Over 90,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant, but only 2% of willing donors are approved. Computer science alum Daniela Shuman co-leads Project Donor at UChicago, using technology to help turn more potential donors into life-saving donations. https://t.co/Jqqq9H3Ljx
Mechanical engineering senior Jack Anderson is advancing the drivetrain of Harvard’s Formula-style racecar for his senior capstone project. From engine brackets to differential mounting, his goal is clear: get the car race-ready by next year. https://t.co/t6xNTNIBWG
For her senior capstone project, bioengineering concentrator Omolivie Eboreime is designing self-assembling protein nanoparticles to deliver gene editors directly to HSPCs, aiming to make treatment for hemoglobinopathies more accessible worldwide. https://t.co/cQ3WxBgkrO
For his senior capstone project, Konstantinos Maliaris built a compact, low-cost point-of-care system to monitor mitochondrial physiology in real time, aiming to speed diagnosis and research of 300+ often misdiagnosed mitochondrial diseases. https://t.co/0ihdpbe1xK
For his senior capstone project, mechanical engineering concentrator Michael Kuhl designed an orbital locker payload that assembles and deploys cube satellites in space, testing whether the mechanism can withstand rocket launch conditions. https://t.co/oNdqLg1GN5
Electrical engineering senior Ellen Caraballo developed an adaptable universal microgrid controller for her capstone project to provide reliable, affordable backup power in outage‑prone regions like Puerto Rico through shared neighborhood generation. https://t.co/gzJ6WVQoBL
From softball field to robotics lab: Mechanical engineering senior and outfielder Lael Ayala built an autonomous SoftBot to collect balls after practice—freeing time for ROTC, classes, and her startup developing search-and-rescue drones. https://t.co/5Vhcm3FwkM
Sarah Hancock, Ph.D. in environmental science & engineering, will stay with Prof. Daniel Jacob’s Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group as a staff researcher.
"I had researched air quality before coming here, and if you’re working on air quality, this is the place to be."
Nicholas Balasus, Ph.D. in environmental science & engineering, will continue his methane emissions research with a postdoctoral position at the nonprofit Carbon Mapper.
"We’re excited about it. It’s great that people care about your research."
Xing Zhao, Ph.D. in bioengineering, will be continuing her research as a postdoctoral researcher
“SEAS doesn’t just teach you to think within one engineering field. In our lab we have people from not only engineering backgrounds, but also backgrounds in chemistry and physics.”
Philipp Arens, Ph.D. in electrical engineering, will be continuing in Prof. Conor Walsh’s Harvard Biodesign Lab as a postdoctoral researcher. "Figuring out when devices should apply assistance, and how to optimize and personalize settings to each user was the focus of my Ph.D.”
Elle Weeks, Ph.D. in applied math, has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in the mathematics department at Kenyon College in Ohio
“It’s been cool to see all the different ways you can use math to understand things like climate.”
Victor Klippgen, M.E. in computational science and engineering, will be co-founding a company developing sensors to track and classify insects.
"We’re hoping to start with the food processing and hospitality industries."
Eliot Atlani, S.M. in data science, will be working at Palantir.
"Harvard is one of the best universities in the world," he said. "I always wanted to do AI-related research, and this is the best place to do it."
Elena Ghazi, S.M. in computer science, will continue pursuing her Ph.D. in the labs of Flavio Calmon and Salil Vadhan.
"I am very excited about data privacy and its applications to machine learning, social sciences, and healthcare."
Hadi Khalaf, S.M. in computer science, will continue pursuing his Ph.D. in the lab of Flavio Calmon.
“I work with different problems of AI safety and reliability. I come from a theoretical background, and I’m trying to apply these concepts to AI.”
Daniel Li, S.M. in computational science and engineering, will be working as a software engineer in New York.
“I wanted to focus on theoretical computer science, and the faculty here are really strong."
Zhilu Chen, S.M. in data science, will be working as a data scientist at Two Sigma Ventures. “I really liked the curriculum. It was very rigorous, especially with AI. I got really interested in machine learning and deep learning here.”
Yiwen Li, S.M. in data science, will be working in industry after graduation.
“The connections within my cohort, I felt like everybody knew exactly what they wanted to do right now, and what they plan to do in the future.”