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Turning Bricks and Mortar Green Volume 53, Number 16 TechTalk Wednesday, February 25, 2009 S ERVING THE MIT COMMUNITY Enlisting Turning bricks microbes and mortar green to solve global problems Researchers harness bacteria to produce energy, clean up environment Anne Trafton News Office In the search for answers to the planet’s biggest challenges, some MIT researchers are turning to its tiniest organisms: bacteria. The idea of exploiting microbial products is not new: Humans have long enlisted bacteria and yeast to make bread, wine and cheese, and more recently discovered antibiotics that help fight disease. Now, researchers in the growing field of meta- IMAGE / SHIMAHARA ILLUSTRATION bolic engineer- Once it is completed in 2010, the new MIT Sloan building (E62, pictured in this artist rendering) should be the greenest building ing are trying on campus. The six-story structure will incorporate a number of environmentally friendly features including daylighting, chilled to manipulate beams and radiant ceiling panels. Catherine bacteria’s unique Drennan abilities in order Deborah Halber ence research, BCSC opened in 2005. Its leader in green campus buildings. to help gener- MITEI correspondent high-performance building envelope, gray “Sustainable buildings pay for them- ate energy and water reuse, exhaust-fan heat recovery, and selves. Sustainable buildings please their clean up Earth’s GreeningMIT is daylight-balanced lighting have earned occupants,” says Leon R. Glicksman, atmosphere. an occasional series it a coveted ranking by the U.S. Green professor of building technology and MIT chemical focusing on the broad Building Council (USGBC), making it mechanical engineering and co-chair of the engineer Kristala efforts to improve one of the greenest buildings so far on the Campus Energy Task Force of the MIT Jones Prather energy efficiency on MIT campus. And newer buildings under Energy Initiative (MITEI). “We are work- sees bacteria campus. construction could do even better. ing hard to make them more widespread as diverse and Environmental imperatives such as at MIT and use this as an example to other complex “chemi- global warming are spurring a renewed organizations.” Kristala Jones cal factories” The limestone and glass walls of MIT’s interest in sustainable architecture, and Through use of targeted technology and Prather that can poten- Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex MIT is increasingly applying its own archi- a system called integrated design, MIT’s tially build better (BCSC) glint white and silver in the sun. tectural and engineering expertise, in areas newest buildings could end up using a third biofuels as well But the complex, also known as Building such as virtual building design and energy- less energy than conventional counterparts as biodegrad- 46, is really quite green. saving technologies, to its own infrastruc- do. And because buildings are responsible able plastics and The world’s largest center for neurosci- ture, making the Institute an emerging uPlease see GREEN, PAGE 7 textiles. “We’re trying to ask what kinds of things should we be trying to Alternative-energy enthusiast wins Gates scholarship make, and look- Gregory ing for potential Alternative-energy enthusiast Orian by phone. He learned that he had been won the MIT IDEAS Competition Yunus Stephanopoulos routes in nature Welling, a senior in mechanical engi- selected a few days later, while he was Challenge Award for a portable solar to make them,” neering, has been awarded a full scholar- riding near the border between South cooker intended to withstand the high says Prather, the Joseph R. Mares ship for graduate study at the University Africa and Botswana. winds on the plateau of western China. (1924) Assistant Professor of Chemi- of Cambridge, England, by the Gates The current trek is actually Welling’s The dish and reflector are formed by cal Engineering. Cambridge Trust. second major international pedal-powered Mylar sewn onto a yak-wool canvas base. She and Gregory Stephanopoulos, The 24-year-old Wisconsin native heard journey. He and a friend made an earlier Welling’s passion for alternative energy the W.H. Dow Professor of Chemi- the news a long way from home: He is trip from Alaska to Argentina — a 15,000- was kindled at a young age: His parents cal Engineering at MIT, are trying to currently riding his bicycle from South mile journey that occupied an entire year long ago founded the Midwest Renew- create bacteria that make biofuels and Africa to England, though he plans a brief between his transfer from the University able Energy Fair, and his father managed other compounds more efficiently, visit back to MIT before resuming his trek. of Wisconsin to MIT — which inspired a solar and wood stove shop. He envisions while chemistry professor Catherine Welling, who is making the trip with Welling to create a bike-powered laptop starting a business dedicated to developing Drennan hopes bacteria can one day his wife, Karen Noiva Welling ’08, took a that could be made available to developing sustainable shipping and transportation countries. technologies. To