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As an MIT MechE postdoctoral fellow, Molly Carton explored the design and fabrication of woven materials both in the lab and the makerspace. These are some of her weavings created on a loom with support from technical specialist and textile artist Jess Osserman. ?? MAKER Q&A ?? Q: What is your background at MIT? A: I was a postdoctoral fellow working in Carlos Portela's lab in ME on design and fabrication of mechanical metamaterials. My research interests are in computational geometry and fabrication. My project here was on lattices with a 3D woven structure, so it's coincidentally related to weaving, too. Q: What did you make? A: This is a sampler of different weaving patterns that I could make using Jess's loom. The tie-up we set up provides eight different positions for the warp threads, which I combined to make different weaves. Q: Why did you make it? A: I'm always looking for new crafts to learn, so when Jess offered to teach us to use her loom I had to try it out. I've also been really interested in weaving lately — both as a craft and from a topological perspective — so I wanted to explore what you can do beyond the rigid heddle weaving that I've done before. If I'd had more time, I would have picked a pattern and made fabric to use for a sewing project, but this still got me the experience of setting up and understanding the workings of the loom. Q: What tools did you use to make it? A: A Glimakra countermarch loom. Q: What was the most challenging part of the fabrication process? A: Definitely the setup. Getting this kind of loom ready to use requires a multi-step process, threading and rethreading the warp to make sure each strand has even tension and is controlled by the right pedals. It took us a few weeks! Images courtesy of Molly Carton. MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) | MIT School of Engineering

?? MIT SA+P students! We invite you to join an infosession with MISTI’s country program staff to learn about undergraduate and graduate internship opportunities abroad to develop your design, architecture, or urban planning career. Date: November 13, 2024 12:30-2:00 PM Location: Room 9-255 Lunch will be served at 12:30PM. Session begins at 12:45PM. You can also join over Zoom at https://buff.ly/3Ynasou MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI) | MIT School of Architecture and Planning | MIT Department of Architecture

Sharing out from our friends at MIT PKG! The?MIT Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG Center) is excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming workshop series on?Community-Engaged Learning, designed for faculty and graduate students interested in deepening their understanding and practice of community engagement in academic settings. These sessions aim to explore innovative approaches, discuss best practices, and provide practical insights into fostering impactful partnerships.? Workshop Series Overview:? 1. Clinical Approaches to Community-Engaged Learning (Lunch Provided) Speaker: Larry Susskind Date and Time: November 12th, noon – 1:30pm? Location: W20-302?? 2. Building Global Partnerships (Lunch Provided) Speakers: Libby Hsu, Nathan Melenbrink, and Michael Short Date and Time: December 10th, noon – 1:30pm Location: W20-301? 3. Reflective Practices in Community Engagement (Refreshments Provided) Date and Time: January 7th, 2:00–3:30 PM Location: W20-301? Each session will feature discussions led by experienced faculty and practitioners, as well as opportunities for interactive dialogue and hands-on activities. We encourage you to join us for one or all of these sessions to enhance your teaching, research, and community engagement efforts. Please RSVP here:?https://buff.ly/4fBKCnK

Join authors Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley from The Stanford d.school for a discussion on their book "Assembling Tomorrow" where they explore how to use readily accessible tools of design to both mend the mistakes of our past and shape our future for the better. November 13 6–7:30pm MIT Building 7–429 Long Lounge Cambridge, MA SPEAKERS ?? Carissa Carter is a designer, geoscientist, and the academic director at The Stanford d.school. ?? Scott Doorley is a writer, designer, and the creative director at The Stanford d.school. RSVP and more details at https://buff.ly/3YHqFX4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT School of Architecture and Planning

?? At Design Redefined: Designing with Life, explore the ways in which biotechnology and design using living organisms are driving innovation in medical, architectural, and fabrication industries, ultimately shaping the future of material design. MODERATOR Sayo Eweje, MIT-Harvard MD / PhD Candidate and Wyss Institute at Harvard University researcher. SPEAKERS ?? Nicole Black, PhD, Program Director, MedTech Innovator ?? Daniel Tisch, DDes, Lecturer in Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design ?? Lauren ‘Ren’ Ramlan, PhD candidate, MIT Media Lab ?? Nathan Kirokwa, Pioneer Charter School, BioBuilder Program Alum ?? Sayo Eweje, Moderator, MIT-Harvard MD-PhD Student November 7, 2024 4–6pm MIT Museum Cambridge, MA This event is free with MIT Museum admission and free for teens. Co-hosted by the MIT Museum, MAD and Innovators for Purpose. Details: https://buff.ly/40w3FeG

