MIT Department of Biological Engineering

Shared BE Resources

BE Seminars (Web) (ICS File)

BATS (Web) (ICS File)

Department Events (Web) (ICS File) (restricted to Faculty & Admins, contact BE-IT for access)

The BE Department maintains a number of email lists for communicating to the department. Below are the most often used lists or you can view the Complete List of Departmental Mailing Lists.

This page details the Department’s Classrooms & Conference Rooms, their capacity, AV abilities and contacts for reservation.


Detailed information on Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) issues for members of BE and its associated centers, including CEHS, BPEC, and SBC, can be found on the BE Safety Website. The site includes important documents and forms including the BE Chemical Hygiene Plan, training information, and other useful information for conducting research safely in BE laboratories.

Questions regarding EHS issues can be directed to theEHS coordinator for BE, Matthew Machtinger (617-324-8161, mattmach@mit.edu, 56-341D).

For emergency assistance in the event of a fire, serious injury, major chemical spill or urgent police matter, call extension 100 (campus phone) or 617-253-1212.