List of Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty

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This list of Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty includes current, emeritus, former, and deceased professors, lecturers, and researchers. Faculty members who have become Institute Professors, Nobel Laureates, MacArthur Fellows, National Medal of Science recipients, or have earned other significant awards and made significant contributions are listed below.

Contents 1 Institute Professors 2 Nobel Laureates 2.1 Current faculty 2.2 Emeritus faculty 2.3 Deceased faculty 2.4 Former faculty 2.5 Former and/or retired research staff 3 MacArthur Fellows 3.1 Current faculty 3.2 Research staff 3.3 Former faculty 4 National Medal of Science 4.1 Current faculty 4.2 Emeritus faculty 4.3 Deceased faculty 4.4 Former faculty 4.5 Former and/or retired research staff 5 Other prominent faculty and researchers 5.1 Computer Science & Electrical Engineering 5.2 Physics & Mathematics 5.3 Biology, Chemistry, & Brain Sciences 5.4 Economics & Management 5.5 Media Lab & Interdisciplinary 5.6 Government & Policy 5.7 Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 6 References

[edit] Institute Professors

Main article: Institute Professor

A few distinguished members of the faculty have held the title of Institute Professor in recognition of their extraordinary records of achievement and dedication to the MIT community.

[edit] Nobel Laureates

Main article: Nobel Prize

[edit] Current faculty

Name	Department	Year	Award	Citation	Notes
H. Robert Horvitz	Biology	2002	Medicine/Physiology	"for their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'"
Wolfgang Ketterle	Physics	2001	Physics	"for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates"
Richard R. Schrock	Chemistry	2005	Chemistry	"for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis"
Phillip A. Sharp	Biology	1993	Medicine/Physiology	"for their discoveries of split genes"	[1]
Samuel Ting	Physics	1976	Physics	"for their pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind"
Susumu Tonegawa	Brain and Cognitive Sciences	1987	Medicine/Physiology	"for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity"
Frank Wilczek	Physics	2004	Physics	"for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction"	[2]

[edit] Emeritus faculty

Name	Department	Year	Award	Citation	Notes
Jerome I. Friedman	Physics	1990	Physics	"for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics"
H. Gobind Khorana	Biology	1968	Medicine/Physiology	"for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis"	[1]
Mario Molina	Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Science	1995	Chemistry	"for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone"
Paul A. Samuelson	Economics	1970	Economics	"for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science"	[1]
Robert M. Solow	Economics	1987	Economics	"for his contributions to the theory of economic growth"	[1]

[edit] Deceased faculty

Name	Department	Year	Award	Citation	Notes
Henry W. Kendall	Physics	1990	Physics	"for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics"
Salvador E. Luria	Biology	1969	Medicine/Physiology	"for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses"	[1]
Franco Modigliani	Economics	1985	Economics	"for his pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets"
Clifford G. Shull	Physics	1994	Physics	"for the development of the neutron diffraction technique"

[edit] Former faculty

Name	Department	Year	Award	Citation	Notes
David Baltimore	Biology	1975	Medicine/Physiology	"for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell"	[1]
Robert Engle	Economics	2003	Economics	"for methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility (ARCH)"
Daniel L. McFadden	Economics	2000	Economics	"for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice"
Robert C. Merton	Economics	1997	Economics	"for a new method to determine the value of derivatives"	[1]
John Forbes Nash Jr.	Economics	1994	Economics	"for their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games"
Myron S. Scholes	Economics	1997	Economics	"for a new method to determine the value of derivatives"
K. Barry Sharpless	Chemistry	2001	Chemistry	"for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions"
Charles H. Townes	Physics	1964	Physics	"for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle"	[1]
Steven Weinberg	Physics	1979	Physics	"for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current"

[edit] Former and/or retired research staff

Name	Laboratory	Year	Award	Citation	Notes
Thomas R. Cech	Post-doc, Department of Chemistry (1975-1978)	1989	Chemistry	"for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA"	[1]
Aaron Ciechanover		2004	Chemistry	"for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation"
Horst L. Störmer	Researcher, Francis Bitter High Magnetic Field Lab	1998	Physics	"for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations"
E. Donnall Thomas	Post-doc (1949-1950)	1990	Medicine/Physiology	"for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease"	[1]
Daniel C. Tsui	Researchers, Francis Bitter High Magnetic Field Lab	1998	Physics	"for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations"
Geoffrey Wilkinson	Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, (1950-1951)	1973	Chemistry	"for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic, so called sandwich compounds"

