Student Projects & Presentations

Student projects in D-Lab classes are defined by community partners and social ventures around the world - we don't always know what is needed, but our community partners do, and our students have technical knowledge and skills to contribute to that work.

Each semester, through a selection of full-semester classes, our students form into teams to work on projects framed by community partners – NGOs, local nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. At the end of each semester, students present their work to their peers, partners, and guests.


D-Lab Spring 2025 Student Projects

D-Lab: Design

Instructors: Ankita Singh, Eliza Squibb

D-Lab: Climate Change and Planetary Health

Instructors: Susan Murcott, Julie Simpson

  • US: Analyzing salt marsh change due to climate change
  • US: 30 Years of Mass Bay Data
  • US: Investor pitch materials to help commercialize an innovative greenhouse gas flux measurement technology and redefine verifications of carbon removal projects.
  • US: The MIT Climate Clock and Earth Week Climate Messaging - 2025

D-Lab: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

Instructors: Libby Hsu, Susan Murcott

Humanitarian Innovation

  • Uganda: Motorcycle theft alert
  • Uganda: Health emergency alert
  • Uganda: Legal aid app for refugees
  • Uganda: Poultry incubators
  • Uganda: Water pump
  • Uganda: Tamia extruder
  • Uganda: Smart irrigation project
  • Uganda: Business skills app
  • Uganda: Foundry project

Design for Complex Environmental Issues

Instructors: Ari Epstein, Joel Grimm, Libby Hsu

Introduction to Energy in Global Development

Instructor: Joshua Paul Maldonado TA: Khadija Ghanizada

Leadership in Design

Instructors: Ankita Singh, Eliza Squibb

Thermal Energy Networks EC.S06 / EC.S11

Instructors: Susan Murcott, Harvey Michaels