Understanding law in everyday life
Susan Silbey, a pioneer in studying popular attitudes toward the legal system, discussed her research while giving MIT’s annual Killian Lecture.
Brainstorming energy-saving hacks on Satori, MIT’s new supercomputer
Three-day hackathon explores methods for making artificial intelligence faster and more sustainable.
Robert Gallager wins 2020 Japan Prize
The EECS emeritus professor is recognized for groundbreaking contributions in information and coding theory.
Kate Byrd is chosen as one of Aviation Week Network’s “20 Twenties”
The annual award recognizes young leaders in engineering and aerospace.
Gerald Fink awarded the Genetic Society of America’s Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
Award recognizes scientists for lifetime achievement in genetics research who has a strong history as a mentor.
Mehtaab Sawhney named 2020 Churchill Scholar
MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
Nathan Howard wins Nuclear Fusion Award
Researcher unravels the mystery of heat loss in turbulent fusion plasmas.
Accelerating the pace of engineering
The 2019-20 School of Engineering MathWorks Fellows are using MATLAB and Simulink to advance discovery and innovation across disciplines.
MIT.nano receives international sustainability award
“Go Beyond” Award celebrates commitment to excellence in efficiency and sustainability.
Communicating respect for graduate students
Anna Frebel, Wesley Harris, and Harry Tuller honored by graduate students as “Committed to Caring.”
Bradford Parkinson SM ’61 awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
“Father of GPS” honored with three colleagues for creating the first truly global, satellite-based positioning system.
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Wolf Prize for groundbreaking work on twistronics
Professor of physics honored alongside Allan MacDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for pioneering research on twisted bilayer graphene.
Three from MIT are named 2020 fellows of the IEEE
Two staff members from Lincoln Laboratory and a professor in the School of Engineering are recognized for their influential research.
School of Science recognizes members with 2020 Infinite Kilometer Awards
Four members of the School of Science honored for contributions to the Institute.
Bose grants for 2019 reward bold ideas across disciplines
Three innovative research projects in literature, plant epigenetics, and chemical engineering will be supported by Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.