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~ MAY 22, 2026 ~ |
LATEST MIT PHYSICS NEWS
UPCOMING COLLOQUIA & SEMINARSMIT-CQE iQuISE Seminar
Monday, June 1, 2026 at 12:00pm ET - CUA Room (26-214)
Friday, June 26, 2026 at 12:00pm ET - CUA Room (26-214) UPCOMING EVENTSIntro to MIT's AI Tools
Who: All Students MIT has rolled out Parley, a platform that allows those with MIT credentials to interact with multiple generative AI models through a single interface, while keeping data private and compliant with MIT’s information security policies. Join Matt Titone from IS&T and the Women’s League to learn how to use this platform effectively. This workshop is available in-person or on zoom. Register for the format that works for you. Do you have questions you’d like Matt to address in the workshop? Let us know. Please note, this workshop is intended for those with active MIT credentials who can access MIT Parley. How to CAD Almost Anything! - Summer 2026
Who: All Students Ever wondered how musical instruments are designed? How can we generate a computer 3D model of a Trombone, an Ukelele or a Harp? What about designing a Morin Khuur (a traditional Mongolian violin)? Or a vertical piano? In this fun MIT Summer 2026 workshop, you will learn the skills to design all of these, and much more! Split into 8, 2-hour long sessions, the first half of each session will be spent learning new PTC Creo skills, while the second half will see the application of these new skills through in-class activities. In contrast to traditional mechanical design courses, this workshop places a greater emphasis on the design process itself, understanding how we can plan and best leverage our available tools to arrive to our desired result. Thus, the sessions are less about following the instructions on an engineering drawing, and more about independent thinking and strategizing, reverse engineering an object into a 3D model. This edition of “How to CAD Almost Anything” is themed around musical instruments, which means that all projects (20 total) will involve designing a variety of musical instruments!
Logistics: FELLOWSHIPS OPPORTUNITIESHarvard Society of Fellows Nominations 2026
Who: Graduate Students The Society of Fellows is now accepting nominations for three-year Junior Fellowships beginning July 1, 2027. Information regarding the purpose and scope of the fellowship and the current rules for its administration can be found on our website. People interested in any field of study are eligible for the fellowship; they should be of the highest caliber of intellectual achievement, i.e. manifesting extraordinary creativity and shaping the future direction of their chosen field. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, August 4. All nominations must be submitted electronically via the nomination form on our website. The Society has always sought the best possible candidates at an early stage of their scholarly careers, regardless of their fields. No rigid formula governs our choice, but we expect that candidates will have completed their routine training for advanced study and will be far along in the dissertation stage, able to submit samples of independent work (e.g. articles, papers, dissertation chapters, musical compositions, art work) in support of their candidacies. If currently pursuing the Ph.D., Junior Fellows should be prepared to finish their degrees within a year of becoming fellows. If already a recipient of the degree, they should ideally not be more than one year past the Ph.D. at the time the fellowship commences. Most Junior Fellows receive the Ph.D. just prior to the start of the fellowship. For further information and FAQ regarding the nomination procedure, please consult our website. OTHER OPPORTUNITIESApplications Open: AI for Science Summer School
Who: Undergraduate Students The AI for Science Summer School is a four-week, fully online cohort program (July 6 – July 31, 2026) that introduces students to how AI is transforming scientific discovery. We run two cohorts, one for college students 18-21 and one for advanced high school students. The school is co-led by myself and Dr. Abhilash Mishra, Rhodes scholar and founder of Equitech Futures. Both of us are Caltech-trained astrophysicists. What makes the program distinctive:
Applications are open now, with a deadline of June 10, 2026. Students apply through our FuturesHub platform at no cost. Applications Open: AI for Science Summer School
Who: Undergraduate Students The Department of Physics at Caltech welcomes you to apply for our 2026 FUTURE workshop at Caltech, running September 10-11, 2026. Applications are due by July 21, 2026 and are welcomed from rising junior or senior undergraduates (and/or former undergraduates interested in pursuing a physics PhD in the next 1-2 years). FUTURE is a two-day, all-expenses paid event at Caltech from September 10-11, 2026, centered on the experiences of gender minorities in physics. Additional details and a link to the student application portal are provided at the bottom of this page. This year, we are asking students to submit their applications, so please forward this announcement to potentially interested students. FUTURE 2026 will be held on the Caltech campus on Thursday and Friday, September 10-11, 2026 (with a welcome dinner on Wednesday evening). The FUTURE conference will provide an in-depth look into life as a Physics graduate student through a series of presentations, discussion panels, mini-workshops and informal socials with Caltech faculty and students. Topics will include choosing a research direction, building community, challenges facing gender minorities, the application process and more. Rising juniors should have an interest in pursuing a PhD in physics and motivation to learn more about graduate education and opportunities. Rising seniors should be planning to apply to graduate school in the Fall of 2026 and have a demonstrated interest in physics research. Demonstration of leadership potential will also be considered. This program is designed to support students who identify as gender minorities in physics (women, nonbinary, transgender, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming). However, we will accept applications from all students and strongly encourage any student who would benefit from our program to apply. There is no fee for participating in FUTURE 2026. All costs, including domestic travel, will be paid by the program. Applications and an accompanying recommendation form must be submitted by July 21, 2026. Note that unlike previous years of FUTURE, students are now asked to directly submit an application accompanied by a recommendation form (preferably from a faculty member). Click here for the student application. Please do not hesitate to contact us at FUTURE@caltech.edu if you have any questions. Support and Connect: Join PhysREFS
Who: Graduate Students PhysREFS is in need of new members! Our responsibilities include hosting monthly open office hours; organizing social/de-stress events for physics graduate students (like Meet and Heat, Barn Babies, and Massage Socials); and maintaining a repository of study resources and past questions for the written qualifying exams. You can read more about us and apply here: https://physrefs.mit.edu/ |
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