[bioundgrd] Summer UROP opportunity for an interdisciplinary project across science and design (paid or for credit)

[Joyce Roberge]

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Summer UROP opportunity for an interdisciplinary project across science and design (paid or for credit)
 
We are looking for a paid UROP role, ideally with adequate wet lab experience (especially for material science), to work on a bacterial spore (Bacillus subtilis) related project. Since the spores expand and contract based on the relative humidity level, we can use the spore as a humidity responsive micro actuator. By applying them to thin elastic surfaces, the surfaces become transformable. UROP with the knowledge of material surface/chemical modification and functionalization is preferred. 
 
This is a collaborative project between Chemical Engineering and Media Lab, incorporating both science and art aspects. The prospect UROP will work in a biosafety level 1 lab over Chemical Engineering department. Through this UROP work, you could learn how to work with an interdisciplinary research project, including the bacteria surface/gene modification with the concept of synthetic biology and tangible texture design.
 
If you are interested in the opportunity, please email us : liningy at mit.edu with your resume or self introduction.  And we can talk in more details.

 
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Best

Lining(Lizzie) Yao
857 253 9354
Tangible Media Group | MIT Media Lab
http://web.media.mit.edu/~liningy/

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