A New Academy, a New Dawn for Design
Faculty leaders of the interdisciplinary Morningside Academy for Design discuss how the Academy will elevate design at MIT and beyond
Fall 2022
At MIT, design work runs the gamut from guiding the interactions of proteins to developing new ways to construct housing. By combining creativity, innovation, and synthesis to reveal new pathways forward, design draws mind and hand together, providing a strong foundation for efforts across the Institute to confront society’s most complex challenges.
Faculty leaders of the interdisciplinary Morningside Academy for Design discuss how the Academy will elevate design at MIT and beyond
Across MIT, researchers apply disciplined approach to form and function
Architectural designer and researcher envisions construction components that can be printed and shipped
Students see the benefits of adding a creative skillset to their repertoire
Entrepreneur-DJ pushes boundaries in technology, art
Julie A. Lucas, vice president for resource development, discusses how philanthropy and faculty commitment are contributing to design excellence on campus and beyond
In fields as diverse as aerospace, theater, and neurobiology, classes reveal logical, practical, and rigorous approaches to design
Organic chemist designs molecules from the atoms up, with the goal of synthesizing useful substances faster and more efficiently
Alumna Lisa T. Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 lends her name to Building 12
Math program mentoring helps high schoolers advance in research
Funding helps researchers follow a hunch or a passion
Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to empower underserved communities by providing tools they need to plan for the future
Faculty lead a collaboration that pairs computational design techniques with machine learning to invent and improve materials
Researchers address issues of the 150 million people worldwide who will be forced to uproot due to climate change in the next 30 years
With support from J-WAFS, AeroAstro team applies systems thinking and analysis to vital recycling issue
Dynamic work design takes a focused approach to tackling challenges
Lab draws on advances in computational tools to explore creating proteins from scratch
Ellen Roche combines robotics, biologics to design cardiac devices
Mechanical engineering professor designs motor control components to heal wounds and animate “soft” robots
Founder of Mobile Pixels credits MIT with giving him the skills to launch his company and thrive through the pandemic
Economists offer insights and interventions for health care, education, and work
MIT faculty and students target innovations for the developing world
MIT donors help accelerate design entrepreneurship and advance innovation in Hong Kong
MIT donors help advance pK–12 learning, student wellness, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
Research program supports nearly 6,000 projects yearly for undergraduates
AttentivU smart glasses designed to help wearers tune into a task and tune out the world
DAPER has expanded its footprint over the last decade to enhance the student-athlete experience