Donald Blackmer, professor emeritus of political science and longtime leader at MIT, dies at 91
Esteemed scholar and extraordinary steward of institutions and people was known to light up the academic landscape.
Esteemed scholar and extraordinary steward of institutions and people was known to light up the academic landscape.
As a teacher, Kampf was consistently both a generous force of inclusion and a prod of conscience.
Mentor to hundreds of alumni was known for asking questions that prompted students to look within themselves.
Alumnus and Pequot Capital founder had a long and varied association with the Institute.
An architect and urban planner, Lee’s impact is evident throughout Boston and the city’s Chinatown, his childhood home.
A modern-day Renaissance man, Hawley pioneered the internet of things, won the Van Cliburn amateur piano competition, and published the world’s largest book.
Inorganic chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years was “a bedrock of the organometallic community.”
Longtime professor of electrical engineering was also a transformative director of the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decisions Systems.
Beloved educator and former technical supervisor at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center brought hands-on science experiences to students of all ages.
The former special advisor to two Japanese prime ministers fostered US-Japan relations.
Organic chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years was “a sui generis Renaissance man.”
MIT scientist for over 50 years was a cherished mentor who published nearly 400 papers on topics from laser science to non-invasive biomedical diagnosis.
Longtime professor played a major role in encouraging MIT to ask new questions that significantly broadened the Institute’s educational mission.
An eminent microbiologist, Demain conducted groundbreaking antibiotics research and mentored hundreds of young scientists.
Longtime MIT physicist and mentor created instruments that advanced high-energy physics, including the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the J particle.