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"He goes far beyond teaching STEM. He inspires creativity, wonder and joy," says President Reif.
Visitors to MIT on April 13 caught a glimpse of innovation in action with students carrying an 8-foot rocket and a solar-powered car driving down Mass Ave, all headed to Lobby 13. Described by MIT Rocket Team Caption Cruz Soto ’24 as a “vibrant melting pot for anything and everything engineering,” the showcase featured Arcturus, MIT Motorsports, Robo Team, Rocket Team, Design Build Fly, Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT), and SPOKES.
The 27-member team will represent MIT at the international RoboBoat competition this June
Undergraduate women students strengthen MIT Edgerton Center teams with diverse perspectives
Amidst bouncy dance music and shiny streamers, students raced to complete their IAP projects for the pinball showcase on Friday, January 28th, at the Edgerton Center. The pressure was on, but all in good fun.
The origins for MIT Edgerton’s student-run Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) started in an unusual place—on the deck of a ship. Suffering from seasickness during one of MIT professor Doc Egerton’s nautical archaeology voyages, James Worden ’89 shared his idea for creating solar cars. Two weeks later, he had lab space in Building 20 and competed in Switzerland’s Tour de Sol the next semester. Read the full article on Slice of MIT.