???? We're reminiscing on the week of learning hosted by the Cambridge Science Festival earlier this fall! If you missed it or want a refresher, the replay for Level Up Game Design is now live — learn from experts and enthusiasts in a panel discussion on game design and the role of identity, narrative, and community in driving the popularity of contemporary games. Watch the panel discussion replay at https://buff.ly/3UhBwUZ. PANELISTS & MODERATOR ?? Abdullahi Abdullahi, iFp Emerging Innovator, CRLS 10th Grade ?? Kyle Gordon MBA '23, 2022 MAD Design Fellow, and in charge of Portfolio & Strategy at PlayStation ?? Nebus Kitessa '25, Mechanical Engineering & Product Design (MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE)) ?? Frank Pinto, game design teacher at Innovators for Purpose ?? T.L. Taylor, Professor of MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Director of MIT Game Lab Thank you to Scot Osterweil, research scientist and creative consultant to the Education Arcade and MIT Game Lab for leading the hands-on workshop that followed the panel! Event co-presented with Innovators for Purpose. Venue: Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard Image: ? Michael J Clarke / Cambridge Science Festival 2024

Do you have an idea that can scale and make an impact?? Are you an entrepreneur and ready to turn that idea into action??Start your application today to join MITdesignX 2025!? ?? Application Deadline: November 1, 2024 (?? designx.mit.edu) Part of MIT MAD, MITdesignX?is?a?venture accelerator empowering students, faculty, and research staff to develop?impactful?solutions that transform design, urban environments, and the global landscape. PROGRAM OVERVIEW ?? Courses:?Venture design curriculum?through?an IAP bootcamp?(6 credits, Jan 21-30) and a Spring?class (12 credits, Fridays 9–1).? ?? Mentorship:?Guidance from experienced mentors.? ?? Funding: Receive a?$10,000 team grant?to kickstart your?ideas.? ?? Resources and Network:?Civic, institutional?and industry connections to?support your ventures.? Over the past eight years, more than 80 teams have launched startups and organizations through MITdesignX, driving positive change worldwide.? Learn More and Apply: Visit MITdesignX's?program page?at designx.mit.edu for additional details,?an?application link?+?FAQs, and?examples?of past ventures.? Questions??Email us?anytime?at?[email protected]?to schedule office hours, ask questions, or discuss your proposal. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT School of Architecture and Planning | MIT Media Lab | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) | MIT D-Lab | MIT Sloan School of Management | MIT Office of Innovation | MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI)

?? Read MIT Technology Review's profile of Skylar Tibbits — founder and co-director of the?Self-Assembly Lab?at MIT, associate professor of design research in the?MIT Department of Architecture, where he also coordinates the undergraduate Minor in Design and the Art and Design Major programs, and MIT MAD's assistant director for education. Tibbits is developing “4D printing,” a process where materials can change shape or adapt over time. Unlike traditional 3D printing, which produces fixed structures, 4D printing uses materials engineered to respond to their environment, opening up possibilities for applications like self-assembling furniture or adaptive building materials. Pictured: molten metal printed structure in the shape of a basket. The liquid metal is printed within a powder bed supporting the material. "The metal cools in seconds, so we can print large-scale structures in the order of meters very, very fast. ... What's most interesting is that it's 100% recyclable. Everything you print can then be melted directly, printed again, over and over and over again. It's almost like hitting control+Z. You can undo, print, reprint," says Tibbits. ARICLE This designer creates magic from everyday materials: Skylar Tibbits coined the term “4-D printing” – then immediately moved on to his next blue-sky idea, by Anna Gibbs from the MIT Technology Review. https://buff.ly/3MtCfhp Images courtesy of Skylar Tibbits and the Self-Assembly Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT School of Architecture and Planning

HAPPENING TOMORROW! ??? ? Bob Weis, former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, is visiting the MIT campus this week for a signing of his memoir "Dream Chasing" which recounts his four-decade long career dreaming up designs for the Disney universe. This event is co-presented by the MIT Press Bookstore, the MIT Sloan Design Club, and MIT MAD ??. October 24, 2024 5PM Building E52-164 Cambridge, MA ?? Learn more and register: https://buff.ly/4dZvPlq Thank you to Rebecca Conn, Marissa Cui, Su Jean Park, & Aditi Ramakrishnan for their support! Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT Sloan School of Management

Neuroscientist Lila Chrysikou shares how creativity can be stimulated for more inventive designs in her interview with MIT MAD. Lila Chrysikou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University and the President of The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity. ?? Watch this new episode of MAD's "Design + ..." video series at https://buff.ly/4dHxiNg Massachusetts Institute of Technology