MAD

in

Dialogue:

Meet

the

Fellows

Apr 21, 2026

photo by Mahdi Afshari

Join us for MAD in Dialogue highlighting design at MIT and beyond.

Through short talks and discussion, speakers will share their perspectives on the role of design in research and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The event will introduce the 2026 cohort of MAD Design Fellows and showcase previous cohorts’ projects made possible by MAD’s support.

A light reception will follow.

Rebecca Lin—MIT MAD Design Fellow 2025
Modular and Reconfigurable clothing

Lauren Ren Ramlan—MIT MAD Design Fellow 2025
Designing Synthetic Biology for Fungal Biomaterials

Ganit Goldstein—MIT MAD Design Fellow 2022
Navigating Design Across Fashion, Textiles and Spacesuits

Dení Lopez—MIT MAD Design Fellow 2024
Bicheeche Diidxa’: Design through Participatory Action Research for Disaster Justice

Zane Schemmer—MIT MAD Design Fellow 2024
Concrete 3D Printing

Discussions will be moderated by Roi Salgueiro Barrio

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Please email us at [email protected] to request accommodations.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 5–7pm

MIT Welcome Center
292 Main Street
Cambridge, MA