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Open House - Enterprise Additive Manufacturing

Are you ready to redefine how your organization approaches manufacturing?

Join MIT Professor John Hart for a free virtual open house for Enterprise Additive Manufacturing this spring. Explore the curriculum, ask your questions, and find out how this course can help you build the knowledge to evaluate, deploy, and scale AM in your organization this summer.

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Instructor Spotlight

Anna Frebel

Prof. Anna Frebel is an observational astronomer and astrophysicist. She received her PhD from the Australian National University in 2007 and did postdoctoral work as a WJ McDonald Fellow in Austin, TX (2006-2008) and as Clay Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), in Cambridge, MA (2009-2012).
Prof. Frebel has received numerous honors and awards for her research into the oldest stars in the universe, including the 2010 Annie Jump Cannon Award (American Astronomical Society), a 2013 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, and in 2016 she was named one of ScienceNews Magazine's “Ten Scientists to Watch”.

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The Rooted Leader: Self-Leadership as a Strategic Advantage for Women in STEM

To take the next step in leadership, Anna Frebel, Ph.D., discusses why women leaders must first pause and decide where they want to go — and who they want to be when they get there.

The boundaries of STEM are shifting. Increasingly, we are recognizing the evolution to STEMM — acknowledging medicine, alongside mathematics, as a central pillar of innovation. From cardiovascular research to veterinary science, disciplines are converging, new roles are emerging, and expectations are rising.