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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"William G. Patrick" <<a href="mailto:wgpatrick@gmail.com">wgpatrick@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date:
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>UROP position at the Media Lab</b><br>
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<div>Hi Janice,</div>
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<div>I'm a graduate student within the Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab - we have a new UROP position which I think would interest many of your students in Course 7. We would love if you could pass along the opportunity (detailed below) to any Course
7 undergraduate student email lists. </div>
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<div>Thank you so much!</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Will Patrick</div>
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<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-57337326-f9d4-e4fd-1513-c73224684a18">
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Department:
MIT Media Lab</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Professor:
Neri Oxman</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><b style="font-weight:normal" id="docs-internal-guid-57337326-f9d7-8f9c-84ac-07817bb832c3"><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested
in taking synthetic biology towards a design and fabrication perspective? What will the future look like as biology moves towards product design? If the idea of living clothing, growing products, and taking synthetic biology from the test tube to the product
scale appeals to you, please read on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The
</span><a href="http://matter.media.mit.edu/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mediated
Matter Group</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at the MIT Media
Lab focuses on developing bio-inspired digital fabrication technologies. Much of our work has been inspired by biology, but we are now aiming to use synthetic biology itself for mechanical fabrication, biosensing, and design purposes. For context, our lab
is an interdisciplinary blend of design, engineering, and science with previous projects being exhibited in museums (MoMa, Pompidou) and scientific journals alike. Recent projects include a
</span><a href="http://qz.com/68780/architects-are-starting-to-3d-print-houses-but-without-a-house-sized-printer/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">50-foot
robotic 3D printer for buildings</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,
a </span><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/2013/07/your-next-3-d-printer-might-be-filled-with-worms/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Silk
Pavilion</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fabricated by 6,500
silk worms, and a </span><a href="http://www.materialise.com/press/wearable-stratasys-and-materialise-3d-printed-pieces-hit-paris-fashion-week-at-iris-van-herpen" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3D
printed dress featured at the Paris Fashion show</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><b style="font-weight:normal"><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
seek a committed and creative biology or bioengineering undergraduate student to fill a UROP position in the spring semester. This position will be quite special and significant. We seek an undergraduate who will work directly with the PI, PhD and Master’s
students to build this research area from the bottom-up. We are looking for someone who has basic lab experience, can conduct and analyze microbiological experiments, and help set up our brand new wet lab. The first project you will work on is designing three-dimensional
scaffolds for bacterial biofilms and helping to set up the new lab. Although experience with digital fabrication tools and design is optimal, we will help you broaden your skill set in these areas if necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We
need you! Here are a few recommended qualifications:</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div>
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3rd or 4th year biology or bioengineering student</span></div>
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Extensive wet lab experience. Experience in iGEM or previous synthetic biology experience is a major plus.</span></div>
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Independence and creativity are a must!</span></div>
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We are looking for a commitment of 10-15 hours per week</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested
candidates should send their resume and a brief paragraph about why they’re interested to Will Patrick and Steven Keating -
</span><a href="mailto:moonshot@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">moonshot@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
and </span><a href="mailto:stevenk@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">stevenk@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><br>
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