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MIT's hallmark strengths in science, engineering, management and policy position
researchers here to make key innovations at the environment and technology
interface. MIT's core research assets include environmental systems modeling,
environmental monitoring and management, and the design of environmentally
responsible technologies, processes and policies. And research at MIT examines
nearly every piece of the sustainable development puzzle. Here's a sample of
efforts that bring to bear MIT's strengths in developing environmental technologies,
information and knowledge:
MIT has an established tradition of working with industry
to solve complex problems. These collaborations help
move innovations quickly to the marketplace. Tapping
into the talent and brainpower at MIT, corporations
are eager to find ways to lessen their environmental
burden with new discoveries.
What else fosters interdisciplinary innovation at
MIT? One crucial factor is sponsorship and funding
from corporate and governmental sponsors, alumni, and
donors who believe their investment in environmental
research at MIT will yield unparalleled results. Together,
these sponsors provide critical support for moving
the sustainability research agenda forward. Students,
faculty and research staff are just as important. Their
questions and energy inspire new directions for inquiry
as well as increasing momentum, as evidenced by a ten-year
trend at MIT of bright minds shifting their research
focus to problems of sustainability and environment. |
