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10.591 | Case Studies in Bioengineering | Analysis and discussion of recent research in areas of bioengineering, including drug delivery, protein and tissue engineering, physiological transport, stem cell technology, and quantitative immunology by senior investigators in the Boston area. Students will read and critique papers, then have discussions with authors about their work. | false | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Biology (GIR) or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.595 | Molecular Design and Bioprocess Development of Immunotherapies | Examines challenges and opportunities for applying chemical engineering principles to address the growing global burden of infectious disease, including drug-resistant strains and neglected pathogens. Topics include a historical overview of vaccines and immunotherapies, the molecular design considerations for new immunotherapies and adjuvants, the economic challenges for process development and manufacturing of immunotherapies, and new technologies for designing and assessing therapies. Case studies to cover topics for specific diseases. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.600[J] | Dimensions of Geoengineering | Familiarizes students with the potential contributions and risks of using geoengineering technologies to control climate damage from global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Discusses geoengineering in relation to other climate change responses: reducing emissions, removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Limited to 100. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-4 | null | 1.850[J], 5.000[J], 11.388[J], 12.884[J], 15.036[J], 16.645[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.606 | Picturing Science and Engineering | Provides instruction in best practices for creating more effective graphics and photographs to support and communicate research in science and engineering. Discusses in depth specific examples from a range of scientific contexts, such as journal articles, presentations, grant submissions, and cover art. Topics include graphics for figures depicting form and structure, process, and change over time. Prepares students to create effective graphics for submissions to existing journals and calls attention to the future of published graphics with the advent of interactivity. Limited to 10. | true | Spring | Graduate | 1-2-2 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.621[J] | Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation | Reviews the contributions of energy systems to global greenhouse gas emissions, and the levers for reducing those emissions. Lectures and projects focus on evaluating energy systems against climate policy goals, using performance metrics such as cost, carbon intensity, and others. Student projects explore pathways for realizing emissions reduction scenarios. Projects address the climate change mitigation potential of energy technologies (hardware and software), technological and behavioral change trajectories, and technology and policy portfolios. Background in energy systems strongly recommended. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments and explore the subject in greater depth. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 1.670[J], IDS.521[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.625[J] | Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications | Fundamental concepts, tools, and applications in electrochemical science and engineering. Introduces thermodynamics, kinetics and transport of electrochemical reactions. Describes how materials structure and properties affect electrochemical behavior of particular applications, for instance in lithium rechargeable batteries, electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, photo electrochemical cells, and electrolytic cells. Discusses state-of-the-art electrochemical energy technologies for portable electronic devices, hybrid and plug-in vehicles, electrical vehicles. Theoretical and experimental exploration of electrochemical measurement techniques in cell testing, and in bulk and interfacial transport measurements (electronic and ionic resistivity and charge transfer cross the electrode-electrolyte interface). | true | Fall | Graduate | 4-0-8 | 2.005, 3.046, 3.53, 10.40, (2.051 and 2.06), or permission of instructor | 2.625[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.626 | Electrochemical Energy Systems | Introduces electrochemical energy systems from the perspective of thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport. Surveys analysis and design of electrochemical reactions and processes by integrating chemical engineering fundamentals with knowledge from diverse fields, including chemistry, electrical engineering, and materials science. Includes applications to fuel cells, electrolyzers, and batteries. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | 10.50 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.631 | Structural Theories of Polymer Fluid Mechanics | Structural and molecular models for polymeric liquids. Nonequilibrium properties are emphasized. Elementary kinetic theory of polymer solutions. General phase space kinetic for polymer melts and solutions. Network theories. Interrelations between structure and rheological properties. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | 10.301 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.637[J] | Computational Chemistry | Addresses both the theory and application of first-principles computer simulations methods (i.e., quantum, chemical, or electronic structure), including Hartree-Fock theory, density functional theory, and correlated wavefunction methods. Covers enhanced sampling, ab initio molecular dynamics, and transition-path-finding approaches as well as errors and accuracy in total and free energies. Discusses applications such as the study and prediction of properties of chemical systems, including heterogeneous, molecular, and biological catalysts (enzymes), and physical properties of materials. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 35; no listeners. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 5.698[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.643[J] | Future Medicine: Drug Delivery, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics | Aims to describe the direction and future of medical technology. Introduces pharmaceutics, pharmacology, and conventional medical devices, then transitions to drug delivery systems, mechanical/electric-based and biological/cell-based therapies, and sensors. Covers nano- and micro drug delivery systems, including polymer-drug conjugates, protein therapeutics, liposomes and polymer nanoparticles, viral and non-viral genetic therapy, and tissue engineering. Previous coursework in cell biology and organic chemistry recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 40. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | 5.12 or permission of instructor | HST.526[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.65 | Chemical Reactor Engineering | Fundamentals of chemically reacting systems with emphasis on synthesis of chemical kinetics and transport phenomena. Topics include kinetics of gas, liquid, and surface reactions; quantum chemistry; transition state theory; surface adsorption, diffusion, and desorption processes; mechanism and kinetics of biological processes; mechanism formulation and sensitivity analysis. Reactor topics include nonideal flow reactors, residence time distribution and dispersion models; multiphase reaction systems; nonlinear reactor phenomena. Examples are drawn from different applications, including heterogeneous catalysis, polymerization, combustion, biochemical systems, and materials processing. | true | Spring | Graduate | 4-0-8 | 10.37 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.652[J] | Kinetics of Chemical Reactions | Experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical reaction kinetics, including transition-state theories, molecular beam scattering, classical techniques, quantum and statistical mechanical estimation of rate constants, pressure-dependence and chemical activation, modeling complex reacting mixtures, and uncertainty/ sensitivity analyses. Reactions in the gas phase, liquid phase, and on surfaces are discussed with examples drawn from atmospheric, combustion, industrial, catalytic, and biological chemistry. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | 5.62, 10.37, or 10.65 | 5.68[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.668[J] | Statistical Mechanics of Polymers | Concepts of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics applied to macromolecules: polymer conformations in melts, solutions, and gels; Rotational Isomeric State theory, Markov processes and molecular simulation methods applied to polymers; incompatibility and segregation in incompressible and compressible systems; molecular theory of viscoelasticity; relation to scattering and experimental measurements. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | 10.568 or permission of instructor | 3.941[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.677 | Topics in Applied Microfluidics | Provides an introduction to the field of microfluidics. Reviews fundamental concepts in transport phenomena and dimensional analysis, focusing on new phenomena which arise at small scales. Discusses current applications, with an emphasis on the contributions engineers bring to the field. Local and visiting experts in the field discuss their work. Limited to 30. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | 10.301 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.689 | Concepts in Modern Heterogeneous Catalysis | Explores topics in the design and implementation of heterogeneous catalysts for chemical transformations. Emphasizes use of catalysis for environmentally benign and sustainable chemical processes. Lectures address concepts in catalyst preparation, catalyst characterization, quantum chemical calculations, and microkinetic analysis of catalytic processes. Shows how experimental and theoretical approaches can illustrate important reactive intermediates and transition states involved in chemical reaction pathways, and uses that information to help identify possible new catalysts that may facilitate reactions of interest. Draws examples from current relevant topics in catalysis. Includes a group project in which students investigate a specific topic in greater depth. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | 10.302 and 10.37 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.7003[J] | Applied Molecular Biology Laboratory | Laboratory-based exploration of modern experimental molecular biology. Specific experimental system studied may vary from term to term, depending on instructor. Emphasizes concepts of experimental design, data analysis and communication in biology and how these concepts are applied in the biotechnology industry. Satisfies 6 units of Institute Laboratory credit. Enrollment limited; admittance may be controlled by lottery. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 2-7-3 | 7.002 | 7.003[J] | false | true | false | False | False | False |
10.792[J] | Global Operations Leadership Seminar | Integrative forum in which worldwide leaders in business, finance, government, sports, and education share their experiences and insights with students aspiring to run global operations. Students play a large role in managing the seminar. Preference to LGO students. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-0 [P/D/F] | null | 2.890[J], 15.792[J], 16.985[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.801 | Project Management and Problem Solving in Academia and Industry | Teaches both soft and hard skills to foster student success through one-month team projects, as part of the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice (M.S.CEP) program. The same skills are expected to be valuable for problem-solving in both academic and industrial settings at large. Themes to be covered include career development, project management, leadership, project economics, techniques for problem solving, literature search, safety, professional behavior, and time management. Students participate in activities and discussions during class time, study preparatory and review materials on MITx and complete active-learning assessments between meetings, and complete a quiz at the end of the course. Enrollment will be limited to students in the School of Chemical Engineering Practice. | true | IAP | Graduate | 3-0-3 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.805[J] | Technology, Law, and the Working Environment | Addresses relationship between technology-related problems and the law applicable to work environment. National Labor Relations Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act. Toxic Substances Control Act, state worker's compensation, and suits by workers in the courts discussed. Problems related to occupational health and safety, collective bargaining as a mechanism for altering technology in the workplace, job alienation, productivity, and the organization of work addressed. Prior courses or experience in the environmental, public health, or law-related areas. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Permission of instructor | IDS.436[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.806 | Management in Engineering | Introduction and overview of engineering management. Financial principles, management of innovation, technical strategy and best management practices. Case study method of instruction emphasizes participation in class discussion. Focus is on the development of individual skills and management tools. Restricted to juniors and seniors. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-1-8 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.807[J] | Innovation Teams | Introduces skills and capabilities for real-world problem solving to take technology from lab to societal impact: technical and functional exploration, opportunity discovery, market understanding, value economics, scale-up, intellectual property, and communicating/working for impact across disciplines. Students work in multidisciplinary teams formed around MIT research breakthroughs, with extensive in-class coaching and guidance from faculty, lab members, and select mentors. Follows a structured approach to innovating in which everything is a variable and the product, technology, and opportunities for new ventures can be seen as an act of synthesis. Teams gather evidence that permits a fact-based iteration across multiple application domains, markets, functionalities, technologies, and products, leading to a recommendation that maps a space of opportunity and includes actionable next steps to evolve the market and technology. | true | Fall | Graduate | 4-4-4 | null | 2.907[J], 15.371[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.817[J] | Atmospheric Chemistry | Provides a detailed overview of the chemical transformations that control the abundances of key trace species in the Earth's atmosphere. Emphasizes the effects of human activity on air quality and climate. Topics include photochemistry, kinetics, and thermodynamics important to the chemistry of the atmosphere; stratospheric ozone depletion; oxidation chemistry of the troposphere; photochemical smog; aerosol chemistry; and sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and other climate forcers. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | 5.601 and 5.602 | 1.84[J], 12.807[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.80 | (10.82, 10.84, 10.86) School of Chemical Engineering Practice -- Technical Accomplishment | Conducted at industrial field stations of the School of Chemical Engineering Practice. Group problem assignments include process development design, simulation and control, technical service, and new-product development. Grading based on technical accomplishment. Credit granted in lieu of master's thesis. See departmental descripton on School of Chemical Engineering Practice for details. Enrollment limited and subject to plant availability. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 0-6-0 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.81 | (10.83, 10.85, 10.87) School of Chemical Engineering Practice -- Communication Skills and Human Relations | Conducted at industrial field stations of the School of Chemical Engineering Practice. Group problem assignments include process development, design, simulation and control, technical service, and new-product development. Grading based on communication skills and human relations in group assignments. Credit granted in lieu of master's thesis; see departmental description on School of Chemical Engineering Practice for details. Enrollment limited and subject to plant availability. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 0-6-0 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.90 | Independent Research Problem | For special and graduate students who wish to carry out some minor investigation in a particular field. Subject and hours to fit individual requirements. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.910 | Independent Research Problem | For undergraduate students who wish to carry out a special investigation in a particular field. Topic and hours arranged. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.911 | Independent Research Problem | For undergraduate students who wish to carry out a special investigation in a particular field. Topic and hours arranged. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer, Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.912 | Practical Internship in Chemical Engineering | Provides academic credit for professional experiences in chemical engineering at external facilities, such as companies or laboratories. At the end of the internship, students must submit a report that describes the experience, details their accomplishments, and synthesizes the perspectives, knowledge, and skills to be carried forward into the rest of their studies. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.951 | Seminar in Biological Systems | Students, postdocs, and visitors to present their work on design, construction, and characterization of biological systems expanding on topics in synthetic biology, molecular systems biology, and cellular reprogramming. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.952 | Seminar in Bioelectrochemical Engineering | Students, postdocs and visitors present and discuss their research in bioelectrochemistry. Specific topics include electrochemical platform design for diagnostics and screening tools, fundamental studies of metalloproteins and electron transfer-proficient microbes, materials for bioelectronics, and in vitro disease models. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.953 | Seminar in Heterogeneous Catalysis | Students present their research to other students and staff. Research topics include heterogeneous catalysis, design of catalytic materials, biomass conversion, biofuels, and CO2 utilization. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.954 | Seminar in Applied Optical Spectroscopy | Research seminars given by students, postdocs, and visitors. Topics covered include applied optical spectroscopy and imaging, with particular emphasis on nanomaterials and how they relate to alternative energy technologies. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.955 | Seminar in Electrochemical Engineering | Designed to allow students to present and discuss their research in the area of electrochemical engineering with a particular emphasis on energy storage and conversion (e.g., batteries, fuel cells, electroreactors). Specific topics include active materials design, electroanalytical platform development, and integration of electrochemical and imaging techniques. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.956 | Seminar in Atomistic Simulation | Seminar allows students to present their research to other students and staff. The research topics include electronic structure theory, computational chemistry techniques, and density functional theory with a focus on applications to catalysis and materials science. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.957 | Seminar in Bioengineering Technology | Research seminars presented by students and guest speakers on emerging biotechnologies. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.958 | Seminar in the Fluid Mechanics and Self-assembly of Soft Matter | Covers topics related to low Reynolds number hydrodynamics and the statistical physics of particulate media. Specifics include the kinetics of phase transitions in soft matter and the time-varying deformation of colloidal dispersions, glasses and gels. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.960[J] | Seminar in Polymers and Soft Matter | A series of seminars covering a broad spectrum of topics in polymer science and engineering, featuring both on- and off-campus speakers. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-0 [P/D/F] | null | 3.903[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.961 | Seminar in Advanced Air Pollution Research | Research seminars, presented by students engaged in thesis work in the field of air pollution. Particular emphasis given to atmospheric chemistry, mathematical modeling, and policy analysis. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.962 | Seminar in Molecular Cell Engineering | Weekly seminar with discussion of ongoing research and relevant literature by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists on issues at the interface of chemical engineering with molecular cell biology. Emphasis is on quantitative aspects of physicochemical mechanisms involved in receptor/ligand interactions, receptor signal transduction processes, receptor-mediated cell behavioral responses, and applications of these in biotechnology and medicine. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.963 | Seminar in Computer-Assisted Molecular Discovery | Allows students to present their research and literature reviews to other students and staff. Topics include the use of automation and computational methods for understanding the biological, chemical, and physical properties of molecular structures, as well as the design of new functional molecules and the synthetic processes to produce them. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.964 | Seminar on Transport Theory | Research seminars presented by students and guest speakers on mathematical modeling of transport phenomena, focusing on electrochemical systems, electrokinetics, and microfluidics. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.965 | Seminar in Biosystems Engineering | Advanced topics on the state-of-the-art in design and implementation of analytical processes for biological systems, including single-cell analysis, micro/nanotechnologies, systems biology, biomanufacturing, and process engineering. Seminars and discussions guided by the research interests of participating graduate students, postdoctoral associates, faculty, and visiting lecturers. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.966 | Seminar in Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, and Tissue Engineering | Focuses on presentations by students and staff on current research in the area of drug delivery, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. Includes topics such as nanotherapeutics, intracellular delivery, and therapies for diabetes. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.967 | Seminar in Protein-Polymer Materials Engineering | Research seminar covers topics on protein-based polymeric materials. Specific topics include bioelectronic materials, protein-polymer hybrids, and nanostructured proteins and polymers. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.968 | Seminar in Biomolecular Engineering | Covers research progress in the area of design, testing and mechanistic investigation of novel molecular systems for biotechnological applications. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.969 | Molecular Engineering Seminar | Seminar allows students to present their research to other students and staff. Research topics include molecular simulations techniques and applications, and molecular engineering of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical processes and formulations. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.970 | Seminar in Molecular Computation | Seminar allows students to present their research to other students and staff. The research topics include computational chemistry techniques, kinetics, and catalysis. Focus is on molecular-level understanding of chemical change. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.971 | Seminar in Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena | Seminar series on current research on Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, and applications to materials processing. Seminars given by guest speakers and research students. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.972 | Biochemical Engineering Research Seminar | Seminar allows students to present their research programs to other students and staff. The research topics include fermentation and enzyme technology, mammalian and animal cell cultivation, and biological product separation. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.973 | Bioengineering | Seminar covering topics related to current research in the application of chemical engineering principles to biomedical science and biotechnology. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.974 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Nanotechnology | Seminar covering topics related to current research in the application of chemical engineering principles to nanotechnology. Limited to 30. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.975 | Seminar in Polymer Science and Engineering | Research seminars, presented by students engaged in thesis work in the field of polymers and by visiting lecturers from industry and academia. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.976 | Process Design, Operations, and Control | Seminars on the state of the art in design, operations, and control of processing systems, with emphasis on computer-based tools. Discussions guided by the research interests of participating students. Topics include mathematical and numerical techniques, representational methodologies, and software development. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.977 | Seminar in Electrocatalysis | Seminar held every week, with presentations by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers on topics related to the molecular engineering of electrocatalysts. Emphasis on correlating atomic-level understanding of surfaces, their interactions with adsorbates, and the resulting impact on catalytic mechanisms. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.978 | Seminar in Advanced Materials for Energy Applications | Students, postdocs, and visitors to present their work on synthesis, design, and characterization of polymeric and inorganic materials for applications related to membrane and adsorption-based separations. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.979 | Seminar in Biological Soft Matter | Students, postdocs, and visitors present their work on understanding and designing soft materials and complex fluids related to human health and medical applications. Both experimental and modeling approaches are discussed, covering topics such as macromolecular transport, microhydrodynamics, biomechanics, microfluidics, and microphysiological systems. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.981 | Seminar in Colloid and Interface Science | Review of current topics in colloid and interface science. Topics include statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of micellar solutions, self-assembling systems, and microemulsions; solubilization of simple ions, amino acids, and proteins in reversed micelles; enzymatic reactions in reversed micelles; phase equilibria in colloidal systems; interfacial phenomena in colloidal systems; biomedical aspects of colloidal systems. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.982 | Seminar in Experimental Colloid and Surface Chemistry | In-depth discussion of fundamental physical relationships underlying techniques commonly used in the study of colloids and surfaces with a focus on recent advances and experimental applications. Topics have included the application of steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopies, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning probe microscopies. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.983 | Reactive Processing and Microfabricated Chemical Systems | Advanced topics in synthesis of materials through processes involving transport phenomena and chemical reactions. Chemical vapor deposition, modeling, and experimental approaches to kinetics of gas phase and surface reactions, transport phenomena in complex systems, materials synthesis, and materials characterization. Design fabrication and applications of microfabricated chemical systems. Seminars by graduate students, postdoctoral associates, participating faculty, and visiting lecturers. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.984 | Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering | Weekly seminar with lectures on current research by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists on topics related to biomedical applications of chemical engineering. Specific topics include polymeric controlled release technology, extracorporal reactor design, biomedical polymers, bioengineering aspects of pharmaceuticals, and biomaterials/tissue and cell interactions. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.985 | Advanced Manufacturing Seminar | Focuses on the state of the art in the systems engineering of materials products and materials manufacturing processes. Addresses topics such as pharmaceuticals manufacturing, polymeric drug delivery systems, and nano- and microstructured materials. Discussions guided by the research interests of participating students. Includes techniques from applied mathematics and numerical methods, multiscale systems analysis, and control theory. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.986 | Seminar in Energy Systems | Seminar series on current research on energy systems modeling and analysis. Seminars given by guest speakers and research students. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.987 | Solid Thin Films and Interfaces | Current research topics and fundamental issues relating to the deposition and properties of solid thin films and interfaces. Emphasis on applying analytical techniques, such as solid-state NMR, to explore the thermodynamics and kinetics of growth, defect formation, and structural modification incurred during film growth and post processing. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.988 | Seminar in Immune Engineering | Students, postdocs, and visitors present their work on the discovery of protein drugs and the engineering of immune responses to advance human health and enhance fundamental knowledge of immune systems. Experimental and computational methods are discussed, covering topics such as antibodies, T cell receptors, vaccines, protein therapeutics, infectious diseases, autoimmune mechanisms, and cancer treatments. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.989 | Seminar in Biotechnology | Research seminars, presented by graduate students and visitors from industry and academia, covering a broad range of topics of current interest in biotechnology. Discussion focuses on generic questions with potential biotechnological applications and the quest for solutions through a coordinated interdisciplinary approach. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.990 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Research | Introduction to research in chemical engineering by faculty of chemical engineering department. Focus is on recent developments and research projects available to new graduate students. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-4-0 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.991 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering | For students working on doctoral theses. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.992 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering | For students working on doctoral theses. | true | Spring | Graduate | 1-0-1 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.994 | Molecular Bioengineering | Presentations and discussion by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists of current literature and research on the engineering of protein biopharmaceuticals. Topics include combinatorial library construction and screening strategies, antibody engineering, gene therapy, cytokine engineering, and immunotherapy engineering strategies. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.995 | Cellular and Metabolic Engineering | Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, and guest industrial practitioners to present their own research and highlight important advances from the literature in biochemical and bioprocess engineering. Topics of interest include metabolic engineering, novel microbial pathway design and optimization, synthetic biology, and applications of molecular biology to bioprocess development. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.997 | Theoretical and Computational Immunology Seminar | Presentations and discussions of current literature and research in theoretical and computational immunology. Topics include T cell biology, cell-cell recognition in immunology, polymers and membranes, and statistical mechanics. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.998 | Seminar in Crystallization Science and Technology | Focuses on current topics related to crystallization science and technology in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. Discusses fundamental work on nucleation, polymorphism, impurity crystal interactions and nano-crystal formation, along with industrial applications of crystallization. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.C01[J] | Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering | Building on core material in 6.C01, provides an introduction to the use of machine learning to solve problems arising in the science and engineering of biology, chemistry, and materials. Equips students to design and implement machine learning approaches to challenges such as analysis of omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.), microscopy, spectroscopy, or crystallography data and design of new molecules and materials such as drugs, catalysts, polymer, alloys, ceramics, and proteins. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C01. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR), 6.100A, and 6.C01 | 3.C01[J], 20.C01[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.C51[J] | Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering | Building on core material in 6.C51, provides an introduction to the use of machine learning to solve problems arising in the science and engineering of biology, chemistry, and materials. Equips students to design and implement machine learning approaches to challenges such as analysis of omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.), microscopy, spectroscopy, or crystallography data and design of new molecules and materials such as drugs, catalysts, polymer, alloys, ceramics, and proteins. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C51. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR), 6.100A, and 6.C51 | 3.C51[J], 20.C51[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.EPE | UPOP Engineering Practice Experience | Provides students with skills to prepare for and excel in the world of industry. Emphasizes practical application of career theory and professional development concepts. Introduces students to relevant and timely resources for career development, provides students with tools to embark on a successful internship search, and offers networking opportunities with employers and MIT alumni. Students work in groups, led by industry mentors, to improve their resumes and cover letters, interviewing skills, networking abilities, project management, and ability to give and receive feedback. Objective is for students to be able to adapt and contribute effectively to their future employment organizations. A total of two units of credit is awarded for completion of the fall and subsequent spring term offerings. Application required; consult UPOP website for more information. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | 0-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.EPW | UPOP Engineering Practice Workshop | Provides sophomores across all majors with opportunities to develop and practice communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to become successful professionals in the workplace, particularly in preparation for their summer industry internship. This immersive, multi-day Team Training Workshop (TTW) is comprised of experiential learning modules focused on expanding skills in areas that employers report being most valuable in the workplace. Modules are led by MIT faculty with the help of MIT alumni and other senior industry professionals. Skills applied through creative simulations, team problem-solving challenges, oral presentations, and networking sessions with prospective employers. Enrollment limited to those in the UPOP program. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | 1-0-0 [P/D/F] | 2.EPE | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.S28 | Special Laboratory Subject in Chemical Engineering | Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Enrollment limited. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 2-8-5 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.S94 | Special Problems in Chemical Engineering | Focuses on problem of current interest not covered in regular curriculum; topic varies from year to year. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.S95 | Special Problems in Chemical Engineering | Focuses on problem of current interest not covered in regular curriculum; topic varies from year to year. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.S96 | Special Problems in Chemical Engineering | Focuses on problem of current interest not covered in regular curriculum; topic varies from year to year. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.TAC | Teaching Experience in Chemical Engineering (New) | For teaching assistants in chemical engineering, in cases where teaching assignment is approved for academic credit by the department. Development of laboratory, field, recitation, or classroom teaching skills through practical experience in laboratory, field, recitation, or classroom teaching under supervision of a faculty member. Total enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching opportunities. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.THG | Graduate Thesis | Program of research leading to the writing of an SM, PhD, or ScD thesis; to be arranged by the student and appropriate MIT faculty member. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.THU | Undergraduate Thesis | Program of research leading to writing an SB thesis; topic arranged between student and MIT faculty member. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.UAR | Individual Laboratory Experience | Companion subject for students pursuing UROP or other supervised project experience. Instruction in responsible conduct of research and technical communication skills. Concurrent enrollment in an approved UROP or other supervised project required. Limited to Course 10 juniors and seniors; requires advance enrollment application subject to instructor approval. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 1-0-5 | 5.310, 7.002, or (Coreq: 12 units UROP or other approved laboratory subject and permission of instructor) | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.UR | Undergraduate Research | Opportunity for participation in the work of a research group, or for special investigation in a particular field. Topic and hours to fit individual requirements. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
10.URG | Undergraduate Research | Opportunity for participation in a research group, or for special investigation in a particular field. Topic and hours to fit individual requirements. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
11.001[J] | Introduction to Urban Design and Development | Examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Surveys the ideas of a wide range of people who have addressed urban problems. Stresses the connection between values and design. Demonstrates how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time. Introduces links between urban design and urban science. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 4.250[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | False |
11.002[J] | Making Public Policy | Examines how the struggle among competing advocates shapes the outputs of government. Considers how conditions become problems for government to solve, why some political arguments are more persuasive than others, why some policy tools are preferred over others, and whether policies achieve their goals. Investigates the interactions among elected officials, think tanks, interest groups, the media, and the public in controversies over global warming, urban sprawl, Social Security, health care, education, and other issues. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 4-0-8 | null | 17.30[J] | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | CI-H |
11.003[J] | Methods of Policy Analysis | Provides students with an introduction to public policy analysis. Examines various approaches to policy analysis by considering the concepts, tools, and methods used in economics, political science, and other disciplines. Students apply and critique these approaches through case studies of current public policy problems. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | 11.002; Coreq: 14.01 | 17.303[J] | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
11.004[J] | People and the Planet: Environmental Histories and Engineering | Explores historical and cultural aspects of complex environmental problems and engineering approaches to sustainable solutions. Introduces quantitative analyses and methodological tools to understand environmental issues that have human and natural components. Demonstrates concepts through a series of historical and cultural analyses of environmental challenges and their engineering responses. Builds writing, quantitative modeling, and analytical skills in assessing environmental systems problems and developing engineering solutions. Through environmental data gathering and analysis, students engage with the challenges and possibilities of engineering in complex, interacting systems, and investigate plausible, symbiotic, systems-oriented solutions. Students taking graduate version complete additional analysis of reading assignments and a more in-depth and longer final paper. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-3-6 | null | STS.033[J] | false | false | false | False | Elective | False |
11.005 | Introduction to International Development | Introduces the political economy of international economic development planning, using an applied, quantitative approach. Considers why some countries are able to develop faster than others. Presents major theories and models of development and underdevelopment, providing tools to understand the mechanisms and processes behind economic growth and broader notions of progress. Offers an alternative view of development, focusing on the persistence of dichotomies in current theory and practice. Using specific cases, explores how different combinations of actors and institutions at various scales may promote or inhibit economic development. Students re-examine conventional knowledge and engage critically with the assumptions behind current thinking and policy. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
11.006 | Poverty and Economic Security | Explores the evolution of poverty and economic security in the US within a global context. Examines the impacts of recent economic restructuring and globalization. Reviews current debates about the fate of the middle class, sources of increasing inequality, and approaches to advancing economic opportunity and security. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | false | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
11.007 | Urban and Environmental Technology Implementation Lab | Real-world clients and environmental problems form the basis of a project in which teams of students develop strategies for analysis and implementation of new sensor technology within cities. Working closely with a partner or client based on the MIT campus or in Cambridge, students assess the environmental problem, implement prototypes, and recommend promising solutions to the client for implementation. Equipment and working space provided. Limited to 12. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-2-8 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
11.008 | Undergraduate Planning Seminar | A weekly seminar that includes discussions on topics in cities and urban planning, including guest lectures from DUSP faculty and practicing planners. Topics include urban science, zoning, architecture and urban design, urban sociology, politics and public policy, transportation and mobility, democratic governance, civil rights and social justice, urban economics, affordable housing, environmental policy and planning, real estate and economic development, agriculture and food policy, public health, and international development. Weekly student presentations on local planning issues and current events; occasional walking tours or arranged field trips. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment may be limited; preference to Course 11 and 11-6 sophomores and juniors. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
11.011 | The Art and Science of Negotiation | Introduction to negotiation theory and practice. Applications in government, business, and nonprofit settings are examined. Combines a "hands-on" personal skill-building orientation with a look at pertinent tactical and strategic foundations. Preparation insights, persuasion tools, ethical benchmarks, and institutional influences are examined as they shape our ability to analyze problems, negotiate agreements, and resolve disputes in social, organizational, and political circumstances characterized by interdependent interests. Enrollment limited by lottery; consult class website for information and deadlines. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
11.013[J] | American Urban History | Seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions to be looked at are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. Focuses on readings and discussions. | false | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 21H.217[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
11.014[J] | History of the Built Environment in the US | Seminar on the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban America. Among the features considered are parks, cemeteries, tenements, suburbs, zoos, skyscrapers, department stores, supermarkets, and amusement parks. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 2-0-7 | null | 21H.218[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
11.015[J] | Riots, Strikes, and Conspiracies in American History | Focuses on a series of short, complicated, traumatic events that shed light on American politics, culture, and society. Events studied may include the rendition of Anthony Burns in 1854, the most famous fugitive slave controversy in US history; the Homestead strike/lockout of 1892; the quiz show scandal of the 1950s; and the student uprisings at Columbia University in 1968. Emphasis on finding ways to make sense of these events and on using them to understand larger processes of change in American history. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 21H.226[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
11.016[J] | The Once and Future City | Examines the evolving structure of cities, the dynamic processes that shape them, and the significance of a city's history for its future development. Develops the ability to read urban form as an interplay of natural processes and human purposes over time. Field assignments in Boston provide the opportunity to use, develop, and refine these concepts. Enrollment limited. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 4.211[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
11.021[J] | Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution Prevention and Control | Analyzes federal and state regulation of air and water pollution, hazardous waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and production/use of toxic chemicals. Analyzes pollution/climate change as economic problems and failure of markets. Explores the role of science and economics in legal decisions. Emphasizes use of legal mechanisms and alternative approaches (i.e., economic incentives, voluntary approaches) to control pollution and encourage chemical accident and pollution prevention. Focuses on major federal legislation, underlying administrative system, and common law in analyzing environmental policy, economic consequences, and role of the courts. Discusses classical pollutants and toxic industrial chemicals, greenhouse gas emissions, community right-to-know, and environmental justice. Develops basic legal skills: how to read/understand cases, regulations, and statutes. Students taking graduate version explore the subject in greater depth. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 1.801[J], 17.393[J], IDS.060[J] | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
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