Seven faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 204 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
Kwanghun Chung named 2014 Searle Scholar
Professor of chemical engineering recognized for his work in understanding brain function and dysfunction
Acclaimed cellist Carlos Prieto ’58 receives Muh Alumni Award
Award honors MIT alumni achievements in the humanities, arts, and social sciences
Professor emerita Joan Jonas to represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
A pioneering figure in performance art and video, Jonas will create a multimedia installation for the U.S. Pavilion in Venice
Feng Zhang wins NSF's Alan T. Waterman Award
Waterman Award is NSF's highest honor recognizing an outstanding researcher under the age of 35.
Amaury Triaud wins MERAC Prize for astrophysics thesis
Postdoc fellow recognized for his PhD thesis on the discovery and characterization of many new exoplanetary systems.
Lemelson-MIT announces National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners
$50,000 awarded to undergraduate and graduate student inventors
MIT students dominate Putnam Mathematical Competition, winning team event
Four of five top individual finishers, known as “Putnam Fellows,” also hail from MIT.
Making cancer drugs better
Killian Award recipient Stephen Lippard describes his work on platinum-based chemotherapy agents.
Carolina Osorio receives NSF Early Career Award
CEE professor will develop algorithms to optimize traffic management systems in congested urban areas