MIT Briefing Book 2015 April edition Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Briefing Book © 2015, Massachusetts Institute of Technology April 2015 Cover images: Christopher Harting Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 Telephone Number 617.253.1000 TTY 617.258.9344 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] William B. Bonvillian, 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 Vice President for Finance L. Rafael Reif Glen Shor Chairman of the Corporation Director, Lincoln Laboratory Robert B. Millard Eric D. Evans Provost Dean, School of Architecture and Planning Martin A. Schmidt Hashim Sarkis Chancellor Dean, School of Engineering Cynthia Barnhart Ian A. Waitz Executive Vice President and Treasurer Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Israel Ruiz Deborah K. Fitzgerald Vice President for Research Dean, School of Science Maria T. Zuber Michael Sipser Vice President Dean, Sloan School of Management Claude R. Canizares David C. Schmittlein Vice President and General Counsel Associate Provost Mark DiVincenzo Karen Gleason Chancellor for Academic Advancement Associate Provost W. Eric L. Grimson Philip S. Khoury Vice President Director of Libraries Kirk D. Kolenbrander Chris Bourg Vice President for Communications Institute Community and Equity Officer Nathaniel W. Nickerson Edmund Bertschinger Vice President for Resource Development Dean for Graduate Education Julie Lucas Christine Ortiz Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation Dean for Undergraduate Education R. Gregory Morgan Dennis Freeman Deputy Executive Vice President Dean for Student Life Anthony P. Sharon Chris Colombo Vice President for Human Resources Director of Digital Learning Lorraine Goffe-Rush Sanjay Sarma Vice President for Information Systems and Technology John Charles MIT Briefing Book 3 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. leadership 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 manu- facturing and the innovation ecosystem; the conver- gence of the life, engineering and physical sciences; energy; the environment; 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 William B. Bonvillian 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: Lincoln Laboratory 71 Fields of Study 11 Research Expenditures 73 Digital Learning 12 Authorized Funding 73 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 13 Lincoln Laboratory’s Economic Impact 74 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Air and Missile Defense Technology 75 Initiatives 17 Communication Systems 76 Education Highlights 21 Cyber Security and Information Sciences 77 Research Highlights 25 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Faculty and Staff 33 Systems and Technology 78 Faculty 33 Tactical Systems 78 Researchers 35 Space Control 79 Postdoctoral Scholars 36 Advanced Technology 80 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 37 Homeland Protection 81 Aviation Research 82 Section 2: Students 39 Advanced Research Portfolio 83 Undergraduate Students 41 Lincoln Laboratory Staffing 84 Graduate Students 42 Test Facilities and Field Sites 85 Degrees 43 Alumni 44 Section 5: MIT and Industry 87 Undergraduate Financial Aid 45 Partnering at MIT 88 Graduate Financial Aid 48 Selected Projects 90 Campus Research Sponsored by Industry 91 Section 3: Campus Research 51 Managing the Industry/University Interface 92 Research Support 52 MIT Innovation Initiative 92 Campus Research Sponsors 54 Entrepreneurship 93 Department of Defense 56 Learning 93 Department of Energy 58 Recruiting 95 National Institutes of Health 60 NASA 62 National Science Foundation 64 Other Federal Agencies 66 Nonprofit Organizations 68 MIT Briefing Book 5 6 MIT Briefing Book Section 6: Global Engagement 97 Singapore 98 Russia 98 India 99 China 99 Middle East 100 Portugal 101 Other Global Initiatives 101 Digital Learning 102 International Study Opportunities 103 MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives 104 International Students 106 International Alumni Entrepreneurs 108 International Alumni 109 International Scholars 110 Selected Projects 111 Campus Research Sponsored by International Organizations 112 Section 7: Service to Local and World Communities 113 Public Service Center 114 Office of Government and Community Relations 115 Office of Digital Learning 115 Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) 115 Local Programs 116 World Programs 117 Selected Projects 119 MIT Briefing Book 7 8 MIT Briefing Book Section 1 Facts and History Fields of Study 11 Digital Learning 12 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 13 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Initiatives 17 Education Highlights 21 Research Highlights 25 Faculty and Staff 33 Faculty 33 Researchers 35 Postdoctoral Scholars 36 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 37 MIT Briefing Book 9 MIT’s commitment to innovation has led to a host of Facts and History scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of Achievements of the Institute’s faculty and graduates the world’s preeminent research universities, dedi- have included the first chemical synthesis of penicillin cated to advancing knowledge and educating students and vitamin A, the development of inertial guidance in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship systems, modern technologies for artificial limbs, and that will best serve the nation and the world. It is the magnetic core memory that enabled the develop- known for rigorous academic programs, cutting-edge ment of digital computers. Exciting areas of research research, a diverse campus community, and its long- and education today include neuroscience and the standing commitment to working with the public and study of the brain and mind, bioengineering, energy, private sectors to bring new knowledge to bear on the the environment and sustainable development, infor- world’s great challenges. mation sciences and technology, new media, financial technology, and entrepreneurship. William Barton Rogers, the Institute’s founding presi- dent, believed that education should be both broad University research is one of the mainsprings of and useful, enabling students to participate in “the growth in an economy that is increasingly defined by humane culture of the community” and to discover technology. A study released in February 2009 by the and apply knowledge for the benefit of society. His Kauffman Foundation estimated that MIT graduates emphasis on “learning by doing,” on combining had founded 25,800 active companies. These firms liberal and professional education, and on the value employed about 3.3 million people, and generated of useful knowledge continues to be at the heart of annual world sales of $2 trillion, or the equivalent of MIT’s educational mission. the eleventh-largest economy in the world. MIT has forged educational and research collabora- tions with universities, governments, and companies throughout the world, and draws its faculty and students from every corner of the globe. The result is a vigorous mix of people, ideas, and programs dedicated to enhancing the world’s well-being. MIT's founder, William Barton Rogers, 1879 Courtesy MIT Museum 10 MIT Briefing Book Facts and History Fields of Study Sloan School of Management MIT supports a large variety of fields of study, from Management science and engineering to the arts. MIT’s five academic schools are organized into departments School of Science and other degree-granting programs. In addition, Biology several programs, laboratories, and centers cross Brain and Cognitive Sciences traditional boundaries and encourage creative Chemistry thought and research. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Mathematics School of Architecture and Planning Physics Architecture Media Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Programs Urban Studies and Planning American Studies Center for Real Estate Ancient and Medieval Studies Computer Science and Molecular Biology School of Engineering Program in Psychology Aeronautics and Astronautics Women’s and Gender Studies Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Civil and Environmental Engineering Computation for Design and Optimization Electrical Engineering