Doing the math
MIT management professor Vivek Farias crunches the numbers to see how complex systems can be optimized.
CEE event gives snapshot of new research, educational initiatives
Vision for department outlined at campus event for civil and environmental engineering alumni
DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman will be MIT’s 2014 Commencement speaker
A champion of market-driven science, trained as an engineer, will address the Class of 2014 on June 6.
Stephen H. Crandall, professor emeritus in MechE, dies at 92
Crandall remembered for his pioneering work in the field of solid mechanics and random vibrations.
MIT’s Lobby 10 to be renamed in honor of fallen veterans
Already home to war memorials, central campus location to get official new name: ‘Memorial Lobby.’
Daniel Kleppner named a 2014 Franklin Institute Award laureate
Emeritus professor honored for contributions in quantum phenomena.
Turning bacteria into chemical factories
Kristala Jones Prather engineers cells to produce useful compounds such as drugs and biofuels.
Dower granted major ‘lifetime achievement’ award in history
MIT professor recognized as ‘pre-eminent scholar’ in East Asian history.
Emeritus: David Wilson was an early proponent of the concept of energy-use fees
System he hatched in the 1970s for curbing carbon emissions is finally getting some traction.
Faculty highlight: Evelyn Wang
Device Research Laboratory scientists aim to control changes in phase of gases and liquids to reduce power consumption in heating and cooling systems.
Chemistry Education Office named for Robert J. Silbey
Speakers at the office’s ribbon-cutting ceremony praised the late chemistry professor for his contributions to science education.
How green is your city? And how do you know?
In a new book, an engineer and an architect lay out a program for urban development based on the cold hard facts about environmental sustainability.
Jesús del Alamo named director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories
A faculty member since 1988, del Alamo replaces Vladimir Bulović, who will co-lead the MIT Innovation Initiative.