School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Pew recognizes four MIT researchers for innovation in biomedical science
Biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé and cell biologist Gene-Wei Li honored as Pew Scholars; postdocs Ana Fiszbein and María Inda are named Pew Latin American Fellows.
Academics without borders
Senseable City Lab visualizes 20 years of data to show how students, faculty, and scholars join MIT from all over the world.
NASA selects three from MIT for astronaut training
Chari, Hoburg, and Moghbeli, all with ties to the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, represent a quarter of NASA's astronaut candidate Class of 2017.
Tim Cook to MIT grads: “How will you serve humanity?”
Apple CEO urges graduating class to “work toward something greater than yourself.”
Tracing implications of the development of new technologies
Former department head and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering alumnus Joseph Sussman retires after 50 years.
Deploying therapeutic payloads to cells
Mark Bathe develops molecular packages for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccines, and gene-editing tools.
Engineers, awards, and a band
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering banquet recognizes the Class of 2017 and outstanding members of the CEE community.
Arthur Kerman, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Former Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Center for Theoretical Physics director made important contributions to the study of nuclear structure and reactions.
Internet of things: Let the avatars talk to each other
Sanjay Sarma has focused his research on new uses for RFID and security for the internet of things.
Breaking down walls between the ivory tower and prison
The MIT Prison Initiative provides an academic framework for undergraduates and local inmates to explore the human condition.
Vipin Narang: On the brinkmanship beat
Department of Political Science assistant professor studies the strategic use of nuclear force as global tensions threaten to reach the boiling point.
T.W. “Bill” Lambe, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, dies at 96
Longtime MIT professor and author of two influential texts was a leader in geotechnical engineering.
3 Questions: How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflict
Political theorist John Tirman discusses immigration and identity, and measuring the true costs of war.
Zach Hartwig: Applying diverse skills in pursuit of a fusion breakthrough
Newly-appointed Assistant Professor Zach Hartwig's mission is to use nuclear technology to benefit society and the environment.