: Mathew Suazo, SUAZO@MIT.EDU
Tour of Wallace Astrophysical Observatory
Michael J Person
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Jan/24 | Wed | 07:00PM-11:00PM | Wallace observatory |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Come tour the heavens at MIT's George R. Wallace Jr. Astrophysical Observatory located 45 minutes northwest of Boston in Westford, MA. Use various telescopes from 14" to 24" for both visual observing and electronic imaging of the moon, stars, and other celestial bodies. Required signup via website: http://web.mit.edu/wallace/iaptour/
Sponsor(s): Wallace Astrophysical Observatory, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Contact: Michael J Person, wao-iap-tour@mit.edu
Winter School 2018
MITOC Winter School Leaders
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Lectures 1 and 2 (Jan 9, 11) are mandatory for weekend trips
Prereq: None
What
Winter School is the MIT Outing Club's annual winter extravaganza! Every weekend of IAP, you’ll have the opportunity to get outdoors and hike, snoeshoe, ski, or ice climb. Whether you've never been on a hike before or are a seasoned pro who likes to share your love for the outdoors, WS is the opportunity to expand your outdoor experience and meet amazing people!
More information is available here.
Who
Winter School is open to anyone who hopes to enjoy the outdoors during the winter! No prior experience is necessary. We will teach you all you need to know to stay safe and have fun. You must become a MITOC member before your first trip.
When/Where
Trips: Each weekend of IAP. Typically in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, but there are often local trips as well.
Required Lectures: Tuesday January 9th and 11th at 7pm in 10-250
Optional Instructional Lectures: January 16th and 18th at 7pm in 6-120
Guest Lectures: January 23th, 25th, 30st and February 1nd at 7pm in 6-120
How do I join?
You must attend the first two required lectures: January 9th and 11th at 7pm in 10-250. No advance signup is necessary.
What gear do I need?
MITOC offers rentals for most of the gear you need and we'll help you find the rest affordably.
Questions?
Email the WS chairs at ws-chair@mit.edu. MITOC strives to make winter outdoor recreation accessible to everyone, and will reduce the financial burden for students on financial aid who request a fee waiver. Email WS-chair@mit.edu for more info.
Sponsor(s): Outing Club
Contact: Neil Titchener and Stephanie Plant, ws-chair@mit.edu
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Jan/09 | Tue | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 10-250 |
This lecture will cover winter safety, the basics of winter gear, food to bring on a winter hike, and MITOC policies.
MITOC Winter School Leaders
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Jan/11 | Thu | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 10-250 |
This lecture will cover winter hiking basics, navigation, weather, winter driving, and gear rental.
MITOC Winter School Leaders
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Jan/16 | Tue | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 6-120 |
This lecture will cover above treeline travel, skiing, ice climbing, avalanches, objective hazard management, and winter safety.
MITOC Winter School Leaders
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Jan/18 | Thu | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 6-120 |
This lecture will cover all the information you need to know about winter overnights, such as winter camping site selection, stoves, tents, snow shelters, and sleeping bags.
MITOC Winter School Leaders
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Jan/23 | Tue | 07:00PM-09:00PM | 6-120 |
Lectures 5-8 will be guest lecturers talking about various topics related to the outdoors. Check back for updates when we have those sorted out!
MITOC Winter School Leaders
The fun part of Winter School--hiking, climbing, and skiing trips in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. There will be multiple trips each day at various levels of difficulty; signups are by lottery. You can come on one trip or go out every weekend--up to you!
MITOC Winter School Leaders
WMBR Open Radio Shows
Caitlin Fischer, WMBR General Manager, Nicolas Amato, WMBR DJ
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Jan/19 | Fri | 07:30PM-09:00PM | WMBR (50-030) |
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Jan/26 | Fri | 07:30PM-09:00PM | WMBR (50-030) |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Ever wanted to be on the radio? WMBR 88.1FM is MIT's campus radio station. Drop by during one of our IAP Open Radio Shows to play your music, chat on the air, browse our record library and see what college radio is like!
The events will begin with some time for preparation and getting to know the station from 7:30-8pm. The actual broadcasts will run from 8-9pm. Feel free to join at any time! Food will be provided.
Open to MIT affiliates only.
Sponsor(s): WMBR Radio
Contact: Nicolas Amato, 50-030, 617-263-8810, ntga@mit.edu
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