MIT Briefing Book 2018 September edition Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Briefing Book © 2018, Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2018 Front cover image: Jake Belcher Back cover image: Christopher Harting Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 Telephone Number 617.253.1000 Website http://web.mit.edu/ The Briefing Book is researched and written by a variety of MIT faculty and staff, in particular the members of the Office of the Provost’s Institutional Research group, Industrial Liaison Program, Student Financial Services, and the MIT Washington Office. Executive Editors Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research [email protected] David Goldston, Director, MIT Washington Office [email protected] Editors Shirley Wong [email protected] Lydia Snover, to whom all questions should be directed [email protected] 2 MIT Briefing Book MIT Senior Leadership President Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation L. Rafael Reif R. Gregory Morgan Chancellor Vice President and Dean for Student Life Cynthia Barnhart Suzy Nelson Institute Community and Equity Officer (Interim) Vice President for Communications Alyce Johnson Nathaniel W. Nickerson Director of Libraries Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Chris Bourg Melissa Nobles Vice President for Information Systems and Technology Dean for Digital Learning John Charles Krishna Rajagopal Dean, School of Engineering Executive Vice President and Treasurer Anantha P. Chandrakasan Israel Ruiz Vice President and General Counsel Dean, School of Architecture and Planning Mark DiVincenzo Hashim Sarkis Chief Executive Officer, MIT Alumni Association Vice President for Open Learning Whitney T. Espich Sanjay Sarma Director, Lincoln Laboratory Provost Eric D. Evans Martin A. Schmidt Vice President Dean, Sloan School of Management Suzanne L. Glassburn David C. Schmittlein Vice President for Human Resources Deputy Executive Vice President Lorraine A. Goffe Anthony P. Sharon Chancellor for Academic Advancement Vice President for Finance W. Eric L. Grimson Glen Shor Associate Provost Dean, School of Science Philip S. Khoury Michael Sipser Vice President Associate Provost Kirk D. Kolenbrander Krystyn Van Vliet Associate Provost Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education Richard K. Lester Ian A. Waitz Vice President for Resource Development Vice President for Research Julie Lucas Maria T. Zuber 3 MIT Briefing Book MIT Washington Office The MIT Washington Office was established in 1991 to provide a presence in the nation’s capital for MIT, one of the country’s premier academic institutions with a long history of contributing to U.S. leader- ship in science and technology. A part of the MIT President’s Office, the Washington Office works closely with the Institute’s senior leaders to develop and advance policy positions on R&D and education issues. The office also supports major MIT initiatives in areas where national policy is being developed, currently including advanced manufacturing and the innovation ecosystem; the convergence of the life, engineering and physical sciences; energy; the envi- ronment; and innovative educational technologies. MIT students work with the Washington Office to gain hands-on experience in the science and technology policy-making process. Staff Director David Goldston Assistant Director Philip H. Lippel Senior Policy Advisor Kate Stoll Address MIT Washington Office 820 First Street, NE, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20002 Telephone Number 202.789.1828 Fax Number 202.789.1830 Website http://dc.mit.edu/ 4 MIT Briefing Book Contents Section 1: Facts and History 9 Section 4: Campus Research 63 Fields of Study 11 Research Support 64 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 12 Campus Research Sponsors 67 Digital Learning 13 Department of Defense (DoD) 70 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Department of Energy (DoE) 72 Education Highlights 16 National Institutes of Health (NIH) 74 Research Highlights 21 NASA 76 Faculty and Staff 32 National Science Foundation (NSF) 78 Faculty 32 Other Federal Agencies 80 Researchers 34 Nonprofit Organizations 82 Postdoctoral Scholars 35 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 36 Section 5: Lincoln Laboratory 85 Award Highlights 37 Major Programs/Prototypes 88 Major Technology Transfers 89 Section 2: Major MIT Initiatives 39 Lincoln Laboratory Mission Areas 90 National Policy Initiatives 40 Lincoln Laboratory Technical Staff 92 Research Initiatives 46 Lincoln Laboratory’s Economic Impact 93 MIT/Lincoln Laboratory Interactions 94 Section 3: Students 51 Test Facilities and Field Sites 95 Undergraduate Students 53 Lincoln Laboratory Outreach Metrics 96 Graduate Students 54 Degrees 55 Section 6: MIT and Industry 97 Alumni 56 MIT Differentiators 