[edit] MacArthur Fellows

Main article: MacArthur Fellowship

[edit] Current faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
Angela Belcher	Materials Science and Engineering	2004	"developing new techniques for manipulating systems that straddle the boundary of organic and inorganic chemistry at the molecular scale."
Erik Demaine	Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	2003
Linda G. Griffith	Biological Engineering	2006	"extending the limits of biomedical engineering and its applications for diagnosing disease and regenerating damaged organs."
John Harbison	Music and Theater Arts	1989
Evelyn Fox Keller	History & Science, Technology, and Society	1992
Eric Lander	Biology	1987
Heather N. Lechtman	Material Science and Engineering	1984
David C. Page	Biology	1986
Michael J. Piore	Economics	1984
Daniela L. Rus	Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	2002
Peter Shor	Mathematics	1999
Alar Toomre	Mathematics	1984
Frank Wilczek	Physics	1982		[3]
Jack Wisdom	Earth, Atmosphere, and Plantary Sciences	1994

[edit] Research staff

Name	Laboratory	Year	Citation	Notes
Amy Smith	Edgerton Center	2004	"designing life-enhancing solutions and labor-saving technologies for people at the far end of dirt roads in the world's most remote societies"
Tim Berners-Lee	Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab	1998
Harlan Lane	Research Laboratory of Electronics	1991
Richard M. Stallman	Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab	1990
George Zweig	Research Laboratory of Electronics	1981
Vamsi Mootha	Broad Institute	2004	"creating powerful, adaptable computational strategies for mining data collected in laboratories throughout the world, providing an efficient means to hunt down gene interactions that lead to a wide variety of diseases."

[edit] Former faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
Jed Z. Buchwald		1995
Michael Kremer		1997
Sendhil Mullainathan		2002
Richard Mulligan		1981
Charles Sabel		1982
Charles Steidel		2002
Mark S. Wrighton		1983

[edit] National Medal of Science

Main article: National Medal of Science

[edit] Current faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
Mildred S. Dresselhaus		1990	Engineering - "For her studies of the electronic properties of metals and semimetals, and for her service to the Nation in establishing a prominent place for women in physics and engineering."	[4],[5]
Ann M. Graybiel		2001	Biological Sciences - "For her pioneering contributions to the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the brain, including the structure, chemistry, and function of the pathways subserving thought and movement."	[6]
Stephen J. Lippard		2004	Chemistry - "For pioneering research in bioinorganic chemistry, which enriched our understanding of how metal compounds interact with DNA, provided important synthetic models for the active sites of metalloproteins, and elucidated key structural and mechanistic features of methane monooxygenase."	[7]
Alexander Rich		1995	Biological Sciences - "For his numerous fundamental contributions to our knowledge of the structure and function of DNA and RNA, the central information carriers in living systems."	[8]
Philip A. Sharp		2004	Biological sciences - "For his contributions to understanding the biochemical pathway of RNA interference phenomena and for his use of RNA interference techniques to perform genetic analyses in mammalian cells."	[3],[4],[9]
Isadore M. Singer		1983	Mathematics & Computer Science - "For his inspired revival of differential geometry and its connections to analysis; for his contribution to the discovery and applications of the index theorem for differential operators; and for his leadership in using geometric and topological methods in connection with theoretical physics."	[4],[10]
Kenneth N. Stevens		1999	Engineering - "For his leadership and pioneering contributions to the theory of acoustics of speech production and perception, development of mathematical methods of analysis and modeling to study the acoustics of speech production, and establishing the contemporary foundations of speech science."	[11]
Robert A. Weinberg		1997	Biological Sciences - "For his contribution to the identification of cellular oncogenes and their role in cancer, which led to a better understanding of the molecular basis for cancer and its diagnosis and therapy."	[12]

