MIT Alumni Association

”Best wishes to our MIT community near and far for a delightful and inventive year ahead.” ~President Sally Kornbluth and Professor Danny Lew.

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MIT Alumni Association

Do you speak the language of tiddlywinks? From squidger and winks to nurdle and squopping out, the game’s lexicon is indicative of the deep strategy involved in playing it and the passion of its players, aka winkers. For decades, MIT alumni have been among the world champions of the fiercely competitive game.

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In November 2022, Jennifer Yang ’97 and her husband opened Covalent Spirts, a craft distillery, tasting room, and event space in Maryland. “I studied biology and chemistry, and I’ve always loved science,” this Course 7 alum explains. “Now I get to play with that every single day in a different kind of way.”

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Sheila Xu ’14 never imagined she could become a pilot, but she says MIT put her on that path. Born deaf to hearing parents, Xu first learned American Sign Language and connected with the Deaf community as an undergraduate. These experiences inspired her to want to open doors for more people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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If you can’t stay at MIT forever, why not bring MIT with you?

Peter Krogen SM ’14, PhD ’16 and Ethan Perrin ’20 were so inspired by their experience at MITERS (MIT Electronics Research Society) that a couple years ago they decided to re-create it on the West Coast, where they live now.

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Founded by Jordan McRae ’05, Mobilus has created a wearable device that captures and delivers voice communication through bone conduction—a method for transmitting sound through vibrations to on the skull—rather than the usual method of detecting sound waves that come through the air and hit the ear drum.

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✅ Sail the Charles.
✅ Run down the Infinite.
✅ Get your Pirate Certificate.

Just three things MIT alums say all students should do before graduating from the ‘Tute. What’s on your list?

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Do you still have your diploma and your Brass Rat? What else do you have from your time at MIT? Find out who’s holding on to her old fencing gear and who has something from the library he forgot to return.

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Andy Cavatorta SM ’10 got his big break while pursuing his master’s degree at the MIT Media Lab. Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk came by the lab to see what the students were working on; she liked his work and ended up commissioning Cavatorta to create sound sculptures for her.

His piece “Whale” is currently on exhibition at the MIT Museum. Made of maple, steel, plastic tubing, and 14 spinning rotors, the sculpture emits an eerie song intended to last for 225 years—the lifespan of a bowhead whale.

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Jessica Banks SM ’01, ENG ’07 is the co-host of Netflix’s “Hack My Home,” a reality show featuring design, engineering, and construction experts who team up to help homeowners maximize their spaces.

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