Thank an MIT Community Member: Submission #335

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Submission Number: 335

Submission ID: 24415

Submission UUID: 02faeba6-0466-424f-87ee-74301de155aa

Submission URI: /form/webform-10058

Created: Thu, 03/19/2020 - 02:50

Completed: Thu, 03/19/2020 - 02:50

Changed: Thu, 03/19/2020 - 08:14

Remote IP address: 18.21.163.245

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Webform: Thank an MIT Community Member

Submitted to: Thank an MIT Community Member

Your Name Pat Pataranutaporn

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Person or Group You Would Like to Recognize Tomás Vega Gálvez

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Tell Us About It Tomás is an alumnus of MIT Media Lab, he came back to help the Lab start an initiative that develops technology against COVID-19 using on-body devices that prevent people from touching their faces. His prior research and extensive experiences on wearable computing and Bluetooth enabled device became very essential for the project. He selflessly contributed to the project since the beginning of ideation to the successful execution of the project. He embodies the spirit of MIT that strives for making real-world impacts through elegant innovative solutions.