Longtime MIT professor who laid the foundations for the development of index theory was a recipient of both the National Medal of Science and the Abel Prize.
Shultz, who held four US Cabinet positions and served in three presidential administrations, devoted himself to ideals of bipartisanship and fairness.
Sebring founded the Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation and led Haystack Observatory from 1970 to 1980.
Former Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head and AGU president revolutionized thinking about the global water cycle, raising it to a place of prominence in the geosciences, and inspiring generations of students.
Longtime MIT professor and expert in aeroelasticity, structural dynamics, and composite materials remembered for his kindness and dedication to mentorship.
Theberge served as an administrative assistant for the mechanical engineering undergraduate program since 2012.
Wide-ranging contributions over a span of seven decades advanced nuclear waste disposal and fuel cycle development.
Longtime MIT moral philosopher was a transformational figure and “the atomic ice-breaker for women in philosophy.”
One of few female students in the 1940s, Wagley was also the Alumni Association’s first female president.
Professor emeritus of architecture trained generations of urban planners, designers, and policymakers at MIT.
Professor and mentor for more than 20 years at MIT redefined scientists’ understanding of the biology of cell division and proliferation.
The atmospheric chemist shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery that chemicals known as CFCs deplete the ozone layer.
Biomaterials pioneer considered “the premier biomedical engineer of the 20th century.”
Longtime MIT professor launched the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center and influenced generations of students.
Esteemed scholar and extraordinary steward of institutions and people was known to light up the academic landscape.