Design for Anything and Everything
Across MIT, researchers apply disciplined approach to form and function
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.
Across MIT, researchers apply disciplined approach to form and function
Architectural designer and researcher envisions construction components that can be printed and shipped
Faculty leaders of the interdisciplinary Morningside Academy for Design discuss how the Academy will elevate design at MIT and beyond
Students see the benefits of adding a creative skillset to their repertoire
Organic chemist designs molecules from the atoms up, with the goal of synthesizing useful substances faster and more efficiently
Academic program puts tools of design into action around the world
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Julie A. Lucas, vice president for resource development, discusses how philanthropy and faculty commitment are contributing to design excellence on campus and beyond
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Dynamic work design takes a focused approach to tackling challenges
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In fields as diverse as aerospace, theater, and neurobiology, classes reveal logical, practical, and rigorous approaches to design
Entrepreneur-DJ pushes boundaries in technology, art
Lab draws on advances in computational tools to explore creating proteins from scratch
Founder of Mobile Pixels credits MIT with giving him the skills to launch his company and thrive through the pandemic
Ellen Roche combines robotics, biologics to design cardiac devices
Professor of computer science calls for a new, more systematic approach
Mechanical engineering professor designs motor control components to heal wounds and animate “soft” robots
Researcher crafts measured approach to capturing public opinion
Faculty lead a collaboration that pairs computational design techniques with machine learning to invent and improve materials
Alumna Lisa T. Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94 lends her name to Building 12
Victor Ambros ’75, PhD ’79 and Rosalind “Candy” Lee ’76
Climate Grand Challenges flagship project aims to empower underserved communities by providing tools they need to plan for the future