Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Speaker: Fan Qin (Beijing Normal University)In person or on Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/92441268505Title: Cluster algebras and analogs of dual canonical basesAbstract:In this talk, we first give a gentle introduction to cluster algebras.Next, we construct common triangular bases for almost all the known (quantum) cluster algebras from Lie theory. These bases provide analogs of the dual canonical bases, long anticipated in cluster theory. In cases where the generalized Cartan matrices are symmetric, we show that these cluster algebras and their bases are quasi-categorified.Finally, we extend cluster algebras from finite ranks to infinite ranks. This extension allows us to show that, for cluster algebras associated with double Bott-Samelson cells, the standard bases can be computed via a braid group action when the Cartan matrix is of finite type.

Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital SeriesProgramTBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the PerformersJade Buckwalter is a junior at MIT majoring in computer science and mathematics and minoring in music. She currently studies with Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin through the MIT Emerson/Harris Scholarship program, and previously studied with Ashley Addington. Throughout her time at MIT, Jade has played flute in the MIT Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Society, the Institooters (MIT's IAP flute ensemble), and the Ribotones. In her spare time, you can find Jade arranging and writing music, playing board games, and doing crosswords.About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.

Prof. Naoaki Yabuuchi 1 Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Yokohama National University 2 Advanced Chemical Energy Research Center, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National UniversityHosted by the Electrochemical Energy LaboratoryAbstract: Ni-enriched layered materials, like LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2, are widely used as positive electrode materials in Li-ion batteries for electric vehicle applications. Nevertheless, there remains an ever-growing demand for technological advancements in this field. In this presentation, recent research progress from my group is introduced: 1) A defectengineered Ni-based layered material, Li0.975Ni1.025O2, as a high-performance, Co-free positive electrode material. (Energy Storage Materials 2024, 66, 103200); 2) High-energy, Co-/Ni-free Mn-based positive electrode materials, which are targeted for costeffective electric vehicle applications. (ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 2753; Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 14, 2304074; ACS Cent. Sci. 2024, 10, 1718); 3) A vanadium-based electrode material, Li8/7Ti2/7V4/7O2, with a dimensionally invariable character, developed for practical all solid-state battery applications under low stack pressure. (Nat. Mater. 2023, 22, 225); 4) The development of Na insertion materials composed of Earth-abundant elements for Na-ion batteries as a cost-effective and complementary system to Li-ion batteries. (Energy Mater. Adv. 2021, 2021, 9857563; Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 338; Adv. Funct. Mater., DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202417830). Based on these results, our material design strategies and the future development of Li/Na insertion materials for advanced and practical battery applications are discussed.Biography: Biography: Naoaki Yabuuchi is a professor at Yokohama National University. He completed his PhD at Osaka City University in 2006 and his postdoc at MIT, with research expertise in the development of new electrode materials and studies on reaction mechanisms for high-energy Li/Na batteries. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and an associated editor of Energy Storage Materials. He is the recipient of First International Award, “Science Award Electrochemistry” by Volkswagen and BASF, The 2nd ISSI Young Scientist Award, and ISE Prize for Applied Electrochemistry, The Periodic Table of Younger Chemists (Niobium) from The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) among other honors.

Join us as we get moving!As we finalize the final details of the class schedule we would like to start gathering interest and registration for our classes.Registration for the classes is required and if you do not attend the first class without prior notice you will be DROPPED from the class series.One parent is required to attend each class with their child.Taekwondo: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. at Westgate Soccer: Fridays at 5:00 p.m. at Westgate Yoga: Saturdays at 10 a.m. at WestgateThis opportunity is cost-free and open to all MIT community, thanks to financial support from GRCG - Graduate Residential Community Grants and organized by WEC - Westgate Executive Committee | Parents Resource Coordinators.Please note that the spots are limited, so in order to offer this opportunity to as many families possible, sign up to secure an spot for your children.

Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital SeriesProgramTBDLivestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hallAbout the PerformersLani Lee is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering researching cell mechanics in the group of Prof. Ming Guo. She has studied with Dr. Kerry Deal in the Emerson/Harris Program since starting graduate school. She minored in Music as an undergraduate at MIT where she discovered her love of singing with Concert Choir her first year. She served as an officer for many years and performed as a soloist for Bach Magnificat and Beethoven Mass in C Major, as well as with MIT Chamber Chorus for Bach Mass in A Major, BWV 234, and Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12. Outside of MIT, she sings with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the mixed-voice symphonic choir of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and writes occasional concert reviews for Boston Classical Review.Lani has also enjoyed exploring music with other amazing groups on campus, such as Rambax (Senegalese Drum Ensemble), Ribotones, Next Act, and Musical Theatre Guild. With the thriving music community at MIT, she helped present CAMIT-funded concert performances with MIT Pocket Opera Productions, where she sang the roles of Tisbe in Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto. Though music is one of her greatest passions, Lani also enjoys sports involving water in any state of matter, generally being in nature, and activities involving food (baking, cooking, and eating).About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private StudySupport for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.This project is presented as part of Artfinity, an Institute-sponsored event celebrating creativity and community at MIT. Artfinity is organized by the Office of the Arts.