MIT Tech Connection

While affordability and sustainability seem at odds with square footage, Hasier Larrea SM ’15 says his robotic furniture company, Ori, offers a solution.

Graduating with a double major in computer science and history with a focus on ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire, Tara Andrews ’99 says the only languages she knows are “computational or dead.”

Former chief magical officer Seth Raphael SM ’07 used to perform open-source magic shows at MIT and now brings his high-tech magic to “prototyping the future of work” at Google.

As a senior civil engineer, Mia Heavener ’00 designs water systems for communities in her home state of Alaska, where she spends three weeks of the summer fishing for sockeye salmon.

All semester long, MIT students, faculty, and staff have been hard at work in Cambridge. They’ve tapped into their minds, hands—and hearts—to pursue solutions that can lead to a better world. Please join your fellow MIT alumni and friends in offering your support to the MIT community.

During MIT Tech Reunions in May, the Institute will honor an alum whose commitment to serving others is deserving of the MIT Alumni Better World Service Award. Nominate a peer who is inspiring others through their own commitment; self-nominations are welcome.

The holiday season traditionally marks a time when people connect with family and friends—both near and far. Did you know that you can find out what your long-lost MIT classmates and peers are doing right now? Visit the MIT Online Alumni Directory today.

Share your story and submit photos via this online form for the chance to be featured in the MIT Alumni Association’s Met at MIT story series posted on social media and the MITAA website in February 2022, and potentially at a future date.

MIT Professional Education’s 2022 courses are now open for registration! Visit the course catalog to discover on-campus, live virtual, and online courses on topics from machine learning to innovation to biotechnology—and save 15% with alumni code MITAlum15. Learn more.

President L. Rafael Reif and Christine Reif wish the MIT community a bright and joyful holiday season.