Helping space shuttles achieve liftoff
MIT has contributed 27 alumni-astronauts, plenty of earthbound expertise.
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Aeronautical and astronautical engineering
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Safer skies
A new algorithm could help prevent midair collisions, which involve 10 to 12 small aircraft every year.
De Weck and co-authors win best paper award
Research grew out of multi-year collaboration between MIT and Xerox
Moving inventions to the marketplace
MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.
Peraire named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Computational aerodynamics specialist succeeds Ian Waitz, who was named dean of engineering
Hoffman honored by Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Professor of the Practice in aeronautics and astronautics receives Centennial Medal.
Ian Waitz on the future of engineering education and research
New dean reflects on MIT’s School of Engineering, cites ever-growing role for collaboration and outreach.
It’s not easy flying green
A new analysis emphasizes the large variability in greenhouse gas emissions from alternative fuels.
Exploring exploration
From deep space to deep sea, two-day symposium examined MIT’s impacts and innovations.
3 Questions: Jeffrey Hoffman on the Space Shuttle at 30
Anniversary of the first shuttle flight comes just as it nears retirement, but the vehicle has changed space travel dramatically.
Catching cancer with carbon nanotubes
New device to test blood can spot cancer cells, HIV on the fly
Alum-astronaut Robert Satcher: ‘We need to get everybody on board’
Delivers keynote address at the annual Laureates and Leaders induction ceremony
Three MIT engineers named to the National Academy of Engineering
Several alumni also elected among 68 new members announced today
