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Briefing Book 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Briefing Book 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Briefing Book Massachusett s Insti tute of Technology 17 February, 2010 Researched and writt en by a variety of MIT faculty and staff , in parti cular the members of the Offi ce of the Provost/Insti tuti onal Research, Offi ce of the President, Of- fi ce of Sponsored Research, Student Financial Services, and the MIT Washington Offi ce. Executi ve Editors Claude R. Canizares, Vice President for Research [email protected] William B. Bonvillian, Director, MIT Washington Offi ce [email protected] Editors Audrey Resutek [email protected] Lydia Snover, to whom all questi ons should be directed [email protected] 2 Acknowledgements and Contributors Many thanks to the following individuals who provided informati on, contributed data, or wrote secti ons of this book. Scott Barge Anne Marie Michel Suzanne Berger Daniel G. Nocera Margaret Bruzelius O’Neil Outar Stephen E. Carson Charlene M. Placido Daniel Delgado Brendon Puff er Stephen D. Dowdy Penny J. Rosser Michael J. Faber Jennifer Schmitt Gregory Farley Timothy Manning Swager Greg Frost Amy Tarr Patrick E. Gillooly Bernhardt L. Trout Rachel Glennerster Jack Turner Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook Ingrid Vargas Gregory Harris Heather G. Williams Ronald E. Hasselti ne Nancy Y.J. Wong Elizabeth M. Hicks Shirley Wong April Julich Perez Danielle Khoury Robin Lemp David L. Lewis John H. Lienhard Rebecca Marshall-Howarth 3 Massachusett s Insti tute of Technology 77 Massachusett s Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Telephone Number 617-253-1000 Cable Address MIT CAM Fax Number 617-253-8000 URL htt p://web.mit.edu/ MIT Washington Offi ce The MIT Washington Offi ce was established in 1991 as part of the President’s Offi ce. Staff Director William B. Bonvillian [email protected] Assistant Director Alison Fox [email protected] Senior Legislati ve Assistant Abby Benson Address MIT Washington Offi ce 820 First Street, NE, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20002 Telephone Number 202-789-1828 Fax 202-789-1830 Website htt p://web.mit.edu/dc 4 MIT Senior Leadership Chairman, MIT Corporati on Associate Provost for Faculty Equity Dana M. Mead Wesley L. Harris President Associate Provost for Faculty Equity Susan Hockfi eld Barbara H. Liskov Provost Director, Libraries L. Rafael Reif Ann Wolpert Chancellor Vice Chancellor and Dean for Graduate Educati on Phillip L. Clay Steven Lerman Executi ve Vice President and Treasurer Dean for Undergraduate Educati on Theresa Stone Daniel Hasti ngs Vice President for Research and Associate Provost Dean for Student Life Claude R. Canizares Chris Colombo Dean, School of Architecture and Planning Vice President for Insti tute Aff airs and Corporati on Adèle Naudé Santos Secretary Kirk Kolenbrander Dean, School of Engineering Subra Suresh Vice President for Resource Development Jeff rey Newton Dean, School of Humaniti es, Arts, and Social Sciences Deborah K. Fitzgerald Vice President & General Counsel R. Gregory Morgan Dean, School of Science Marc A. Kastner Vice President for Finance Israel Ruiz Dean, Sloan School of Management David C. Schmitt lein Vice President for Human Resources Alison Alden Associate Provost Marti n Schmidt Director, Lincoln Laboratory Eric D. Evans Associate Provost Philip S. Khoury Director, SMART Centre Rohan Abeyaratne 5 6 Contents Secti on 1: MIT Facts and History 9 Advanced Electronics Technology 59 People 11 Tacti cal Systems 60 Students 11 Homeland Protecti on 61 Degrees 12 Lincoln Laboratory Staff 62 Faculty, Staff , and Trustees 12 Test Faciliti es and Field Sites 63 Alumni 13 Secti on 4: MIT and Industry 65 Postdoctoral Appointments 14 Fostering Innovati on 66 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty 15 Licensing Inventi ons 66 and Staff Benefi ts to the Nati onal Economy 67 Fields of Study 16 Selected Current Campus Projects 68 Major Research Laboratories, Centers, 17 Research Funded by Industry 69 and Programs Service to Industry 70 Academic and Research Affi liati ons 19 Strategic Partnerships 72 Educati on Highlights 22 Secti on 5: Global Engagement 75 Research Highlights 25 Internati onal Collaborati on 76 Secti on 2: Campus Research 31 Internati onal Scholars 82 Federal Research Support 34 Internati onal Students 83 Department of Defense 36 Internati onal Entrepreneurs 87 Department of Health and Human Services 38 Internati onal Alumni 88 Department of Energy 40 Faculty Country of Origin 89 Nati onal Science Foundati on 42 Internati onal Study Opportuniti es 90 NASA 44 Internati onal Research 92 Other Federal Agencies 46 Secti on 6: Undergraduate Financial Aid 95 Non-Profi t Insti tuti ons 48 Principles of MIT Undergraduate Aid 96 Secti on 3: Lincoln Laboratory 51 Who Pays for an MIT Undergraduate 97 Economic Impact 54 Educati on Air and Missile Defense Technology 55 Forms of Undergraduate Financial Aid 98 Communicati ons and Informati on 56 Sources of Undergraduate