The following MIT faculty and research scientists participate in collaborative interdisciplinary research and education at the Center for Materials Science and Engineering.
| Name | Department | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Moungi G. Bawendi | Chemistry | Initiative-I |
| Geoffrey S. Beach | Materials Science & Engineering | Seed |
| Angela M. Belcher | Materials Science & Engineering, Biological Engineering | IRG-I |
| Mary C. Boyce | Mechanical Engineering | IRG-II |
| Markus J. Buehler | Civil & Environmental Engineering | IRG-II |
| Gerbrand Ceder | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-IV |
| Shaoyan Chu | Center for Materials Science & Engineering | Initiative-II |
| Robert E. Cohen | Chemical Engineering | IRG-II |
| Yoel Fink | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-I |
| Nuh Gedik | Physics | Seed |
| Silvija Gradečak | Materials Science & Engineering | Seed |
| Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli | Mechanical Engineering, Biological Engineering | IRG-I |
| Paula T. Hammond | Chemical Engineering | IRG-II |
| Eric T. Hudson | Physics | Initiative-II |
| Erich P. Ippen | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | IRG-I |
| Darrell J. Irvine | Materials Science & Engineering, Biological Engineering | Initiative-I |
| Pablo Jarillo-Herrero | Physics | Seed |
| John D. Joannopoulos | Physics | IRG-I |
| Steven G. Johnson | Mathematics | IRG-III |
| Jing Kong | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Seed |
| Young S. Lee | Physics | Initiative-II |
| Steven B. Leeb | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Education Advisor |
| Nicola Marzari | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-I |
| Daniel G. Nocera | Chemistry | Initiative-II |
| Christine Ortiz | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-II |
| Caroline Ross | Materials Science & Engineering | NSF/NRI Supplement |
| Michael F. Rubner | Materials Science & Engineering | Initiative-I |
| Yang Shao-Horn | Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-I |
| Sang-Heon (Dan) Shim | Earth, Planetary, & Atmospheric Science | Initiative-II |
| Marin Soljačić | Physics | IRG-I |
| Francesco Stellacci | Materials Science & Engineering | Initiative-I |
| Carl V. Thompson | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-I |
| Krystyn J. Van Vliet | Materials Science & Engineering | IRG-II |
