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Advancing Plasma Engineering Applications
April 5, 2026
A trio of new studies from MAE Professor Michael Keidar highlights the various applications of plasma engineering, spanning aerospace and biomedical innovations.
How I Got the Internship: Navigating Campus Events and Resources as a First-Year
April 3, 2026
By taking advantage of opportunities outside the classroom, Stella Iyengar has opened new doors for herself–now she prepares for a summer internship at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
New Research Outlines Recommendations for Trustworthy Scientific Machine Learning
March 31, 2026
MAE Professor Lorena Barba co-authored a study in Machine Learning Science and Technology, providing 16 recommendations for making scientific ML models more trustworthy.
