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Professor Richard Schrock announces emeritus status

After retiring from teaching at MIT, Schrock looks toward “the next experiment,” remaining research-active while pursuing new endeavors.

August 13, 2018

Professor of chemical engineering Kristala Prather teaches Fermentation Technology, a short program offered by MIT Professional Education.

A summer tune-up for industry professionals

A popular class on fermentation technology has been attracting mid-career students to MIT for more than 50 years.

August 11, 2018

Muriel Médard, the Cecil H. Green Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT, describes how 5G, or fifth generation, mobile technologies is refashioning the wireless communications and networking industry.

3Q: Muriel Médard on the world-altering rise of 5G

“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.”

August 10, 2018

Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga and his book, "The Mobile Workshop: The Tsetse Fly and African Knowledge Production" (MIT Press)

How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly

New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa.

August 2, 2018

MIT Professor Costis Daskalakis is the 2018 winner of the Nevanlinna Prize.

Constantinos Daskalakis wins prestigious Nevanlinna Prize

Professor of electrical engineering and computer science is honored for his contributions to theoretical computer science.

August 1, 2018

MIT historian Anne McCants, vice president of the International Economic History Association (IEHA), says that research presented at the 2018 World Economic History Congress speaks "directly to the questions the whole world is asking at this moment."

Q&A: Anne McCants on "Waves of Globalization," the 2018 World Economic History Congress at MIT

Congress of leading thinkers in economic, business, and social history convenes in the US for first time in 50 years.

July 30, 2018

Pierre Lermusiaux (left), professor of mechanical engineering and ocean science and engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for operations. Rohit Karnik (right), associate professor of mechanical engineering, will serve as MechE's associate department head for education.

Department of Mechanical Engineering announces new leadership team

Newly appointed department head Evelyn Wang names Pierre Lermusiaux and Rohit Karnik as associate department heads.

July 27, 2018

Seth Mnookin brings bestselling author’s touch to teaching science journalism

Science “pushes me to constantly go out of my comfort zone,” says director of MIT’s science writing program.

July 26, 2018

J. Meejin Yoon named dean of Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning

July 24, 2018

Clockwise from top left: Eliezer Calo, Steven Flavell, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Becky Lamason, Rebecca Saxe, Omer Yilmaz, Yufei Zhao, and Martin Zwierlein.

School of Science appoints eight faculty members to named professorships

July 23, 2018

“I really wanted people to think of the satellite not only as this technology that’s floating around out there in orbit, but as a machine that plays a structuring role in our everyday lives,” says Lisa Parks, a professor in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program.

Contemplating the eyes in the sky

Media studies scholar Lisa Parks examines the way satellites and other aerial technologies have changed society.

July 20, 2018

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics head Jaime Peraire calls Rebecca Masterson “an outstanding researcher with an impressive record of accomplishment in space systems engineering and design.”

Rebecca Masterson appointed AeroAstro principal research scientist

Mechanical engineer and instrument scientist on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is the first female principal research scientist in the department's history.

July 19, 2018

MIT Associate Professor Taylor Perron has been appointed associate department head for MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.

Taylor Perron named EAPS associate department head

Expert in landscape evolution will build upon the work of outgoing associate department head Tim Grove, supporting the EAPS education mission.

July 19, 2018

Professor Kristala Jones Prather leads a discussion at MITEI about the future of biofuels — and whether the prime window of time for their deployment has already passed or has not yet come. Prather argued for the latter. “I think it’s too early,” she told the undergraduates. “We just haven’t spent enough time on the problem yet.”

Kristala Prather: Advancing energy-efficient biochemistry

Associate professor of chemical engineering talks about the future of biochemistry and the next generation of scientists and engineers.

July 16, 2018

Yufei Zhao wins Future of Science Award

Assistant professor honored for contributions to research in discrete mathematics, teaching, service, and outreach.

July 9, 2018

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