Research

Optimization and Design

Computation plays a critical role in the design and optimization of engineering systems. CCSE research is developing the formulations, methods, and algorithms needed for next-generation design tools. Major challenges include the computational cost of design loops, searching high-dimensional parameter spaces, representing and visualizing complex geometries, leveraging complementary strengths of data and modeling, and incorporating uncertainty into design decision-making.
Sungho Shin

Texaco-Mangelsdorf Career Development Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering
George Barbastathis

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Navid Azizan

Edgerton Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Data, Systems, and Society
Faez Ahmed

d'Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Connor Coley

Henri Slezynger (1957) Career Development Assistant Professor
Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli

Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Jeffrey Cheah Career Development Chair
Oral Buyukozturk

George Macomber Professor in Construction Management; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sanjay Sarma

Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Vice President for Open Learning
Anuradha Annaswamy

Senior Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering; Director of Active-Adaptive Control Lab
Wim van Rees

MIT Doherty Assistant Professor in Ocean Utilization
Caitlin Mueller

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Associate Professor of Architecture
Robert Freund

Theresa Seley Professor in Management Science, Sloan School of Management
Steven G. Johnson

Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics
Jacob K. White

Cecil H. Green Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Pablo A. Parrilo

Joseph F. & Nancy P. Keithley Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Dennis B. McLaughlin

H.M. King Bhumibol Professor, Post-Tenure
Markus J. Buehler

Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Saurabh Amin

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Heather J. Kulik

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Richard Braatz

Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering
Paul Barton

Lammot du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering
Jaime Peraire

H.N. Slater Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mark Drela

Terry J. Kohler Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Olivier de Weck

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems