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Z honored with the 2026 MISTI Ambassador Award

Z Chen is a master’s candidate in music technology and computation and a graduate of MIT’s bachelor’s programs in

Alaysia honored with the 2026 MISTI Ambassador Award

Alaysia Stone, a graduating senior in Course 6, is one of few students who has participated in all of the MISTI programs

Alison Rufo standing with two locals on a rock overlooking a rocky mountain by the stream

Social Impact Summer 2025 Photo/Video Contest Winners

We have our top three winners in the social impact category of the MISTI 2025 summer photo/video contest. These

Headshot of Wilhem Hector leaning against a wood work table with a shelf filled with small organizers in the Pappalardo Lab at MIT

Fueling change with wind and education

We caught up with Wilhem Hector '25, a mechanical engineering major, at the Pappalardo Lab, where he spends most of his

Mid shot of Richard Colwell in front of a fence on the a sunny day with blue skies

Passions sparked and strengthened through seven MISTIs

Graduating in 2021, Richard Colwell, a materials science and engineering major and environment sustainability minor

Kyla Truman busy as work with a microscope

At Instituto Cajal, recent Brain and Cognitive Sciences grad conducts 3D neuronal reconstruction

Kyla Truman created an image atlas of brain slices for an Alzheimer's Disease brain originally thought to be

Kiera posing in front of a digital screen displaying work documents

MechE student Kiera Gavin creates electrical engineering software to measure and control a new solar cell design in Madrid, Spain

In the lead lab in a project with 6 other universities throughout Europe, Kiera was able to design a software to test

Juan Carlos smiling for the camera while sitting down

Researching autonomous drone machine learning algorithms in Madrid

When Juan Carlos got to MIT he did not know he would be able to spend his days working with drones and nights on the

Rahul Ramakrishnan happily working in a lab.

Rahul Ramakrishnan uncovers new ways to improve carbon nanotube fibers in Madrid, Spain

While working on mechanics problem sets in his dorm room overlooking the Charles, little did Rahul know that in a few