ESP Biography



MICHAEL LEE, MIT graduate student in chemistry




Major: Chemistry

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hey everyone! I did my undergraduate studies at Stanford and taught at Stanford Splash for three years. Currently studying solid state chemistry here as a graduate student, with a special interest in high pressures and quantum materials. Excited to hopefully teach something new!



Past Classes

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S16071: Scandalous Science in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
Science can be a messy process but has the remarkable ability to course-correct and reorient itself over time. We'll take a closer look at a few examples of times that science has been led astray in the past and how the work of diligent scientists sealed these cracks. In each case study, we’ll ask the question of why it occurred - from innocent mistakes to malicious deception. You should hopefully walk away with a new appreciation for the scientific community, or at least some incredibly niche gossip.


S16072: Quantum Mechanics Without the Math in Splash 2025 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2025)
"Quantum" is one of those words that can seem mysteriously futuristic and frustratingly confusing. Lucky for us, we don't need rigorous (and intimidating) math to begin to unravel the mystery that quantum mechanics can sometimes look like. A broad, conceptual overview of quantum mechanics will be given, with a particular focus on real experimental results that reflect some of the unintuitive parts of quantum theory.