EECS Celebrates Awards

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Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

April 17, 2026

The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.

Vinod Vaikuntanathan teaches Advanced Topics in Cryptography: Learning with Errors and Post-Quantum Cryptography (Course 6.876J) in 2018.

Vinod Vaikuntanathan earns 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship

April 14, 2026

The award is given out yearly to leading thinkers, innovators, and creators across art, science, and scholarship to tackle current issues.

MIT graduate engineering and business programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2026-27

April 7, 2026

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 6.

Vincent Sitzmann named Junior Bose Award winner

April 6, 2026

The award is given annually to an outstanding contributor to education from among the faculty members who are being proposed for promotion to associate professor without tenure.

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026

March 26, 2026

The Institute also ranks second in seven subject areas.

2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

March 12, 2026

MIT professors Amos Winter and Nikolai Zeldovich are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.

MIT faculty, alumni named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows

February 24, 2026

Annual award honors early-career researchers for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2026

February 18, 2026

Seven faculty members, along with 12 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.

Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni, named ACM Fellows

January 27, 2026

ACM Fellows, the highest honor bestowed by the professional organization, are registered members of the society selected by their peers for outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.

Eighteen MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2025-27

January 12, 2026

The program recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.