[edit] Emeritus faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
H. Gobind Khorana		1987	Biological Sciences - "For his innovative contributions that significantly contributed to our understanding of gene structure, membrane function and vision and for the work stimulated by his research which has had a major impact on the biological and chemical sciences."	[3],[13]
Paul A. Samuelson	Economics	1996	Behavioral & Social Science - "For fundamental contributions to economic science, specifically general equilibrium theory and macroeconomics, and to economic education and policy over a period fo nearly 60 years."	[3],[4],[14]
Robert M. Solow	Economics	1999	Behavioral & Social Science - "For his creation of the modern framework for analyzing the effects of investment and technological progress on economic growth, greatly influencing economics and economic policy worldwide."	[3],[4],[15]

[edit] Deceased faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
Manson Benedict		1975	Engineering - "For inspired and ingenious leadership in the development of gaseous diffision plants for uranium isotope separation, and for his role in creating the discipline of nuclear engineering."	[4],[16]
Vannevar Bush		1963	Engineering - "For his distinguished achievements in electrical engineering, in the technology of computing machines, in the effective coupling of the physical and life sciences; and in his mobilizing science, engineering and education in enduring ways in the service of the Nation."	[17]
Morris Cohen		1976	Engineering - "For original research and advancement of knowledge of the physical and mechanical metallurgy of iron and steel, and especially for his work on the martensitic transformation in the hardening of steel."	[4],[18]
Charles Stark Draper		1964	Behavioral & Social Science - "For [his] innumerable imaginative engineering achievements which met urgent National needs of instrumentation, control, and guidance in aeronautics and astronautics."	[19]
Harold E. Edgerton		1973	Engineering - "For his vision and creativity in pioneering the field of stroboscopic photography and for his many inventions of instruments for exploring the great depths of the oceans."	[4],[20]
Herman Feshbach		1986	Physical Sciences - "For his distinguished contributions to science as a nationally acclaimed leader in physics education by virtue of his extraordinary interest in teaching and his total commitment to scientific excellence."	[4],[21]
Hermann A. Haus		1995	Engineering - "For his fundamental and seminal research contributions to the field of quantum electronics, noise and ultra-fast optics; and for his service to the engineering profession through teaching."	[4],[22]
Edwin H. Land		1967	Engineering - "For many discoveries and inventions in the field of polarized light, rapid photography, including quick processing of the final photograph, for the development of a unique theory of color vision, and for contributions to national defense."	[23]
Warren K. Lewis		1965	Engineering - "For contributions as a scientist, teacher, and inventor who as the leader of modern chemical engineering has made the American chemical industry preeminent in the world."	[24]
Salvador E. Luria		1991	Biological Sciences - "For a lifetime devoted to applying genetics to viruses and bacteria, and for guiding the development of generations of students who have helped create the modern power of molecular biology."	[3],[25]
Bruno B. Rossi		1983	Physical Sciences - "For fundamental contributions to physics and astronomy through his investigations into the nature and origin of cosmic rays and his initiatives that led to the direct detection of the solar wind and to the discovery of extrasolar x-ray sources."	[26]
Claude E. Shannon		1966	Engineering - "For brilliant contributions to the mathematical theories of communications and information processing and for his early and continuing impact on the development of these disciplines."	[3],[27]
John G. Trump		1983	Engineering - "For his introduction of new machines and methods for the widespread beneficial application of ionizing radiation to medicine, industry and atomic physics."	[28]
Victor F. Weisskopf		1979	Physical Sciences - "For important contributions to our understanding of nuclear matter and nuclear reactions, and early fundamental contributions to our understanding of elementary particles."	[29]
Norbert Wiener		1963	Mathematics & Computer Science - "For his marvellously versatile contributions, profoundly original, ranging within pure and applied mathematics, and penetrating boldly into the engineering and biological sciences."	[30]

[edit] Former faculty

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
David Baltimore		1999	Biological Sciences - "For his fundamental discoveries in virology, tumor biology and immunology, notably the discovery of how tumor-causing viruses multiply; for his devotion to building excellence in scientific institutions; and for his statesmanship in fostering communication between scientists and the general public."	[3],[31]
John W. Cahn		1998	Chemistry - "For his pioneering work on thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transitions and diffusion, on interfacial phenomena, and for his contributions to the understanding of periodic and quasi-periodic structures."	[32]
Charles H. Townes		1982	Physical Sciences - "For fundamental contributions to the understanding of matter through its interaction with electromagnetic radiations and the application of this knowledge to the service of mankind, most notably in the invention of the maser and laser."	[3],[33]
Steven Weinberg		1991	Physical Sciences - "For his contributions to the discovery of the structure of the fundamental forces of nature; the development of the standard model, and the unification of the weak and electromagnetic forces."	[34]
George M. Whitesides		1998	Chemistry - "For innovative and far-ranging research in chemistry, biology, biochemistry and material science, pioneering work of technological interest and his extensive involvement with teaching, government and industry."	[35]

