Topic
Awards, honors and fellowships
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Nuh Gedik and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero are 2020 Moore Experimental Investigators in Quantum Materials
Funding will support using light to study quantum materials and on twistronics research to advance superconductivity and quantum technologies.
August 10, 2020 -
School of Architecture and Planning announces 2020 Infinite Mile Award winners
SA+P recognizes exceptional service in an extraordinary academic year.
August 6, 2020 -
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT announces 2020-21 fellowship class
Journalists will delve into issues including racial bias and race-based health disparities, institutional responses to Covid-19, and the impacts of climate change.
August 4, 2020 -
School of Engineering first and second quarter 2020 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past two quarters.
July 29, 2020 -
The tenured engineers of 2020
Eight faculty members have been granted tenure in five departments across the School of Engineering.
July 24, 2020 -
Raoul Ouedraogo and Michael Owen honored with AFCEA Young 40 Under 40 Awards
Lincoln Laboratory staff members recognized for their innovative contributions to a technical field.
July 23, 2020 -
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing announces first named professorships
Honorees will receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
July 20, 2020 -
Four MIT faculty members receive U.S. Department of Energy early career awards
Faculty from the departments of physics, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering were selected for the 2020 Early Career Research Program.
July 15, 2020 -
Stephen Morris named inaugural Peter A. Diamond Professor of Economics
MIT Department of Economics establishes new professorship honoring Institute professor and Nobel laureate.
July 14, 2020 -
MIT research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
Work by Professor John Lienhard and Kishor Nayar SM ’14, PhD ’19 was recently recognized by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam.
July 9, 2020 -
MIT Libraries staff honored with 2020 Infinite Mile Awards
Sixteen staff members recognized for creating community, upholding values, and responding heroically to the Covid-19 pandemic.
July 8, 2020 -
Nine MIT School of Science professors receive tenure for 2020
Professors earn tenure in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.
July 7, 2020 -
MIT prison education program documentary wins New England Emmy Award
Film portrays groundbreaking initiative’s impact on MIT undergraduates and incarcerated students.
June 30, 2020 -
Twelve MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2020-2021
Honor recognizes faculty mentors who devote true attention to students’ well-being.
June 30, 2020 -
2020 Awards Convocation recognizes and honors MIT community members
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are recognized for their outstanding contributions to MIT.
June 19, 2020 -
Seven from MIT win 2020 Hertz Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”
June 11, 2020 -
Associate Professor Amah Edoh receives Baker Award for undergraduate teaching
Anthropologist honored by MIT students as "a mentor, a role model, and someone who is truly making a difference."
June 3, 2020 -
Mathematics department recognized for STEM student enrichment program
Popular diversity and enrichment outreach program marks 10th anniversary with award as it adapts to Covid-19.
May 29, 2020 -
Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Fulbright Fellowships
Graduating seniors and recent alumni will spend upcoming year abroad on Fulbright grants.
May 22, 2020 -
Sara Plana receives inaugural Jeanne Guillemin Prize
The prize, which provides financial support to women working toward a PhD in international affairs, will be applied toward her research into proxy warfare.
May 21, 2020