99 Undergraduate Financial Aid 57 Industry Partners 99 Graduate Financial Aid 60 Selected Projects funded by Industry 100 Campus Research Sponsored by Industry 101 Entrepreneurship 102 Learning 103 Recruiting 104 5 MIT Briefing Book 6 MIT Briefing Book Section 7: Global Engagement 105 A Global Strategy for MIT 106 Capacity Building 107 Faculty and Research Collaboration 108 Other International Initiatives 112 Digital Learning 114 International Study Opportunities 114 MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives 116 International Students 118 International Alumni 120 International Scholars 121 Campus Research Sponsored by International Sponsors 122 Section 8: Service to Local and World Communities 123 Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center 124 Office of Government and Community Relations 125 Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab 126 MIT D-Lab 127 Local Programs 128 World Programs 130 Selected Service Projects 130 7 MIT Briefing Book 8 MIT Briefing Book Section 1 Facts and History Fields of Study 11 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 12 Digital Learning 13 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Education Highlights 16 Research Highlights 21 Faculty and Staff 32 Faculty 32 Researchers 34 Postdoctoral Scholars 35 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 36 Award Highlights 37 9 MIT Briefing Book approximately 4.6 million people, and generated Facts and History annual world sales of $1.9 trillion, or the equivalent of the tenth-largest economy in the world in 2014. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the world’s preeminent research universities, dedi- MIT has forged educational and research collabora- cated to advancing knowledge and educating students tions with universities, governments, and companies in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship throughout the world, and draws its faculty and that will best serve the nation and the world. It is students from every corner of the globe. The result known for rigorous academic programs, cutting-edge is a vigorous mix of people, ideas, and programs research, a diverse campus community, and its long- dedicated to enhancing the world’s well-being. standing commitment to working with the public and private sectors to bring new knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. MIT Campaign for a Better World Launched to the public in May 2016, the MIT Campaign for a Better World is a $5 billion fund- William Barton Rogers, the Institute’s founding presi- raising initiative that seeks to advance the Institute’s dent, believed that education should be both broad work on some of the most urgent global challenges and useful, enabling students to participate in “the facing humanity. The Campaign—which spans the humane culture of the community” and to discover breadth of MIT’s schools and departments, labs, and apply knowledge for the benefit of society. His and centers—is focusing MIT’s distinctive strengths emphasis on “learning by doing,” on combining in education, research, and innovation on six key liberal and professional education, and on the value priority areas: defining the future of human health of useful knowledge continues to be at the heart of through advances from the laboratory to the clinic; MIT’s educational mission. transforming our world through fundamental scien- tific research; addressing mankind’s critical environ- MIT’s commitment to innovation has led to a host of mental and sustainability challenges; reimagining scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. education for the 21st-century learner; accelerating Achievements by the Institute’s faculty and gradu- the journey from idea to investment and investment ates include the first chemical synthesis of penicillin to impact; and attracting extraordinary students and and vitamin A, the development of inertial guidance faculty to MIT and providing them with the tools and systems, modern technologies for artificial limbs, infrastructure to do their pioneering work. and the magnetic core memory that enabled the development of digital computers. Today, MIT is As part of its commitment to strengthening the making a better world by focusing its strengths in MIT core, the Campaign is increasing resources for research, innovation, and education in such areas as: undergraduate financial aid, graduate fellowships, the secrets of the brain and mind and the origins and and professorships; reimagining residential living and evolution of life; practical solutions for environmental educational spaces; transforming MIT’s presence in sustainability, clean energy, and water and food the innovation hub of Kendall Square; and developing security; the convergence of disciplines in tackling leading-edge research facilities such as MIT.nano. human