Chemical Engineering

MIT engineers have developed a way to deliver genes to the chloroplasts of plant cells. In these images, mesophyll cells (right) and epidermal cells (left) in an arugula leaf have been engineered to express a yellow fluorescent protein in their chloroplasts. Cell walls are stained red and chloroplasts are stained blue.

An easier way to engineer plants

MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.

February 25, 2019

Attendees of the 2018 Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering Workshop

Helping women in chemical engineering navigate academic careers

Inaugural Rising Stars in Chemical Engineering workshop seeks to increase the number of women who pursue faculty positions.

February 22, 2019

Seaside desalination plants like this typically discharge large volumes of concentrated brine back into the sea. MIT researchers have shown that instead, much of this waste could be turned into useful chemicals.

Turning desalination waste into a useful resource

Process developed at MIT could turn concentrated brine into useful chemicals, making desalination more efficient.

February 13, 2019

Six MIT researchers are among the 86 new members and 18 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Six MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2019

Members have made advances in molecular processes, rheology, computer networking, nanocrystalline metals, affective computing, and semiconductor tech.

February 11, 2019

The 2018 Bose Research Fellows (standing) pose for a photo with (seated, l-r) President L. Rafael Reif, Judy Bose, and Provost Martin Schmidt.

Bose grants for 2018 fund research at the frontier of discovery

The prestigious awards are supporting five innovative projects that challenge established norms and have the potential to be world-changing.

February 11, 2019

MIT spring exchange students gather by Imperial College London's iconic Queen's Tower: (l-r) Lily Bailey, Michael Hiebert, Dain Kim, Sara Wilson.

A semester studying abroad at Imperial College London

Students say they're enthusiastic about the new MIT-Imperial Academic Exchange pilot program.

February 11, 2019

An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin.

New pill can deliver insulin

Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 1 diabetes.

February 7, 2019

Left to right: Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are the winners of the 2018 Committed to Caring Award.

New parameters in graduate mentoring

Professors Cullen Buie, Hadley Sikes, and Justin Steil are honored with the Committed to Caring Award.

February 4, 2019

About 130 undergraduates discussed the progress of their yearlong research projects at during the SuperUROP Showcase poster session.

SuperUROP: Showcasing students' research work in progress

Undergraduate researchers discussed their projects at a well-attended poster session.

January 31, 2019

Beér helped Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews in Budapest.

Professor Emeritus János Miklós Beér dies at 95

Chemical engineering professor had a passion for cleaner combustion and was a refugee who helped Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary.

January 15, 2019