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MIT in South Carolina

259

MIT students from South Carolina since 2020

605

MIT alumni in South Carolina

14,057

MITx learners in South Carolina

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The brain power behind sustainable AI

MIT student Miranda Schwacke, who grew up in South Carolina, develops brain-inspired devices that could make AI systems more energy-efficient.

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Desktop simulation of MIT.nano die bonder enables virtual tool training

MIT and Clemson University built a virtual reality simulation for a semiconductor die bonder, designed to close the skills gap facing U.S. manufacturing workers.

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AI method radically speeds predictions of materials’ thermal properties

Researchers at MIT and the University of South Carolina developed an AI method that dramatically accelerates predictions of materials’ thermal properties.

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Close aerial view of the South Carolina State House dome in Columbia at dusk, its copper roof glowing in warm light with the city stretching to the tree-lined horizon.

MIT works with South Carolina employers 

MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in South Carolina:

  • Amazon
  • Boeing
  • Caterpillar
  • Clemson University
  • GE Vernova
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Sonoco Products Company
  • South Carolina State University
  • University of South Carolina
  • US Air Force
  • US Army
  • US Marine Corps
  • US Navy
  • Walmart
  • XPO Logistics
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MIT alumni make a difference in South Carolina

South Carolina organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include Coastal Carolina University; Clemson University; Good Growth Capital; and BringFido.