In the news

This page provides links to various news articles about myself, my research and my other interests.

Technical projects

• My roommate and I were profiled by MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/534651/a-dormitory-laboratory/

• The educational Geiger counter I designed has been turned into an Open Courseware class: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/nuclear-engineering/22-s902-do-it-yourself-diy-geiger-counters-january-iap-2015/

• I was featured in the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) Monthly Student Vignette in October 2015: https://www.psfc.mit.edu/news/2015/psfc-monthly-student-vignette-mark-chilenski

• I was featured in the Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) department news in 2014 for receiving the outstanding TA award: http://web.mit.edu/nse/news/awards/nse2014.html

• I was also featured in the NSE department news in 2010 for receiving the prestigious DOE SCGF fellowship (scroll down): http://web.mit.edu/nse/news/2010/

• This blog post by Prof. Mike Mauel mentions some of my work on the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX): https://queststarpower.blogspot.com/2013/08/laboratory-magnetospheric-experiments.html

Other interests

• I performed for the Infinite Winds CD released by the MIT Wind Ensemble on Sunnyside Records:

  • About the album: http://sunnysidezone.com/album/infinite-winds
  • Credits (scroll down, I am listed right above Chick Corea): http://www.allmusic.com/album/infinite-winds-mw0002835463/credits
  • Summary of the positive press surrounding the album: https://spectrum.mit.edu/continuum/the-reviews-are-in-five-stars-for-mit-jazz/

• I got to spend an afternoon with Neil Grover of Boston Symphony/Grover Pro Percussion fame: http://groverpro.com/factory-visitors-from-mit