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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

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

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

Olamide Oladeji posing with another researcher in front of their large poster displaying their work

Olamide Oladeji explores computational modelling for electrification planning in Madrid, Spain

Olamide Oladeji collaborated on the development of a computational tool to aid electrification planning in developing

Nathan Munet sitting near a mural with a high vantage point, showing many buildings from the city all the way to the horizon.

BCS student Nathan Munet assists with neurobiology research at the Cajal Institute in Madrid

After years of studying Spanish, Nathan finally fulfilled his dream of living and working in a Spanish-speaking country

Mateo Mariscal posing in front of a mechanical workshop

MECHE Student Mateo Mariscal conducts automotive research through vehicle dynamics simulations in Madrid

While pursuing his passion in clean transportation, Mateo got to experience the Spanish culture and explore Europe

Peter Crocker posing on a balcony with beautiful rolling hills in the background

Peter Crocker studies Boundary Layer Turbulence and the inverse Magnus Effect in Malaga, Spain

Peter never could have guessed the dimples in a golf ball double the driving distance, but after studying boundary