Autonomous RACECAR IAP CourseLearn about basic autonomy and robotics for ground vehicles in this short two-week course on Autonomous RACECAR! In this course, members of the MIT community will have the opportunity to program a 1:14 scale RC car to autonomously navigate through an obstacle course. The course concludes with a hackathon and an all-out race in the famous MIT tunnels, with prizes and more!Instructor Name: Chris LaiRegistration Opens: November 25, 2024Dates: Jan 20th, 22nd, 24th, 27th, 29th, and 31stTime: 1pm - 4pm ESTLocation: 17-130Registration Link: https://mit-bwsi.formstack.com/forms/racecar_neo_iap_2025Website link: https://sites.mit.edu/mit-racecar/

Offers students alternative exploratory experience in teaching, learning, and researching. Through collaborative activities with open-ended experiments from diverse origins, participants re-create historical instruments and discoveries that challenged assumptions and sparked new investigations. Student curiosity and questions shape specific course content. Assignments include observations, experiments, readings, journal writing and sketching, and a final reflective paper.

Step inside MIT.nano's fab to create a 1x1 inch chip with your favorite image to take home with you! We will work inside the MIT.nano cleanroom: learn how to grow up, understand the different fab tools, and use the tools to pattern a 50nm thin layer of aluminum with your design. At the end, we will separate out the chips from the wafer, and you get a chance to put your chip in a small frame or carrier to take with you.

DescriptionAll members of the MIT community are invited to participate in GET NOTICED! – a dynamic two-day design challenge that showcases your creativity, sets new trends in biking and riding apparel, and reflects the uniqueness of MIT. Most importantly, this challenge aims to help Personal Wheels (PW) riders GET NOTICED for improved safety and visibility on the streets of Cambridge.We’re calling on innovative minds to conceptualize a unique article of clothing or a wearable/mountable device that is:Easy to put on and take offEye-catching and highly desirable for PW ridersAffordable to produceDesigned to significantly enhance visibility for ridersWe’re thrilled to collaborate with Ehmke Manufacturing Company, a leading designer and producer of innovative technical fabric products for defense, aerospace, and industrial markets, to bring your ideas to life.Event DetailsDay One – January 15Overview of the design challenge criteriaPresentation on PW safety initiatives at MITMeet-and-greet with our collaborators at Ehmke Manufacturing CompanyCollaborative workshops with expert speakers to refine your designs, explore materials, and discuss efficient, cost-effective manufacturing processesDay Two – January 27Presentation of designs to a jury of professionals and MIT community membersSelection of a winning conceptOpportunity for the individual or team with the selected design to collaborate with Ehmke Manufacturing Company to refine and prototype their designIf successful, your design could be produced and distributed to PW riders across the MIT campus, enhancing both safety and style.Join us to set a new standard for visibility and creativity!Attendance: Participants must attend both sessionsHosted by: The Personal Wheels Safety Committee in collaboration with Ehmke Manufacturing CompanyDates: Jan 15th and 27thTime: 1pm - 3pm ESTLocation: NW23

Have you ever wondered…· How do space science missions get their start?· What funding is available for space instruments and experiments and how do I tap into it?· What’s a review panel anyway and what are they looking for from a proposal?Then join our course to learn what it takes to write successful NASA proposals! Over the course of three sessions we will learn about:· The NASA funding landscape· How to read funding solicitations· How to develop compelling concepts and write winning proposals, and· What to expect (and do!) after you’re awarded.This course will culminate in students developing their own concepts for a real solicitation (individually or in teams) and writing a draft 3-page proposal that will be reviewed in a mock panel. This course is open to all members of the MIT community and is not for credit.Registration is required for this course. Please register using the following link and feel free to reach out to LParit@mit.edu with any questions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc09JvZC8ctQiZkW_2xfXH1qq7di7MTUzHBetDCv7Tr1YY8oQ/viewform?usp=sf_link