[edit] Former and/or retired research staff

Name	Department	Year	Citation	Notes
Thomas R. Cech		1995	Chemistry - "For his discoveries regarding RNA catalysis that have added new dimensions to the understanding of the role of RNA in living systems."	[36]
E. Donnall Thomas		1990	Biological Sciences - "For his pioneering work in the science and application of transplantation biology to successful bone marrow transplantation in man for the treatment of cancer and related conditions."	[37]

[edit] Other prominent faculty and researchers

Other prominent current and former faculty and researchers include:

[edit] Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

• Hal Abelson — computer scientist
• Leo Beranek — cofounder of the pioneering telecommunications and Internet company Bolt, Beranek and Newman
• Brice Brenneman — computer programmer
• Richard Bolt — cofounder of the pioneering telecommunications and Internet company Bolt, Beranek and Newman
• Amar G. Bose Ph.D. — audio entrepreneur, founder of Bose Corporation
• James D. Bruce — Vice President for Information Systems, Professor of Electrical Engineering
• David D. Clark — internet pioneer
• Ivan Getting S.B.— co-inventor with Bradford Parkinson of the Global Positioning System
• Marvin Minsky — artificial intelligence
• Alex (Sandy) Pentland — human-computer interaction and social networks
• Arthur Mutambara — robotics & mechatronics, politician
• Ron Rivest — cryptographer, co-inventor of RSA, inventor of RC5, MD5 and several other cryptographic algorithms
• Douglas T. Ross — CAD pioneer
• Gerald Sussman — co-inventor of Scheme, research in artificial intelligence, computer languages, and orbital mechanics
• Ivan Sutherland — computer graphics pioneer
• Joseph Weizenbaum — computer scientist

[edit] Physics & Mathematics

• George Boolos — philosopher and mathematical logician
• Kerry Emanuel — hurricanes
• Walter Lewin — physicist
• Alan Lightman — writer, physicist
• Edward Lorenz — developed the Butterfly Effect theory
• Gian-Carlo Rota — mathematician & philosopher
• Peter Shor — mathematician, inventor of Shor's algorithm
• Dirk Jan Struik — mathematician and historian of mathematics

[edit] Biology, Chemistry, & Brain Sciences

• Steven Pinker — cognitive scientist
• Ellen Swallow Richards — the first woman in America accepted to any school of science and technology, first female instructor at MIT, first American woman to earn a degree in chemistry, foremost female industrial and environmental chemist in the United States in the 1800s

[edit] Economics & Management

• Jay W. Forrester — System Dynamics
• John R. Hauser — management
• Jim Hines — System Dynamics
• Eric von Hippel — economist and behavioral theorist
• Nelson Repenning — System Dynamics
• Peter Senge — Learning Organizations
• John Sterman — System Dynamics

[edit] Media Lab & Interdisciplinary

• Rodney Brooks — behavioural roboticist
• Andrew B. Lippman — Media Lab pioneer
• John Maeda — artist, graphic designer, computer scientist
• Allan McCollum — contemporary artist
• William J. Mitchell — architect, writer, media guru
• Nicholas Negroponte — OLPC project leader
• Seymour Papert — education & computers

[edit] Government & Policy

• J. C. R. Licklider — leader of the IPTO
• Theodore Postol — nuclear weapons expert and prominent critic of current ballistic missile defense systems
• Frederick P. Salvucci — civil engineer, former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, and principal planner of the Big Dig
• George P. Shultz — United States Secretary of Labor, Treasury, and State. Former Professor at both the MIT Department of Economics and the Sloan School. Earned a PhD in Economics from MIT in 1949.

[edit] Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

• B.D. Colen — journalist, photographer
• John W. Dower — Historian of Japan, winner of a Pulitzer Prize
• Edgar Schein — organizational psychologist
• Robert Stalnaker — philosopher, linguist
• Sherry Turkle — clinical psychologist and sociologist

[edit] References