Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also known as MIT, is an American private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.

Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, the institute adopted the European polytechnic university model and emphasized laboratory instruction from an early date. MIT's early emphasis on applied technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels led to close cooperation with industry. MIT was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1934. Researchers were involved in efforts to develop computers, radar, and inertial guidance in connection with defense research during World War II.

In the past 60 years, MIT's educational disciplines have expanded beyond the physical sciences and engineering into fields such as biology, economics, linguistics, political science, and management.

One of the most popular departments in MIT is the Department of Materials Science and Engineering where students, professors, and researchers explore the relationships between structure and properties in all classes of materials including metals, ceramics, electronic materials, and biomaterials. Their research leads to the synthesis of improved materials in response to challenges in the areas of energy, the environment, medicine, and manufacturing.

Collaborating with industry, government, and other institutions, this research contributes to a broad range of fields. In the Making and Designing Materials Engineering Contest (MADMEC), student teams design and prototype devices to harness, store, and exploit alternative energy sources. With support from the Lord Foundation, the purchase of advanced equipment is allowing MIT to build customary experimental equipment, develop and test prototypes, and even make a new part for an unmanned air vehicle.

The educational programs interweave concepts of materials engineering and materials science throughout the curriculum. Core subjects offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels cover topics necessary for all the students of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering:

• Biological and Polymeric Materials

• Computational Materials Science

• Materials for Energy and the Environment

• Materials Economics and Manufacturing

• Nanotechnology, Nanodevices, and Nanomaterials

• Electronic, Photonic, and Magnetic Materials

• High-Performance Structural and Environmental Materials

• Archaeological Materials

This core foundation and appropriate electives lead to a variety of opportunities in engineering, science, or a combination of the two.

Graduate students in the Department of Materials Science and Electronics participate in research leading to a thesis. Students may also engage in multidisciplinary research projects with students and faculty from other MIT departments. The graduates find careers in the fields of electronics, energy and the environment, aerospace, consumer industries, biomaterials and medicine, and in materials preparation and production industries.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers the following graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering.

Notes: inertial guidance – инерциальное наведение

curriculum – программа по предмету

electives (elective courses) – элективные курсы

SPEAKING PRACTICE 1

Conversational functions

Language styles

Neutral Informal Formal   GREETINGS Hello! Morning! Afternoon! Evening! How are you? – I’m fine, thank you. Jim! Good to see you again! How very nice to see you again! ‘Hi, Cathy! How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks, and you?’   Hi! How are things? Good morning, Mr/Mrs/Miss …! Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Good afternoon, everybody! Good evening!     SAYING GOODBYE Goodbye! Hope to see you again. Have a good time!   Bye! Bye-bye! See you later / soon/tomorrow. Keep in touch. Take care! Goodbye, gentlemen. I look forward to seeing you soon.   INTRODUCING This is …, our new colleague. Hello, my name is …. I’m from …. Mary, I’d like you to meet …. Have you ever met …? By the way, do you know each other? Hello, I’m …. Hi, I’m …. Hello, this is…. Alex, meet Jane. Oh, look, here’s Vicky. Vicky – Mary, Mary – Vicky.   May I introduce myself? First let me introduce myself. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is …. I’d like to introduce Mr Brown to you. He is ….   ANSWERING AN INTRODUCTION I’m very pleased to meet you. Pleased / Glad to meet you. Nice to meet you. Good to meet you. How do you do. – How do you do. I’m delighted to meet you.

1.24 Read and act out: 1 ‘Let me introduce you to Mr. Walter. He is a businessman from Chicago. Mr. Walter, this is my old friend, Mike Jones.’ ‘How do you do.’ ‘How do you do.’ 2 ‘It’s a long time since I saw you last. How’s everybody at home?’ ‘Fine, thank you. And how are things with you?’ ‘Not so good, I’m afraid.’ ‘Why? What’s the matter?’

3 ‘I’m afraid it is time to leave.’ ‘See you tomorrow, then.’ 4 ‘Excuse me, I must be going. It’s been nice seeing you.’ ‘Best regards to everybody at home.’ 5 ‘It’s been nice seeing you.’ ‘Glad to have met you, too. Hope to see you again soon.’ 6 ‘Thank you for a wonderful evening. It’s been a pleasure.’ ‘The pleasure was mine.’