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Rick Lane Danheiser

A C Cope Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSChemistry

Rick Lane Danheiser is the A C Cope Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His laboratory focuses on the development of new synthetic methods and strategies, particularly their application in the total synthesis of natural...

ChemistryOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistry
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Stefani Spranger

Associate Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSEarth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Stefani Spranger is an associate professor at MIT working to understand why some cancers do not respond to immunotherapy, with the goal of making them more vulnerable to immune attack. Her research focuses on...

Cancer researchBiologyImmunologyMedicine
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Gloria Choi

Mark Hyman Jr CD Associate Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSPsychology

Gloria Choi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT and an Investigator at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University...

Computer scienceMathematicsGeometryArtificial intelligence
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Harry L. Tuller

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMaterials Science & Engineering

Harry L. Tuller is the R.P. Simmons Professor of Ceramics and Electronic Materials and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He is a world-renowned expert in electroceramics, a class of ceramic...

Materials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineering
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Juejun Hu

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMaterials Science and Engineering

Juejun Hu is the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research group develops novel materials and devices that harness light-matter interactions for a broad range of applications,...

Materials scienceOptoelectronicsOpticsComputer science
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14.6K
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525
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Riccardo Comin

Associate Professor of Physics

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSPhysics

Riccardo Comin is an Associate Professor of Physics at MIT who explores the novel phases of matter found in electronic solids with strong interactions, known as quantum materials. His research focuses on the interplay...

Condensed matter physicsPhysicsMaterials scienceOptoelectronics
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26.3K
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Chara Podimata

Class of 1942 Career Development Assistant Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSOperations Research and Statistics

Chara Podimata is the Class of 1942 Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Statistics at MIT Sloan. Her research interests focus on the social aspects of computing,...

Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceMathematical optimizationMathematical economics
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Virginia Vassilevska Williams

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSElectrical Engineering & Computer Science

Virginia Vassilevska Williams is a Cecil H. Green Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, with affiliations in the departments of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence + Decision-making....

CombinatoricsMathematicsDiscrete mathematicsComputer science
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Karl Berggren

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSElectrical Engineering & Computer Science

Karl Berggren is the Faculty Head of Electrical Engineering at MIT and holds the title of Julius A. Stratton Professor in Electrical Engineering and Physics. His research focuses on electronic, magnetic, optical, and...

Materials scienceOptoelectronicsPhysicsOptics
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17.8K
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Harry Asada

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMechanical Engineering

Harry Asada is the Ford Professor of Engineering and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include augmenting human capabilities with wearable robots,...

Computer scienceEngineeringArtificial intelligenceSimulation
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13.8K
citations
594
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Scott Stern

David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSTechnological Innovation Entrepreneurship and Strategic Mgmt

Scott Stern is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research explores how innovation and entrepreneurship differ from traditional economic activities, focusing on their...

BusinessEconomicsPolitical scienceIndustrial organization
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20.6K
citations
381
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Sam Berstler

Professor of Philosophy

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSPolitical Science

Professor Sam Berstler is associated with the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS). The school emphasizes the importance of humanities in addressing major civilizational problems, fostering human...

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Seychelle M. Vos

Assistant Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSBiology

Seychelle M. Vos is an Associate Professor of Biology at MIT and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. Her research investigates how genome organization and gene expression are physically coupled...

BiologyCell biologyGeneticsMolecular biology
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2.9K
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71
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Markus J. Buehler

Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSCivil & Environmental Engineering

Markus J. Buehler is the Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on materials science and mechanics of natural and biological protein materials,...

Materials scienceComputer scienceNanotechnologyComposite material
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52.5K
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John E. Core

Nanyang Technological University Professor of Accounting

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSAccounting

John E. Core is the Nanyang Technological University Professor and a Professor of Accounting at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His broad research interests include executive compensation and executive stock and...

BusinessEconomicsAccountingMonetary economics
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19.4K
citations
115
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Geoffrey S.D. Beach

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMaterials Science & Engineering

Professor Geoffrey S.D. Beach is the Toyota Professor in Materials Processing and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on spin dynamics and 'spin-electronics,' which involves...

Condensed matter physicsMaterials sciencePhysicsNanotechnology
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11K
citations
246
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Faez Ahmed

Associate Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSMechanical Engineering

Faez Ahmed is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and holds the Doherty Chair in Ocean Utilization. His research interests include generative design, machine learning and optimization for engineering...

Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceMachine learningData mining
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1.4K
citations
154
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Alison E. Ringel

Assistant Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSBiology

Alison E. Ringel is an Assistant Professor of Biology and a Core Member of the Ragon Institute at MIT. Her research focuses on understanding the molecular adaptations that enable immune cells, particularly CD8+ T cells,...

BiologyChemistryCell biologyCancer research
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4.2K
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80
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Moungi Bawendi

Lester Wolfe Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSChemistry

Moungi Bawendi is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at MIT and an advisor for the Minor in Energy Studies within the MIT Energy Initiative. His research focuses on the science and applications of nanocrystals,...

Materials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistry
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145.5K
citations
755
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Dylan Hadfield-Menell

Assistant Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSElectrical Engineering & Computer Science

Dylan Hadfield-Menell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with a focus on robotics. He has...

Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceMachine learningHuman–computer interaction
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1.7K
citations
107
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