The shadow architects of power
PhD candidate Suzanne Freeman reveals how intelligence agencies shape foreign policy in authoritarian states.
The scholar-warrior: How Erik Lin-Greenberg bridges academia and Air Force intelligence
MIT political scientist and U.S. Air Force Reserve squadron commander brings unique perspective to both the classroom and the military, leading enlisted personnel while researching the future of warfare.
New optical sensing system will improve space domain awareness
MIT Lincoln Laboratory developed the system, launched recently aboard the QZSS-HP satellite, for a collaborative effort between the US Space Force and Japan.
Class pairs students with military officers to build mission-critical solutions
MIT course 15.362/6.9160 (Engineering Innovation: Global Security Systems) gives students an inside look at military problems and empowers them to build prototypes.
Artificial intelligence enhances air mobility planning
Lincoln Laboratory is transitioning tools to the 618th Air Operations Center to streamline global transport logistics.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a workhorse for national security
The US Air Force and MIT renew contract for operating the federally funded R&D center, a long-standing asset for defense innovation and prototyping.
Making airfield assessments automatic, remote, and safe
U.S. Air Force engineer and PhD student Randall Pietersen is using AI and next-generation imaging technology to detect pavement damage and unexploded munitions.
A leg up for STEM majors
MIT undergraduates broaden their perspectives and prospects through political science.
For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit
Brooks is researching the impact of coastal pond breaching on preventing and mitigating harmful algal blooms, and will report to Naval Aviation Schools Command to begin flight training this fall.
Stopping the bomb
Political science PhD student Kunal Singh identifies a suite of strategies states use to prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons.
Faces of MIT: Gene Keselman
At MIT, Keselman is a lecturer, executive director, managing director, and innovator. Additionally, he is a colonel in the Air Force Reserves, board director, and startup leader.
Bridging military service and engineering
Two MIT graduate students share similar journeys from West Point to MIT.
Connecting the US Coast Guard to MIT Sloan
For the past 50 years, the Coast Guard has nominated a senior officer to apply to the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program. “When you leave MIT Sloan, you want to change the world,” says one alumnus.
Enabled by a significant gift, MIT’s Security Studies Program launches the Center for Nuclear Security Policy
With $45 million in support from the Stanton Foundation, the program will expand its longstanding leadership in a critical area of global security.
