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Faculty Promotions

Faculty Promotions

The Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation approved the promotion of the following faculty members, effective July 1.

The following faculty were promoted from associate professors out tenure to associate professors with tenure unless otherwise noted:

John Emanuel Fernandez '85Architecture

Joseph A. Paradiso PhD '81Media Arts and Sciences

Deb Kumar RoyMedia Arts and Sciences

Moe Z. WinAeronautics and Astronautics

Vladimir BulovicElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Erik D. DemaineElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Michael D. Ernst '89Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Piotr IndykElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

David J. Perreault '91Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Nicola MarzariMaterials Science and Engineering

Christopher A. SchuhMaterials Science and Engineering

George-Marios AngeletosEconomics

Amy Finkelstein PhD '01 (from assistant professor)Economics

Iván Werning (from assistant professor)Economics

Muhamet YildizEconomics

Adam J. BerinskyPolitical Science

David I. KaiserScience, Technology, and Society

Thomas Levenson (to full professor)Writing and Humanistic Studies

Joseph P. WeberSloan School of Management

J. Troy LittletonBiology

Joshua B. Tenenbaum '99 (from assistant professor) Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Martin Z. BazantMathematics

Alexander Postnikov '97Mathematics

Gunther RolandPhysics

Senthil Todadri (from assistant professor)Physics

Vladan VuleticPhysics

The following faculty members were given tenure appointments:

Rahul J. Mehrotra, associate professorArchitecture

Nader Tehrani, associate professorArchitecture

Dennis M. Frenchman MA '76, full professor Urban Studies and Planning

Roger White PhD '00, associate professorLinguistics and Philosophy

Dianne K. Newman PhD '98, full professorBiology

Jonas C. Peters PhD '98, full professorChemistry

Sara Seager, associate professor Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Ju-Lee Kim, associate professorMathematics

Paul A. Seidel, full professorMathematics

The following faculty members were promoted from assistant professors to associate professors without tenure:

John A. OchsendorfArchitecture

Judith A. Layzer PhD '98Urban Studies and Planning

Emilio Frazzoli PhD '01Aeronautics and Astronautics

Forest M. WhiteBiological Engineering

Regina BarzilayElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Karl K. BerggrenElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Luca DanielElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Dina Katabi PhD '03Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Samuel R. Madden '99Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Asuman E. Ozdaglar PhD '98 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Francesco StellacciMaterials Science and Engineering

Thomas PeacockMechanical Engineering

Yang Shao-HornMechanical Engineering

Jay R. ScheibMusic and Theater Arts

Sarah SongPolitical Science

David S. JonesScience, Technology, and Society

Jared R. CurhanSloan School of Management

Shane FrederickSloan School of Management

David Gamarnik PhD '98Sloan School of Management

Dirk JenterSloan School of Management

David R. McAdamsSloan School of Management

Amy E. KeatingBiology

James J. DiCarloBrain and Cognitive Sciences

Alice Y. TingChemistry

Kiran S. KedlayaMathematics

Nergis Mavalvala PhD '97Physics

Iain W. StewartPhysics

The following faculty members were promoted from associate professors with tenure to full professors:

Caroline A. JonesArchitecture

Nasser O. Rabbat PhD '91Architecture

Hiroshi IshiiMedia Arts and Sciences

Jonathan P. How PhD '93Aeronautics and Astronautics

Brian C. Williams '84Aeronautics and Astronautics

William H. Green, Jr.Chemical Engineering

Rajeev J. RamElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

Seth TellerElectrical Engineering and Computer Science

John G. Brisson IIMechanical Engineering

John J. LeonardMechanical Engineering

Daniel Fox PhD '98Linguistics and Philosophy

Kai von FintelLinguistics and Philosophy

Thomas DeFrantzMusic and Theater Arts

Angelika B. AmonBiology

Andrei TokmakoffChemistry