The MIT Undergraduate Research Journal

The MIT Undergraduate Research Journal (MURJ) is MIT's only peer-reviewed scientific journal serving the undergraduate population. MURJ has received an enormous amount of publicity in the past several years. Our recent issues have featured letters of introduction from former President Susan Hockfield, Institute Professor Bob Langer, and Dean Kim Vandiver and we enjoy strong relationships with the Alumni Association, the UROP office, and academic departments around MIT.

MURJ Executive Team

Charlotte Myers
Editor-in-Chief

Charlotte is a sophomore from Southern California studying physics and math. She is currently working on research in astroparticle physics, and is generally interested in anything related to dark matter. Outside of classes, she enjoys reading, wandering around museums, and birdwatching. She has been involved with MURJ as a content writer since Fall 2023 and is excited to continue contributing as Editor-in-Chief this year. Charlotte loves combining her interests in science and writing to spread awareness about modern scientific issues, and as content editor of MURJ she is dedicated to fulfilling her mission of helping others pursue this goal, too!

Logan Reich
Content Editor

Logan Reich is a first year at MIT intending to dual-major in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Physics (Courses 1 and 8) and is deeply interested in energy and the environment. He really enjoys writing about science and firmly believes that technical work is only meaningful when effectively communicated. In his free time, he enjoys reading sci-fi, cooking, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family.

Ananth Shyamal
Research Editor

Ananth is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Computer Science and Molecular Biology. He works on immunology and cancer drug delivery research in the Bhatia Lab, as well as cancer genomics research in the Kellis Lab. In his free time, Ananth likes to play basketball, cook, spend time outdoors, and root for the Celtics! Ananth has been involved with MURJ since Fall 2021. #commitment

Anna Dong
Layout Chief Editor

Annette is a first-year undergraduate studying mechanical engineering and bioengineering with a particular interest in creating devices for women's reproductive health. She currently works on peripheral organ neuromonitoring research with the Bioelectronics Group. Outside of class she enjoys art in any medium and cooking.

Angie Ayoubi
Research Media Webmaster

Angie is passionate about making science accessible to students and keeping the general public well-informed about breakthroughs in STEM and the humanities. She is majoring in Biological Engineering and Political Science, is a student-athlete on MIT Women's Lightweight Crew, a student-researcher, loves traveling, enjoys working out, wishes she had more time to read and write fiction, is a seasonal adrenaline junkie, and is honored you read this paragraph ;)

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