News and Announcements

MIT is closely monitoring the annual spending process in Washington, D.C., and making preparations to mitigate the impacts of a potential government shutdown on the Institute’s research enterprise. The Q&A below addresses key issues. We are posting any new guidance we receive from federal agencies as we receive it.

The 2025 minimum salary/stipend for MIT postdoctoral scholars (associates and fellows) will increase in two stages.

Several of the functional teams within the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) that support MIT research administration have made modest organizational changes recently to benefit PIs and our administrative colleagues in the DLCIs.

The letter announces a search for the next director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS). John Lienhard has decided to step down as director, as he plans to retire in 2025.

The innovations map the ocean floor and the brain, prevent heat stroke and cognitive injury, expand AI processing and quantum system capabilities, and introduce new fabrication approaches.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and MIT Human Resources are partnering on an effort to enhance career development opportunities for research administration staff within the DLCIs.

Currently assistant director of the Laboratory, Melissa brings to this role a 25-year career of outstanding technical and advisory leadership. The appointment is effective July 1, 2024.

An upgraded OSATT Core portal will now support researchers’ requests for Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Data Use Agreements (DUAs).

In a letter to the MIT community, President Sally Kornbluth announced the appointment of Ian A. Waitz to the position of vice president for research, effective May 1, 2024.

Sharing a new resource in the Faculty Newsletter, Prof. Peter Fisher and Greg Moffatt encourage PIs at MIT to engage their research groups in a discussion of the group's norms and expectations.

Maria Zuber is delighted to announce that Nuno Loureiro has accepted the invitation to lead the Plasma Science and Fusion Center as director, effective May 1, 2024.

William H. Green will become the director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) effective April 1, 2024. Robert Stoner, who has served as interim director of MITEI since July 2023, has generously agreed to stay on through June to ensure a smooth transition.