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Awards, honors and fellowships
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Three MIT seniors to join 2021 class of Schwarzman Scholars
Two alumni have also been selected; the scholars will study global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
December 4, 2019 -
Two MIT professors named 2019 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Li-Huei Tsai and Christopher Schuh recognized for research innovations addressing Alzheimer’s disease and metal mechanics.
December 3, 2019 -
School of Engineering third quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
November 27, 2019 -
Heating by cooling
Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez resolves a fusion paradox to receive Del Favero Prize.
November 27, 2019 -
Clara Piloto wins Hipatia Award for expanding Spanish-language programs
MIT Professional Education director of global programs honored for increasing female enrollment in programs aimed at professionals in Spanish-speaking economies.
November 26, 2019 -
Six MIT faculty elected 2019 AAAS Fellows
Baggeroer, Flynn, Harris, Klopfer, Lauffenburger, and Leonard are recognized for their efforts to advance science.
November 26, 2019 -
Five MIT students named 2020 Rhodes Scholars
Ali Daher, Claire Halloran, Francisca Vasconcelos, Billy Andersen Woltz, and Megan Yamoah will begin postgraduate studies at Oxford University next fall.
November 23, 2019 -
MIT senior wins 2020 Rhodes Scholarship for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine region
The Rhodes Scholarship offers opportunities for Arab students.
November 15, 2019 -
Sixteen grad students named to the Siebel Scholars class of 2020
MIT students from the fields of bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science receive the prestigious awards.
November 12, 2019 -
Ten Lincoln Laboratory technologies earn 2019 R&D 100 Awards
International awards recognize innovations that can have significant impacts on society.
November 4, 2019 -
School of Science appoints 14 faculty members to named professorships
Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
November 4, 2019 -
Bryan Reimer receives human factors innovator award
MIT AgeLab research engineer directs a team that studies in-vehicle automation, robotics, AI, and the mechanics of driver attention, among other topics.
October 30, 2019 -
Eric Alm and Peter Dedon receive NIH Transformative Research Award
Award will support interdisciplinary research on the role of the human microbiome in health and disease.
October 24, 2019 -
American Physical Society honors three MIT professors for physics research
James Collins, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Richard Milner have won top prizes for their work.
October 24, 2019 -
Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
SHASS faculty members Nikhil Agarwal, Sana Aiyar, Stephanie Frampton, Daniel Hidalgo, and Miriam Schoenfield were recently granted tenure.
October 22, 2019 -
Two from MIT elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2019
Sangeeta Bhatia and Richard Young recognized for their contributions to “advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.”
October 21, 2019 -
Alan Edelman recognized with 2019 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award
Edelman's Julia programming language was recognized for solving large computational problems for high-performance computers.
October 17, 2019 -
MIT economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee win Nobel Prize
Professors share prize with Michael Kremer of Harvard University, are cited for breakthrough antipoverty work.
October 14, 2019 -
Longtime MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher John Goodenough wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
One of three scientists recognized for developing the lithium-ion battery, Goodenough explored the physics of magnetic materials during his career at Lincoln Laboratory.
October 9, 2019 -
Victor Kac elected to the Accademia Nationale dei Lincei
Victor Kac elected to the Accademia Nationale dei Lincei Mathematics professor will join Galileo and Einstein as a member of the world's oldest science academy.
October 7, 2019