MIT Briefing Book 2015 September edition Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Briefing Book © 2015, Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 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 Director, Lincoln Laboratory L. Rafael Reif Eric D. Evans Chairman of the Corporation Dean, School of Architecture and Planning Robert B. Millard Hashim Sarkis Provost Dean, School of Engineering Martin A. Schmidt Ian A. Waitz Chancellor Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Cynthia Barnhart Melissa Nobles Executive Vice President and Treasurer Dean, School of Science Israel Ruiz Michael Sipser Vice President for Research Dean, Sloan School of Management Maria T. Zuber 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 Associate Provost Kirk D. Kolenbrander Richard K. Lester Vice President for Communications Director of Libraries Nathaniel W. Nickerson Chris Bourg Vice President for Resource Development Institute Community and Equity Officer Julie Lucas Edmund Bertschinger Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation Dean for Graduate Education R. Gregory Morgan Christine Ortiz Deputy Executive Vice President Dean for Undergraduate Education Anthony P. Sharon Dennis Freeman Vice President for Human Resources Dean for Student Life Lorraine A. Goffe-Rush Chris Colombo Vice President for Information Systems and Technology Dean of Digital Learning John Charles Sanjay Sarma Vice President for Finance Glen Shor 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: Campus Research 59 Fields of Study 11 Research Support 60 Digital Learning 12 Campus Research Sponsors 62 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 13 Department of Defense 64 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Department of Energy 66 Education Highlights 16 National Institutes of Health 68 Research Highlights 21 NASA 70 Faculty and Staff 30 National Science Foundation 72 Faculty 30 Other Federal Agencies 74 Researchers 32 Nonprofit Organizations 76 Postdoctoral Scholars 33 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 34 Section 5: Lincoln Laboratory 79 Research Expenditures 81 Section 2: Major MIT Initiatives 37 Authorized Funding 81 National Policy Initiatives 38 Lincoln Laboratory’s Economic Impact 82 Research Initiatives 43 Air and Missile Defense Technology 83 Communication Systems 84 Section 3: Students 47 Cyber Security and Information Sciences 85 Undergraduate Students 49 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Graduate Students 50 Systems and Technology 86 Degrees 51 Tactical Systems 86 Alumni 52 Space Control 87 Undergraduate Financial Aid 53 Advanced Technology 88 Graduate Financial Aid 56 Homeland Protection 89 Aviation Research 90 Advanced Research Portfolio 91 Lincoln Laboratory Staffing 92 Test Facilities and Field Sites 93 MIT Briefing Book 5 6 MIT Briefing Book Section 6: MIT and Industry 95 Partnering at MIT 96 Selected Projects 98 Campus Research Sponsored by Industry 99 Managing the Industry/University Interface 100 Entrepreneurship 100 Learning 102 Recruiting 103 Section 7: Global Engagement 105 Singapore 106 Russia 106 India 107 China 107 Middle East 108 Portugal 109 Other Global Initiatives 109 Digital Learning 110 International Study Opportunities 111 MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives 112 International Students 114 International Alumni Entrepreneurs 116 International Alumni 117 International Scholars 118 Selected Projects 119 Campus Research Sponsored by International Organizations 120 Section 8: Service to Local and World Communities 121 Public Service Center 122 Office of Government and Community Relations 123 Office of Digital Learning 124 Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab 124 Local Programs 125 World Programs 126 Selected Projects 128 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 Education Highlights 16 Research Highlights 21 Faculty and Staff 30 Faculty 30 Researchers 32 Postdoctoral Scholars 33 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 34 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 Computer Science and Molecular Biology Center for Real Estate Humanities Humanities and Engineering School of Engineering Humanities and Science Aeronautics and Astronautics Biological Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Chemical Engineering Computation for Design and Optimization Civil and Environmental Engineering Computational and