accomplish this goal, he uPlease see MICROBES, PAGE 5 break from cycling to conduct his inter- view for the Gates scholarship program Last year, Welling and five teammates uPlease see WELLING, PAGE 7 PEOPLE RESEARCH NEWS Faculty named Sloan fellows Stuck in the middle Piece of cake Six junior faculty members have been named 2009 Alfred Research explains how thin layers of tiny organisms form ‘Kitchen Chemistry’ class at MIT looks at the science P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellows. at sea; could help predict harmful algal blooms. behind chocolate, cookies and more. PAGE 2 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 2 February 25, 2009 u NEWS MIT Tech Talk Six junior S M T WT Events F S � faculty named at MIT Sloan Research Today Fellows • “New Opportunities for the Inter- Six junior MIT faculty, including three actions of Mathematics and Other from the Department of Physics, have Disciplines.” Speaker: Larry Abbott won 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Columbia University). 5-6 p.m. in Research Fellowships, intended to enhance 6-120. the careers of the very best young faculty members in specified fields of science. • MIT Energy Club Lecture Series: MIT faculty among this year’s Sloan Strategies for Enabling Deep Energy Research Fellows are Scott Aaronson of the Efficiency in Buildings. Speaker: MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Energy Efficiency Research Director Computer Science; Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and MIT Lecturer Harvey Michaels. of the Department of Physics; Guido 6-7 p.m. in 4-153. How do we realize Lorenzoni of the Department of Econom- massive-scale efficiency that may reduce ics; John McGreevy of the Department of the energy use of homes, buildings and Physics; Ramesh Raskar of the MIT Media communities by 50 percent or more over Lab; and Robert Simcoe of the Depart- the next 20 years without sacrificing ment of Physics. comfort or function? The fellowships were established in 1955 to provide support and recognition to early • “Is’khathi.” Talk by South African career scientists and scholars, often in their photographer and video artist Zanele first appointments to university faculties, Muholi. 7-8:30 p.m. in NE30, Broad who were endeavoring to set up labora- Institute auditorium. tories and establish their independent research projects with little or no outside support. Financial assistance at this crucial Thursday, Feb. 26 point, even in modest amounts, often pays handsome dividends later to society. • “Will China Run Out of Water?” “The Sloan Research Fellowships Speaker: Prof. Chunmiao Zheng support the work of exceptional young (University of Alabama). 4-5 p.m. in researchers early in their academic careers, 48-308. and often at pivotal stages in their work,” said Paul L. Joskow, president of the Alfred • The Center for 21st Century P. Sloan Foundation and the Elizabeth Energy Spring 2009 Seminar Series. and James Killian (1926) Professor of Speaker: Haijie Chen, on “Deterministic Economics and Management at MIT. “I Method on Piston Ring Packs Lubrica- am proud of the Foundation’s rich history tion.” 4:15-5:30 p.m. in 37-212. in providing the resources and flexibility PHOTO / JUSTIN KNIGHT necessary for young researchers to enhance • Communications Forum: Popular their scholarship, and I look forward to Distinguished words Culture and the Political Imagination. the future achievements of the 2009 Sloan Irwin Jacobs MS ‘57, ScD ‘59, co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm 5-7 p.m. in E15. Johanna Blakley, deputy Research Fellows.” director of the Norman Lear Center at MIT tied with Harvard for second place Incorporated, delivers the inaugural lecture of the School of Engineering USC; David Carr, media and culture in the list of institutions whose faculty Distinguished Lecture Series, which will be a regular opportunity for members writer for the New York Times; and received the most fellowships this year. of the engineering community at MIT to hear from leaders and pioneers in the Stephen Duncombe, associate professor The University of California at Berkeley engineering disciplines. at NYU will speak. had seven fellows. Lermusiaux chosen for News in brief Doherty Professorship The MIT Sea Grant College Program Kauffman study finds MIT alumni companies New faculty task force to examine tenure has selected Pierre Lermusiaux, associate A new MIT faculty task force has been formed to examine professor in the Department of Mechan- generate billions for regional economies the process of promotion and tenure at the Institute. ical Engineering’s Center for Ocean A Kauffman Foundation study released recently demon- Co-chaired by Chemistry Professor Robert Silbey, former Engineering, as the recipient of the 2009 strates the critical role universities play not only in fostering dean of the School of Science, and Thomas Kochan, the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utiliza- innovation and entrepreneurial growth, but in stimulating the George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management at the tion.
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