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MIT associate professors Ellen Roche of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) and Justin Solomon of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) have been named the 2023 winners of MIT’s annual Harold E. Edgerton Fa
Ellen Roche and Justin Solomon have been named the 2023 winners of MIT's Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award for their teaching, research, and service at MIT.
Fall of her sophomore year, Xu joined MIT’s Therapeutic Technology Design and Development Lab as a research assistant. Under the guidance of Ellen Roche, associate professor of mechanical engineering and W.M. Keck Career Development Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Xu helped design a minimally invasive delivery system for a patch that could be placed on a beating heart and used to deliver drugs. More recently, she helped design a delivery tool for an implantable ventilator that actively moves a person’s diaphragm.
“Jessica is a methodical, creative, and talented engineer and an excellent communicator. She has been an absolute pleasure to work with on these two projects. Her mature understanding of the engineering design process enhanced the devices our team has been working on,” Roche said.
Credits: Photo: John Freidah Caption: Jessica Xu and fellow mechanical engineering senior Smita Bhattacharjee (right) with an early prototype of the TILT wheelchair attachment at the MIT Legatum Center Travel Grant Presentations in fall 2019. Credits: Photo: TILT Caption: A prolific artist, Xu co-led virtual “Chalk of the Day Workshops” in MIT’s Independent Activities Period to provide students with an artistic outlet during quarantine. Credits: Photo: Jessica Xu
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Everything is a canvas for senior Jessica Xu. A prolific artist, Xu has explored a number of media including pen and ink, colored pencil, and watercolor. In her time at MIT, she has expanded her horizon beyond traditional media turning places on campus into works of art.