research
Research at MIT aims to develop innovative solutions to the world’s most daunting challenges. From addressing the energy needs of tomorrow to improving cancer therapies, MIT’s research efforts are enhanced through creative collaborations with leading research institutes and consortia around the world. Compiled here are just some of the MIT labs, centers and programs where cutting-edge research is taking place.
Institute research by topic
chemistry/chemical engineering
civil and environmental engineering
nanoscience and nanotechnology
nuclear science and engineering
oceanography and ocean engineering
Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems
Center for 21st-Century Energy
Center for Nanofluids Technology
Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)
d'Arbeloff Laboratory for Information Systems and Technology
Hatsopoulos Microfluids Laboratory (Fluid Mechanics Laboratory)
Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory
Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing
Mechatronics Research Laboratory
NanoMechanical Technology Laboratory
Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation
Park Center for Complex Systems
Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Precision Engineering Research Group
Program in Polymer Science and Technology (PPST)
Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory
Rohsenow Kendall Heat Transfer Laboratory
Solid Mechanics & Materials Laboratory
