MIT Briefing Book 2014 September edition Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Briefing Book © 2014, Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2014 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 Dean, School of Architecture and Planning (Interim) L. Rafael Reif Mark Jarzombek Chairman of the Corporation Dean, School of Engineering John Reed Ian A. Waitz Provost Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Martin A. Schmidt Deborah K. Fitzgerald Chancellor Dean, School of Science Cynthia Barnhart Michael Sipser Executive Vice President and Treasurer Dean, Sloan School of Management Israel Ruiz David C. Schmittlein Vice President for Research Associate Provost Maria T. Zuber Karen Gleason Vice President Associate Provost Claude R. Canizares Philip S. Khoury Chancellor for Academic Advancement Director of Libraries (Interim) W. Eric L. Grimson Steven Gass Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation Institute Community and Equity Officer Kirk D. Kolenbrander Edmund Bertschinger Vice President for Resource Development Dean for Graduate Education Julie Lucas (effective November 2014) Christine Ortiz Vice President and General Counsel Dean for Undergraduate Education R. Gregory Morgan Dennis Freeman Deputy Executive Vice President and Interim Vice Dean for Student Life President for Human Resources Chris Colombo Anthony P. Sharon Director of Digital Learning Vice President for Finance Sanjay Sarma To Be Determined Director, Lincoln Laboratory Eric D. Evans 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 manufacturing; the conver gence of the life, engineering and physical sciences; energy and 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 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 69 Fields of Study 11 Research Expenditures 71 Digital Learning 12 Authorized Funding 71 Research Laboratories, Centers, and Programs 13 Lincoln Laboratory’s Economic Impact 72 Academic and Research Affiliations 14 Air and Missile Defense Technology 73 Initiatives 17 Communication Systems 74 Education Highlights 19 Cyber Security and Information Sciences 75 Research Highlights 23 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Faculty and Staff 31 Systems and Technology 76 Faculty 31 Tactical Systems 76 Researchers 33 Space Control 77 Postdoctoral Scholars 34 Advanced Technology 78 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 35 Homeland Protection 79 Aviation Research 80 Section 2: Students 37 Advanced Research Portfolio 81 Undergraduate Students 39 Lincoln Laboratory Staffing 82 Graduate Students 40 Test Facilities and Field Sites 83 Degrees 41 Alumni 42 Section 5: MIT and Industry 85 Undergraduate Financial Aid 43 Partnering at MIT 86 Graduate Financial Aid 46 Selected Projects 88 Campus Research Sponsored by Industry 89 Section 3: Campus Research 49 Managing the Industry/University Interface 90 Research Support 50 MIT Innovation Initiative 90 Campus Research Sponsors 52 Entrepreneurship 91 Department of Defense 54 Learning 91 Department of Energy 56 Recruiting 93 National Institutes of Health 58 NASA 60 National Science Foundation 62 Other Federal Agencies 64 Nonprofit Organizations 66 MIT Briefing Book 5 6 MIT Briefing Book Section 6: Global Engagement 95 Singapore 96 Russia 96 India 97 China 97 Middle East 98 Portugal 99 Other Global Initiatives 99 Digital Learning 100 International Study Opportunities 101 MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives 102 International Students 104 International Alumni Entrepreneurs 106 International Alumni 107 International Scholars 108 Selected Projects 109 Campus Research Sponsored by International Organizations 110 Section 7: Service to Local and World Communities 111 Public Service Center 112 Office of Government and Community Relations 113 Office of Digital Learning 113 Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) 113 Local Programs 114 World Programs 115 Selected Projects 117 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 19 Research Highlights 23 Faculty and Staff 31 Faculty 31 Researchers 33 Postdoctoral Scholars 34 Awards and Honors of Current Faculty and Staff 35 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 Achievements of the Institute’s faculty and graduates of the world’s preeminent research universities, have included the first chemical synthesis of penicillin dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating and vitamin A, the development of inertial guidance students in science, technology, and other areas of systems, modern technologies for artificial limbs, and scholarship that will best serve the nation and the the magnetic core memory that enabled the develop- world. It is known for rigorous academic programs, ment of digital computers. Exciting areas of research cutting-edge research, a diverse campus community, and education today include neuroscience and the and its long-standing commitment to working with study of the brain and mind, bioengineering, energy, the public and private sectors to bring new knowl- the environment and sustainable development, infor- edge to bear on the 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 humane culture of the community” and to discover by technology. A study released in February 2009 by and apply knowledge for the benefit of society. His the Kauffman Foundation estimated that MIT gradu- emphasis on “learning by doing,” on combining ates had founded 25,800 active companies. These liberal and professional education, and on the value firms employed about 3.3 million people, and gener- of useful knowledge continues to be at the heart of ated annual world sales of $2 trillion, or the equiva- MIT’s educational mission. lent of 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 dedi- cated 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 and Computer Science Computational and Systems Biology Engineering Systems Computer Science and Molecular Biology Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Systems