In March, when concerns about the coronavirus forced her to leave MIT, undergraduate Sreya Vangara found herself 450 miles from campus, and needing to reorient her approach to her fusion project for both the spring and summer sessions.
Paul Thomas, best known as MIT’s ‘Mr. Magnet,’ passed away on May 4 at the age of 77. By the time he retired from MIT in 2014, PSFC technical supervisor had introduced over 500,000 school children to the mysteries of magnetism with his Mr. Magnet Science Show. Here are some reflections from teachers, students and colleagues.
By the time Paul Thomas retired from MIT in 2014, he had introduced over 500,000 school children to the mysteries of magnetism with his Mr. Magnet Science Show.
Recently the PSFC's Matt Fulton found himself playing guitar and singing for a new audience, his work colleagues, welcoming them to an end-of-the-week Zoom concert of “pub tunes."
“Investigating the complex interface behavior when two quantum systems are coupled is a treasure island to be explored for new discoveries and for advancing the field,” says PSFC senior research scientist Jagadeesh Moodera.
