Newly tenured engineers
Thirteen tenure appointments are made in seven of eight academic departments in the School of Engineering.
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Professor Emeritus Benjamin Lax dies at 99
Pioneer in semiconductors created MIT's magnet laboratory and served as associate director of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
Anne White accepts the fusion challenge
Engineering professor undertakes innovative research in reactor design while working toward the realization of nuclear fusion.
Modeling nuclear energy
Senior Sterling Harper tackles nuclear energy risk with virtual simulation tools.
MIT graduate students receive prestigious Lawrence award
Award acknowledges important contributions to inertial confinement research.
The future of fusion power
In inaugural Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Zach Hartwig PhD '14 explains why fusion research should be at the top of NSE's agenda.
Dennis Whyte named Plasma Science and Fusion Center director
Nuclear fusion leader succeeds Miklos Porkolab, who returns to teaching and research after almost 20 years of distinguished service.
American Physical Society honors PSFC graduate and professor
Mario Manuel SM '08 PhD '13 and Professor Anne White to receive awards at annual APS meeting
Strain can alter materials’ properties
New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research with many potential applications.
Warren, Clark join in restarting of Alcator C-Mod tokamak
Lawmakers join scientists in relaunching experiments at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.