Faculty

MIT Professor Ernesto Blanco stands next to a model of his invention, the stair-climbing wheelchair, during the 2011 MIT 150 kickoff celebration at the MIT Museum.

Ernesto Blanco, mechanical design professor and inventor of the stair-climbing wheelchair, dies at 94

Longtime professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering patented over a dozen inventions and inspired generations of engineers.

April 5, 2017

Tim Berners-Lee was honored with the Turing Award for his work inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and "the fundamental protocols and algorithms [that allowed] the web to scale."

Tim Berners-Lee wins $1 million Turing Award

CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.

April 4, 2017

MIT Asian security studies faculty (left to right) M. Taylor Fravel, Richard Samuels, and Vipin Narang train the next generation of scholars and security policy analysts; counsel national security officials in the U.S. and abroad; and inform policy through publications and frequent contributions to public debates.

Q&A: Meet MIT's experts in Asian security

Influential team counsels leaders, educates students, and informs policy.

April 3, 2017

Bill Aulet teaches an MIT Sloan Executive Education entrepreneurship course.

Wisdom gleaned from data and behavioral economics

In a follow-up to his popular "Disciplined Entrepreneurship," MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Bill Aulet provides new insights for entrepreneurs.

April 3, 2017

“Beautiful, unusual objects that were made hundreds of years ago allow us a different point of access into the past,” says MIT professor Kristel Smentek.

The art of the dealers

MIT’s Kristel Smentek studies art, collectors, and commerce in new ways.

April 2, 2017

J. Phillip Thompson, MIT associate professor of urban studies and planning, was instrumental in shaping a comprehensive approach to health in Brooklyn, New York.

3Q: J. Phillip Thompson on revitalizing Central Brooklyn

Advisor to $1.4 billion state plan sees health care as foundation for “Vital Brooklyn.”

March 30, 2017

Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the euro area

Thought leaders in academia, government, risk capital, and industry address the EU innovation gap during a two-day workshop.

March 29, 2017

“The greatest honor in my professional career has been to serve as the first JR East Professor and for 25 years of my career,” said JR East Professor Joseph Sussman at the 25th anniversary of the JR East-MIT partnership.

Celebrating 25 years of MIT-JR East Railway partnership

Professor Joseph Sussman honored for his 25 years of service as JR East Professor

March 27, 2017

MIT Vice President for Research Maria Zuber takes part in a panel on post-Paris Agreement climate and energy strategies at CERAWeek 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Setting the pace for change in the energy sector

MIT energy and climate thought leaders play integral part in discussions at CERAWeek 2017.

March 24, 2017

Oliver Jagoutz is a newly tenured associate professor of geology in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS).

“This work has allowed me to see most of the world”

Geologist Oliver Jagoutz scales mountains to gain tectonic insights.

March 23, 2017

Nuclear physicist Ernest J. Moniz has been named chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He will continue to work at MIT as a part-time professor of physics post-tenure and special advisor to the president.

Ernest Moniz named co-chair and CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative

Physics professor and former U.S. Energy Secretary will lead nuclear security nonprofit while continuing his work at MIT.

March 23, 2017

Engaged neighbors

Scholars at MIT and in Mexico collaborate on projects spanning design, technology, and art.

March 21, 2017

Ellen Swallow Richards (back row, far left) stands in 1888 with students from the MIT Women’s Laboratory, which she founded in the previous year.

Scene at MIT: Ellen Swallow Richards leads the Woman's Laboratory

A trailblazing industrial and environmental chemist, Ellen Swallow Richards was MIT’s first female graduate and first female instructor.

March 21, 2017

John Tsitsiklis has been appointed director of the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS).

John Tsitsiklis appointed director of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Professor of electrical engineering and computer science will also take on the new role of associate director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.

March 20, 2017

At Hollywood studios in Los Angeles, a celebration of MIT’s ingenuity and drive

Mexico City and Washington are upcoming host cities for the Better World tour.