Harvard SEAS

Solving a too-many-cooks problem: Harvard SEAS researchers show mathematically that when many robots share a space, adding a certain amount of randomness in their paths improves their efficiency. bit.ly/47KSVw4

Applied math senior Camilo Brown-Pinilla's senior thesis asks: using tools from geometric deep learning and group theory, can we think about translation as a symmetry help AI systems translate more accurately and efficiently? bit.ly/4cl2h4d

Three SEAS co-founded startups focused on health and academic research are finalists in the 2026 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge. They’ll compete for shares of $500,000 in funding on May 6 at Klarman Hall. bit.ly/3NFXYHq @HarvardHBS @innovationlab

Harvard researchers have built a racetrack-shaped quantum cascade laser that makes bright, stable, mid-infrared frequency combs on a chip. The new device offers a path to miniaturized dual comb-spectrometry. bit.ly/4tfIg4G

Harvard SEAS researchers and colleagues introduce 'cy-trust' as a quantitative measure of how much a robot or vehicle in a networked system should trust information from another agent before acting. bit.ly/47DfOBw

Harvard researchers have launched the Differential Privacy Deployments Registry, a public database that catalogs real-world uses of differential privacy by companies and agencies to better protect individuals’ data. bit.ly/4sMYYsq

From TF to lead game designer: Grant Hoechst Jackson turned a love of video games and SEAS computer science education into a career at Naughty Dog, shaping "The Last of Us: Part II" and now “Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.” Curiosity became a calling. bit.ly/4bCQTAB

From Lockheed Martin to Harvard’s MS/MBA to a $1B startup: Bryce Strauss turned the pain of inadequate engineering tools into Nominal, an AI-driven data platform now used by 80+ companies, including 4 of the 5 largest defense contractors. bit.ly/4v5wufd

From building a model heart with household supplies to designing systems that help neutralize chemical warfare material, Nancy De Haro Castañón, S.B. ’13, has built a career at the intersection of engineering and global security. bit.ly/41oqlNb

Is art the object itself, or the relationship we build with it over time? At Conflux’s “Habitual Devotion” residency, students designed four interactive rooms where sensors, light, sound, and code make bedrooms, heartbeats, and shared meals feel alive. bit.ly/4dAHydD

Disease outbreaks can devastate a farm. Barnwell Bio, co-founded by Casey McGinley (MS/MBA ’21), is building pathogen biosurveillance tools that can analyze thousands of environmental samples to give farmers an early warning signal before symptoms spread. bit.ly/4bd8fng

SEAS researchers describe a new, generalized model for how to design resonant electro-optic microcombs on thin-film lithium niobate. bit.ly/4be6u9v

How do we reinvent batteries for a clean energy future? At a recent Dean’s Lecture, Stanford professor and SEAS Ph.D. alum Yi Cui discussed the materials science driving next-generation batteries for sustainable mobility and large-scale energy storage. @YiCuigroup @Stanford

SEAS assistant professor Maxim Prigozhin has been named one of eight recipients of the 2026 MIND Prize from the Pershing Square Foundation, which supports high‑risk research into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. bit.ly/40vvDpR

At a Global Energy Transition talk hosted by the Environmental Science and Engineering area of SEAS, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Senior VP Ricky Sakai described his company’s shift from traditional industrial business toward decarbonization. bit.ly/4bGk9Go @MHI_Group

Harvard engineers have built a chip-scale, twisted bilayer photonic crystal whose twist angle and spacing can be dynamically adjusted with a MEMS actuator to tune the chirality of light. bit.ly/4czqW5I

Snakes off the plane: Harvard scientists uncover how tree snakes are able to stand nearly straight upright on a narrow perch without falling, lifting 70% of their body length, despite having no limbs. bit.ly/3OWrnwZ

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, live, and make decisions. At the recent SEAS Dean’s Dialogue, faculty and industry leaders explored a central question: how do we ensure AI is aligned with human needs, values, and pluralistic perspectives? bit.ly/40DQ6J7

From wall hangings that reveal hidden text to glowing textile polyhedra—multistable fabrics are reimagining how we interact with materials. An exhibition by SEAS students Kausalya Mahadevan, Helen Read & Anya Zhang is at Harvard ArtLab throughout March. bit.ly/46ui2md

Harvard applied mechanics researchers find that squeaks from soft-on-rigid interfaces, like shoes on a smooth floor, are driven by opening slip pulses that rapidly detach and reattach the interface at near-supersonic speeds. bit.ly/3MPrWYL