Longtime MIT professor and author of two influential texts was a leader in geotechnical engineering.

Longtime Department of Physics professor assisted in nuclear bomb projects in England and Los Alamos, and was a leader in physics education.

Longtime professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering patented over a dozen inventions and inspired generations of engineers.

Longtime MIT professor was known for key contributions to aircraft and spacecraft designs.

“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.

Innovative mathematician and longtime professor made key contributions to representation theory and Lie theory.

A leader in the development of advanced satellite communication systems, Morrow led Lincoln Laboratory for 21 years.

Longtime Nuclear Research Lab director made advances in nuclear and condensed-matter physics, nuclear materials, reactor technology, and nuclear medicine.

The former MIT Media Lab faculty member explored the intersections of play, learning, design, and technology.

Longtime professor and former department head spent a lifetime investigating the mechanisms of visual perception.