Finacial Aid 99 Technology Secti on 7: Service to Local, Nati onal, 103 Intelligence, Surveillance, and 57 and World Communiti es Reconnaissance Systems and Technology Key Programs 105 Space Control 58 Selected Recent Projects 107 7 8 1 MIT Facts and History Contents People 11 Students 11 Degrees 12 Faculty, Staff , and Trustees 12 Alumni 13 Postdoctoral Appointments 14 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty 15 and Staff Fields of Study 16 Major Research Laboratories, Centers, 17 and Programs Academic and Research Affi liati ons 19 Educati on Highlights 22 Research Highlights 25 9 MIT Facts and History The Massachusett s Insti tute of Technology is one University research is one of the mainsprings of of the world’s preeminent research universiti es, growth in an economy that is increasingly defi ned dedicated to advancing knowledge and educati ng by technology. A study released in February of 2009 students in science, technology, and other areas of by the Kauff man Foundati on revealed that MIT scholarship that will best serve the nati on and the graduates had founded 25,800 acti ve companies. world. It is known for rigorous academic programs, These fi rms employed about 3.3 million people, and cutti ng-edge research, a diverse campus community, generated annual world sales of $2 trillion, or the and its longstanding commitment to working with equivalent of the eleventh-largest economy in the the public and private sectors to bring new knowl- world. edge to bear on the world’s great challenges. MIT has forged educati onal and research collabora- William Barton Rogers, the Insti tute’s founding pres- ti ons with universiti es, governments, and compa- ident, believed that educati on should be both broad nies throughout the nati on and world, and draws and useful, enabling students to parti cipate in “the its faculty and students from every corner of the humane culture of the community,” and to discover globe. The result is a vigorous mix of people, ideas, and apply knowledge for the benefi t of society. His and programs dedicated to enhancing the world’s emphasis on “learning by doing,” on combining well-being. liberal and professional educati on, and on the value of useful knowledge conti nues to be at the heart of MIT’s educati onal mission. MIT’s commitment to innovati on has led to a host of scienti fi c breakthroughs and technological ad- vances. Achievements of the Insti tute’s faculty and graduates have included the fi rst chemical synthe- sis of penicillin and vitamin A, the development of inerti al guidance systems, modern technologies for arti fi cial limbs, and the magneti c core memory that enabled the development of digital comput- ers. Exciti ng areas of research and educati on today include neuroscience and the study of the brain and mind, bioengineering, energy, the environment and sustainable development, informati on sciences and technology, new media, fi nancial technology, and entrepreneurship. 10 MIT Facts and History People Students Total MIT-affi liated people in 50,000+ The Insti tute’s student body of 10,384 is highly di- Massachusett s verse. Students come from all 50 states, the District Employees 14,000 of Columbia, three territories and dependencies, Cambridge Campus 11,512 and 118 foreign countries. U.S. minority groups Lincoln Laboratory 2,800 consti tute 48 percent of undergraduates and 18 Students 10,299 percent of graduate students. The Insti tute’s 2,747 Alumni in Masssachusett s Aprx. 20,000 internati onal students make up 9 percent of the, undergraduate and 38 percent of the graduate Economic Informati on populati on. For more informati on about Interna- ti onal Students at MIT, see pages 82-85. Total MIT Expenditures in FY 2009 $2.2 billion Student Profi le 2009-2010 Federal Research Expenditures Undergraduate 4,232 Cambridge campus (MIT FY 2009) $718 million Graduate 6,152 Lincoln Laboratory* (MIT FY 2009) $678 million Total 10,384 SMART* (MIT FY 2009) $14 million Total (MIT FY 2009) $1.41 billion Undergraduate 45 percent female 55 percent male *Totals do not include research performed by Cam- Graduate pus Laboratories for Lincoln Lab and Singapore-MIT 31 percent female 69 percent male Alliance for Research and Technology (“SMART”) In Fall 2009, 40 percent of MIT’s fi rst-year students Payroll, including Lincoln Laboratory $837 million (who submitt ed their class standing) were fi rst in (FY 2009) their high school class; 89 percent ranked in the top 5 percent. Technology Licensing Offi ce The Technology Licensing Offi ce (TLO) manages the Members of U.S. Minority Groups: 3,130 patenti ng and licensing process for MIT, Lincoln Laboratory, and the Whitehead Insti tute. The TLO Undergraduate* Graduate* aims to benefi t the public by moving results of MIT African American 358 129 research into societal use via technology licensing. Asian American 1,086 695 Hispanic American 557 234 Stati sti cs for FY 2009 Nati ve American 42 29 Total Number of Inventi ons Disclosures 501 Total 2,043(48%) 1,087 (18%) Number of U.S.
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