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Fellowship News
IBK Fellowship Program Welcomes Isabel Welch
MIT welcomes new administrative assistant Isabel Welch as they join the department of mechanical engineering. Their role will provide support to Prof. Kamal and the IBK program.
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Dr. Alaa Algargoosh Joins Affective Computing Group
Dr. Alaa Algargoosh has joined the Affective Computing Group with Prof. Rosalind Picard at the MIT Media Lab as a research fellow.
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Making life friendlier with personal robots
Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.
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Instructors & Students Inspired at Summer Program
IBK fellows join illustrious group of instructors for summer AI bootcamp.
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IBK 2023 Fellow: Hend Alrasheed
Dr. Hend Alrasheed researches the properties of social networks. Applications of her research provide data for determining human-friendly public health policies.
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2023 Fellow: Lamyaa Almehmadi
Lamyaa Almehmadi develops enhanced Raman spectroscopic techniques for drug discovery, single-molecule detection, and forensic applications.
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2023 Fellow: Walaa Khushaim
Walaa Khushaim develops biosensors for urgent clinical needs including early detection and monitoring of heart disease and cancer.
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Branch-shaped ZIF-8 for better H2 Separation
During her IBK Fellowship with Prof. Zach Smith, Dr. Fatimah Edhaim researched a branch-shaped zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanoparticle.
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How to Apply to IBK Webinar, 11/21
Questions about applying? Register for our Online Presentation and Q&A Session on Monday, November 21st.
Event Recap
IBK 10-Year Celebration at KACST, Oct 19, 2022
KACST, the sponsor of the IBK Fellowship, hosted a 10-year Celebration of the program on October 19th, 2022. We celebrated the achievements of the 50 fellowship recipients to who had done research in labs across MIT since 2012.