6th Annual NEET Certificate Conferment Ceremony

Class of 2025

Message From the Dean to the NEET Class of 2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025 NEET graduates! Today, we celebrate not only your remarkable academic achievements, but also your courage to think differently and collaborate across disciplines.NEET has equipped you to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. You are graduating with a set of tools that will benefit you in whatever path you pursue.
Your ability to think across disciplines, see projects through from concept to execution, and cultivate a strong sense of community will be invaluable throughout your career. We are incredibly proud of all you've accomplished through NEET, and we can't wait to see the impact you'll make in the world.

Anantha P. ChandrakasanChief Innovation and Strategy OfficerDean, MIT School of EngineeringVannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Looking Back at the NEET Class of 2025 Ceremony

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On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, MIT New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) proudly celebrated its newest graduates during the 6th Annual NEET Certificate Conferment Ceremony. 
This special event brought together NEET scholars, alumni, instructors, faculty, friends, and family to honor and congratulate the NEET Class of 2025 graduates from across the four NEET threads—Autonomous Machines, Climate and Sustainability Systems, Digital Cities, and Living Machines.
NEET instructors presented certificates to each of their thread’s graduates, recognizing the successful completion of the three-year experiential learning program within the MIT School of Engineering.
NEET graduating seniors presented their collaborative research and interdisciplinary projects, showcasing both the breadth and depth of the incredible impact being made by students within the MIT community.
It was a privilege to witness the growth, passion, and commitment of this graduating class, and we look forward to seeing them continue building a better world as NEET alumni.

Ceremony Webcast Recordings

NEET Graduate Thread Presentations

Graduating NEET seniors share their experiences, projects, research, and other activities from across the NEET Autonomous Machines, Climate and Sustainability Systems, Digital Cities, and Living Machines threads.

Autonomous Machines

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Climate + Sustainability Systems

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Digital Cities

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Living Machines

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Full Certificate Conferment Ceremony

NEET leadership, faculty, and thread instructors address the NEET community and present certificates to the 2025 graduating seniors from the NEET Autonomous Machines, Climate and Sustainability Systems, Digital Cities, and Living Machines threads.

Class of 2025 NEET Graduates

Congratulations to all of our graduates and special thanks to the NEET Scholar Advisory Committee representatives!*

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Autonomous Machines

AM Thread Instructor: Dr. Gregory Long

Allen Baranov
Xavier Bell
Timber Carey
Brenda Fernandez Martinez
Charles Ge
Yohan Guyomard
Audrey Lee
Malachi Macon
Tyrin-Ian Todd

Climate + Sustainability Systems

CSS Thread Instructor: Dr. Nathan Melenbrink

Jason Chen
Sehar Lohawala
Brittany McHenry
Xavier St. Hill
Elysia Yuan

Digital Cities

DC Thread Instructor: Dr. Nathan Melenbrink

Vivian ChinodaEsther Kinyanjui*Nrithya RenganathanGabriel Rodriguez CastilloLauren Shrack

Living Machines

LM Thread Instructor:
Dr. Nathan Melenbrink

Amina AbdallaMingxin ChenAlisha GonzalesDavid Kwabi-Addo*YongYan (Crystal) LiangZixuan Liu*Rachit MaukkamalaXinyan PanLaboni SantraAnanth Shyamal*Alexandra VolkovaLana Van NoteWilliam Vasquez McTeigueAnika WadheraGrace Yang*

NEET Graduate Thread Photos

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