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May 2006

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Class of 2010 Excels—from Rifle Champion to Water Quality Researcher

The 1,005-strong Class of 2010 includes a singer-songwriter with an indie hit, a researcher whose work on airplane water quality as been published in 100 media stories, a national rifle champion, and a science fair star researching neutrino mass.

OpenDOOR: Page by Page—Class of 2006 Online

Find quintessential MIT humor—including a video on the food trucks and limericks about physics—as well as algorithmic musical compositions, nanotube photos, phone-captured media, and the MIT FashionZine all on Web sites created by students earning degrees in June.

RESEARCH & DISCOVERY: FOCUS ON ENERGY

• Key Opportunities Presented at Energy Forum: Watch it!
  The MIT Energy Forum showcased leading faculty research and the recommendations of the Energy Research Council, which identified opportunities to use technology and policy to transform energy systems and develop new approaches to meet the needs of a rapidly developing world. Watch the video or read the report.

• Energy Secretary Bodman CH '65 Pushes Oil Alternatives
  Ethanol made from plants could provide 25 percent of the motor fuel used in the U.S. by 2012, Samuel Bodman CH '65 told an MIT audience, but that will require a massive effort.




• Competition 'Ignites' Clean-Energy Startups
  Find out which ideas won the $125,000 MIT Enterprise Forum awards for clean-energy entrepreneurs who aim to build a thriving clean-energy industry in Massachusetts.

Tune In to the Commencement Web Cast Featuring Ben Bernanke EC '79

No ticket for the June 9 Commencement? Listen to remarks by President Susan Hockfield and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke EC '79 at MIT's 140th commencement exercises from your computer via Web cast, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT.

Tech Day Features President Hockfield and Faculty Discussing MIT's Impact

Alumni are invited to take a sip of the fire hose on Saturday morning, June 10, at Technology Day. Four faculty will illustrate how "MIT Tackles Global Challenges" beginning at 9 a.m. Speakers include Woodie C. Flowers ME '73, who will discuss training engineers for innovation, and Esther Duflo EC '99, co-founder of the MIT Poverty Action Lab, who will describe her work evaluating key policy questions scientifically.

Graduate Alumni Convene on Campus

The Graduate Alumni Convocation and Reunion, held on campus April 21-22, brought together some 280 graduate MIT alumni from 13 countries for a weekend of reconnecting with the Institute, faculty, and former classmates plus building new ties to fellow alumni.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Close a Deal with an Angel: Participate in the EF Global Broadcast, June 7
  Learn how to connect with angel investors June 7 at the next MIT Enterprise Forum global broadcast, "Talk to an Angel: Crucial Connections to Early Stage Capital." Register today to attend on the MIT campus, locate a nearby viewing site from 60+ worldwide, or learn how to set up a live viewing location: 617-253-0015 or mitef@mit.edu.

• "Who Is in Line for the Next Top Job?" June 8
  The MIT Alumnae Leadership Series looks at how the leadership demographics in organizations will change as baby boomers retire and companies need new top talent.

• President Hockfield Visits San Diego and L.A., June 20 & 22
  The MIT president will join the MIT Club of San Diego for a reception on June 20 and the MIT Club of Southern California on June 22 for their annual dinner. Come share the fun!

MIT Travel: Chile & the Magellan Project, Jan. 14-25

Go to the north of Chile for a private tour of the amazing telescopes of the Magellan Project at Las Campanas Observatory. Also explore the Atacama Desert, situated in the arid far north, to see extraordinary landscapes: volcanoes, geysers, evaporated salt lakes, and hot springs. Dr. Edmund Bertschinger, MIT professor of physics and division head of astrophysics, leads the program.

Donors Needed to Reach Alumni Fund Goal

With five weeks left in FY2006, the Alumni Fund has achieved 85 percent of the donor goal and 89 percent of the dollar goal. As of May 21, $31.2 million has been raised thanks to the generosity of 27,936 alumni and 3,489 parents and friends. Please help reach the goals! Consider making your annual gift today. Every gift between now and June 30 will help. Make your gift online or by calling 617-253-0129.

New Midcareer Program Offers Alumni 25 Percent Discount

The MIT Midcareer Acceleration Program, which provides education and new skills to help talented professionals relaunch careers in science and technology, is offering MIT alumni a 25 percent discount. The ten-month, part-time program includes an August orientation, a fall semester course, and an internship or research project. Learn more on the MAP Web site.

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Cheers!
Nancy DuVergne Smith, editor