[bioundgrd] FW: New NSE subjects and special subjects for Fall term!

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Brandy Baker <brandyb at mit.edu<mailto:brandyb at mit.edu>>
Subject: FW: New NSE subjects and special subjects for Fall term!
Date: June 17, 2022 at 12:38:36 PM EDT


New Course 22 Exploration Subjects (For first years and any student interested in nuclear.)

22.015: Radiation and Life: Applications of Radiation Sources in Medicine, Research, and Industry (3 units, Fall term)
Introduces students to the basics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation; radiation safety and protection; and an overview of the variety of health physics applications. Presents basic physics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, known effects of the human body, and the techniques to measure those effects. Common radiation-based medical imaging techniques and therapies discussed. Projects, demonstrations, and experiments introduce students to standard techniques and practices in typical medical and MIT research lab environments where radiation is used. Limited enrollment.

22.016: Seminar in Fusion and Plasma Physics (1 unit, Fall term)
What are the outstanding challenges on the path to fusion energy? What is plasma physics? Why are nuclear science, computer science, and materials science so important for fusion? What undergraduate classes help you prepare to study fusion in graduate school? Covers a range of plasma and fusion energy topics, including discussion of the Global Energy Picture, Basic Plasma Physics, the Physics of Fusion, Fusion Reactors, Tokamaks and Inertial Confinement Facilities. Includes tours of MIT laboratories at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

22.017: Nuclear in the News (2 units, Fall term)
Nuclear is always in the news. This class will cover exciting and timely topics concerning all things nuclear. Do you wonder what Chenobyl is like today? Which country is building the most advanced fission reactor? Will that new company’s fusion device really fit on the back of a truck? Bring your questions about what you are reading in the news, and hear from world-expert faculty in nuclear science and engineering. You will learn to cut through the hype and get the facts about nuclear technologies.

Fall Special Subjects

22.S092 Decarbonizing Mongolia’s Capital, Ulan Bator
6 units, W3-5 (24-112<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=24>)
New six-unit spring course tackling real-world challenges in climate and sustainability; all first-years and sophomores welcome! View the Spring course syllabus here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y4mVZ-13UIY4kWdCeYC1prd8h0SvTtDakemvfHuSmVk/edit?usp=sharing>. The course will be taught by a multidisciplinary team of instructors. Students will also be able to engage with experts from the National University of Mongolia through an online forum.  In this course, you will:

  *   Tackle, in small teams, a real-world multidisciplinary challenge taken from the MIT project Decarbonizing Ulan Bator led by Prof. Michael ‘Mike’ P. Short<https://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/short.html>
  *   Learn and apply state-of-the-art tools and techniques for problem-solving: conceptual modeling, brainstorming, prototyping, and more
  *   Have the option to continue developing your solution beyond the course, with funding and support dependent on the quality and initial promise of your suggested solution
For any inquiries, contact Lead Instructor Dr. Rea Lavi<https://www.linkedin.com/in/realavi/> at realavi at mit.edu<mailto:realavi at mit.edu>.

18.S191/22.S093 Julia - Solving real world problems with computation
TR 1-2:30 in 2-131
Prereqs: 18.03, 18.06, and 6.0001 or equivalent.
This class demonstrates the capabilities of a modern approach to technical software and computational science for solutions of real world problems using Julia. Topics covered include automatic differentiation, matrix calculus, scientific machine learning, parallel and GPU computing, and performance optimization with introductory applications to climate science, economics, agent based modeling, and other areas.


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