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Four students from MIT have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars, following in the footsteps of previous winners who have gone on to achieve great things. Yiming Chen, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall, pursuing graduate studies in engineering science, energy systems, education, and more.
Four MIT students (Yiming Chen, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo) have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars.They will pursue fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the UK.Chechen's research focuses on AI safety and reliability in clinical workflows, while Hector's aims to pioneer Haiti's renewable energy infrastructure.Nair is studying engineering science and has experience as a consultant for Code for Good.Oluigbo will pursue graduate studies while continuing work with MIT-EMS as an EMT and systems administrator officer.
MIT has once again demonstrated its excellence in academic achievements, as four students have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars. Yiming Chen '24 from Beijing, China and the Washington area, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K. next fall.
Yiming Chen, a mathematics and computer science graduate with an MEng in computer science, was named one of four Rhodes China Scholars on September 28. At Oxford, she will pursue graduate studies in engineering science, working toward her ongoing goal of advancing AI safety and reliability in clinical workflows. Chen graduated from MIT in 2024 with honors, having worked on several projects involving machine learning for healthcare, including a neural framework for clinical-grade lumen segmentation in intravascular ultrasound presented at the MICCAI Machine Learning in Medical Imaging conference.
Chen also collaborated with IBM Research to develop an open-source library to ensure the integrity of image datasets used in vision tasks. She received a teaching excellence award as a teaching assistant in the MIT math and electrical engineering and computer science departments, having taught high school students at the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Math and participated in MISTI Global Teaching Labs in Italy.
Yiming Chen is also a multi-talented individual who has explored Eastern and Western music synergies with the MIT Chamber Music Society, performed at the United Nations, served as president of the MIT Chinese Music Ensemble, and was active with Asymptones, Ribotones, Figure Skating Club, and the Undergraduate Association Innovation Committee.
Wilhem Hector, a senior from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, majoring in mechanical engineering, was awarded a Global Rhodes Scholarship on November 1. The first Haitian national to be named a Rhodes Scholar, Hector will pursue at Oxford a master's in energy systems followed by a master's in education, focusing on digital and social change. His long-term goals are twofold: pioneering Haiti's renewable energy infrastructure and expanding hands-on opportunities in the country’s national curriculum.
Hector developed his passion for energy through his research in the MIT Howland Lab, where he investigated the uncertainty of wind power production during active yaw control. He also helped launch the MIT Renewable Energy Clinic through his work on the sources of opposition to energy projects in the U.S. Beyond his research, Hector had notable contributions as an intern at Radia Inc. and DTU Wind Energy Systems, where he helped develop computational wind farm modeling.
Anushka Nair was one of two affiliates awarded international Rhodes Scholarships. Anushka graduated from MIT with honors and is pursuing graduate studies in engineering science. As a consultant for Code for Good and representative on the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Undergraduate Advisory Group, she holds executive roles with the Undergraduate Association, the MIT Brain and Cognitive Society, and the MIT Running Club.
David Oluigbo, an EMT and systems administrator officer with MIT-EMS, was also selected as a 2025 Rhodes Scholar. He is a consultant for Code for Good and representative on the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Undergraduate Advisory Group. He holds executive roles with the Undergraduate Association, the MIT Brain and Cognitive Society, and the MIT Running Club.
Four students from MIT have been recognized as 2025 Rhodes Scholars, further showcasing the institution's commitment to academic excellence and its graduates' potential to make a positive impact globally.
Related Information:
https://news.mit.edu/2024/four-mit-named-2025-rhodes-scholars-1116
Published: Sat Nov 16 22:28:56 2024 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
