Martin A. Schmidt
Martin A. Schmidt | |
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19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Shirley Ann Jackson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-01-30) January 30, 1960 (age 64) |
Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Institutions |
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Thesis | Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Stephen D. Senturia |
Martin Arnold Schmidt (born January 1960) is the 19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[1][2] Prior to this role, Schmidt was provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2014 to 2022.[3]
Education
Schmidt earned his B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1981 and Ph.D. from MIT in 1988.[4] His doctoral advisor was Stephen D. Senturia and his thesis was entitled "Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers".[5]
Career
In 1988, Schmidt became a faculty member of the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. From 1999 to 2006, He was the director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories at MIT.[6] In 2016, he was named the Ray and Maria Stata Professor at MIT.[7] Schmidt became an associate provost at MIT from 2008 and assumed the role of provost in 2014.[8]
He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1991.[9] He was named as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2004 for contributions to design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems.[7]
His teaching and research work is in the field of micro- and nanofabrication technologies for sensors, actuators, and MEMS.[10] Schmidt has co-founded or co-invented the core technology of seven start-up companies.[3][11]
References
- ^ "19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Martin A. Schmidt, '81, Ph.D." rpi.edu. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Silberstein, Rachel (23 November 2021). "RPI selects next president, will succeed Shirley Ann Jackson". Times Union. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bradt, Steve (November 23, 2021). "Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". MIT News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Martin A. Schmidt: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Schmidt, Martin Arnold (1988). Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/14781. ProQuest 303742588. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Martin A. Schmidt". IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor". MIT News. August 3, 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Faviero, Bruno B.F.; Lin, Leon (February 4, 2014). "Martin Schmidt named MIT provost". The Tech. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Presidential Young Investigators 1991 Awardees". National Science Foundation (EHR). May 1, 1991. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Research Projects: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Martin A Schmidt". European Central Bank. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
- MIT group website
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Preceded by Shirley Ann Jackson | President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2022–present | Incumbent |
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