The Aerospace Innovation Seminar Series will feature speakers from some of the biggest names in entrepreneurial aerospace — many of whom started as students in AeroAstro!Brian is the Chief Executive Officer of Wisk Aero, a leader in the Advanced Air Mobility market. Wisk is building and certifying the world’s first autonomous, all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger use. Wisk is headquartered in Mountain View, California and regularly flight tests its autonomy systems and full-scale electric aircraft in the region. Wisk is actively building and testing their 6th Generation aircraft, the company’s first certified product for commercial use, and working with the FAA on a type certification program. The company’s goal is to bring safe everyday flight to everyone. Brian brings extensive leadership and engineering expertise from his previous roles at Boeing, where he led sustainability and future mobility initiatives. He also served as Chief Technologist for Boeing NeXt and was on the Board of Directors for Wisk. Prior to Boeing, Brian held senior positions at Aurora Flight Sciences, specializing in aviation autonomy. He holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.This seminar series is part of the Certificate in Aerospace Innovation offered by the MIT Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics in collaboration with the Martin Trust MIT Center for Entrepreneurship. Learn more about the certificate program on our Certificate in Aerospace Innovation website!Contact Email: aa-innovation@mit.edu

In this workshop we will focus on how to prepare the key components of a resume for industry positions, with time for questions. We will also briefly review qualities of an effective cover letter. Join us to learn how to best communicate your experience and get into the "yes" pile after an initial review. This workshop will focus on U.S. searches, with some tips for other countries. This CAPD event is open to MIT PhDs, postdocs, and alumni.

Want to get exercise mid-day but don’t want to go outside? Join the tunnel walk for a 30-minute walk led by a volunteer through MIT’s famous tunnel system. This walk may include stairs/inclines. Wear comfortable shoes. Free.Location details: Meet in the lobby with the big mirror, right inside the Collier Memorial entrance to Stata. Location photo below.Tunnel Walk Leaders will have a white flag they will raise at the meeting spot for you to find them.Prize Drawing: Attend a walk and scan a QR code from the walk leaders to be entered into a drawing for a getfit tote bag at the end of the getfit challenge. The more walks you attend, the more entries you get. Winner will be drawn and notified at the end of April. Winner does not need to be a getfit participant.Disclaimer: Tunnel walks are led by volunteers. In the rare occasion when a volunteer isn’t able to make it, we will do our best to notify participants. In the event we are unable to notify participants and a walk leader does not show up, we encourage you to walk as much as you feel comfortable doing so. We recommend checking this calendar just before you head out! [As of Feb 12, this calendar is defaulting to the year 1899. Click "today" to be brought to the current month.]Getfit is a 12-week fitness challenge for the entire MIT community. These tunnel walks are open to the entire MIT community and you do not need to be a current getfit participant to join.

Belonging and Motivation Go Hand-in-Hand: Evidence-Based Practice for Understanding and Regulating Student Belonging for Academic SuccessDr. Jill Allen, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives; Associate Professor of Psychology, Drake UniversityThis presentation integrates theoretical, methodological, and applied perspectives on the interplay between belonging and motivation in higher education. Drawing on the Motivational Experiences Model (Thoman et al., 2013) and novel approaches to capturing the fluctuating nature of belonging (“experience sampling methodologies”), this talk will describe possible interventions which elevate the motivational experience of students and subsequently increase their belonging and academic persistence (e.g., Allen et al., 2021). At a time when higher education’s value is questioned, this talk is tailored to educators seeking to help students foster a sense of inclusion and connection, both within and outside their classes, which sustains students’ passion for learning and research in higher education.All are welcome! Please register on ZoomAbout the SpeakerDr. Allen is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2015, Dr. Allen has served Drake University in a variety of faculty roles, including the Director of the Slay Fund for Social Justice (since 2023) and Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences (since 2024).Her primary field of study is social psychology. Dr. Allen teaches courses in experimental social psychology, psychology of prejudice and diversity, psychology of gender, and research methods in psychology. Her research program examines the consequences of stereotyping and sexual objectification on motivation and behavior. Current research focuses on increasing gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity within STEM-fields (through belonging interventions) and reducing the negative effects of sexual objectification on women and girls.Dr. Allen earned her B.A. in psychology and community sociology from Wartburg College (a small, liberal arts institution in Iowa), her M.S. in Applied Psychology from Montana State University (a mid-sized land-grant institution in southwest Montana), and her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Midwestern R1), with a certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies.

MIT Free English Class is for international students, sholars, spouses. Twenty seven years ago we created a community to welcome the nations to MIT and assist with language and friendship. Join our Tuesday/Thursday conversation classes around tables inside W11-190.

As part of MIT's Day of Climate, this professional development session provides training for Coastal Climate Science Activities and Experiments.Increased CO2 in the atmosphere is impacting coastal environments with adverse effects such as sea level rise, damage to marine life, and extreme weather. This project will present an overall framework that illustrates how increased CO2 is causing changes in water quality including acidification, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and others.Students will derive the connections by means of experiments and text investigations then place them in the overall framework, creating the big picture for themselves. This curriculum, building on the work from Sea Perch II, aims to foster climate science knowledge and scientific practices, empowering students to understand and act on climate-related issues.Register for this in-person session.