ESP Biography



KATIE MAASS, MIT Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering



Major: Chemical Engineering

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a graduate student at MIT working towards my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. My research focuses on a type of targeted cancer treatment - antibody drug conjugates. Before coming to MIT, I completed my Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

On a musical note, I have played clarinet for more than ten years and also have some experience with piano. I have recently picked up signing by joining a graduate student choir at MIT. I love all types of music and enjoy making music. I'm looking forward to teaching this class and exploring the fascinating ways music is made and how it is perceived by us.



Past Classes

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S5988: The Psychology and Physics of Music in HSSP Summer 2012 (Jul. 08, 2012)
In this course, we will examine both the "hard" and "soft" science of music. From the so-called "Mozart effect" to the deep emotional connection people have with music, we will consider what music means to our brains and try to explore why we experience music the way we do. We will also look at what sound physically is -- how it is generated by various instruments, what physical phenomena your ears actually experience, and how the brain processes that information.