Desirée Plata appointed co-director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Plata’s expertise in academics and industry will help advance the mission of the consortium and propel implementable climate solutions forward.
Plata’s expertise in academics and industry will help advance the mission of the consortium and propel implementable climate solutions forward.
Pounds championed a generation of MIT Sloan faculty members and advised the broader Institute through the turbulent years of the Vietnam War.
Materials science and engineering faculty member will oversee key programs and initiatives across the MIT School of Engineering.
“Natural collaborator and advocate for students” will oversee the educational experience of the Institute’s 7,000 graduate students.
Annabel Flores ’99, MBA ’03, SM ’03, a Raytheon executive, is an example of what happens when business and personal goals meet to reach people — not just the bottom line.
A biotech entrepreneur, Koehler will help faculty and students launch startups and bring new products to market through the MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation.
Makan will lead special projects in his new role, while continuing to serve as head of the Music and Theater Arts Section.
Experts from MIT’s School of Engineering, Schwarzman College of Computing, and Sloan Executive Education educate national security leaders in AI fundamentals.
Synthetic biology expert to succeed Angela Belcher as department head effective Aug. 1.
New Venture Advancement Program from MIT Bootcamps uses unique approach of peer-based learning and expert coaching.
Cindy Alejandra Heredia’s journey from Laredo, Texas, took her to leading the MIT autonomous vehicle team and to an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Hax was a longtime MIT Sloan faculty member and co-creator of the Delta Model whose approach to customer bonding is still in use.
A two-day conference at MIT reflected on the impact of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society since its launch, as founding Director Munther Dahleh prepares to step down.
The chemical engineer is honored for her work designing polymers and nanomaterials with wide-ranging applications in medicine and energy.
A leader in manufacturing science and technology, Hart SM ’02, PhD ’06 will become department head effective July 1.