Martin A. Schmidt Explained

Martin A. Schmidt
Office1:19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Term Start1:July 1, 2022
Predecessor1:Shirley Ann Jackson
Birth Date: January 30, 1960
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Fields:Electrical engineering
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Education:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Thesis Title:Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers
Thesis Url:https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/14781
Thesis Year: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. Schmidt became an associate provost at MIT from 2008 and assumed the role of provost in 2014.[7]

He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1991.[8] 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.[9]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 1, 2022 . 19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Martin A. Schmidt, '81, Ph.D. . July 1, 2022 . rpi.edu.
  2. News: Silberstein . Rachel . RPI selects next president, will succeed Shirley Ann Jackson . 23 November 2021 . . 23 November 2021.
  3. News: Bradt . Steve . Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . 24 November 2021 . MIT News . November 23, 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Martin A. Schmidt: Schmidt Research Group . schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu . 23 November 2021.
  5. Schmidt . Martin Arnold . Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers . Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 16 December 2023 . 1988 . 1721.1/14781 . PhD . .
  6. Web site: Martin A. Schmidt . . . 23 November 2021.
  7. News: Faviero . Lin . Leon . Bruno B.F. . Martin Schmidt named MIT provost . 23 November 2021 . . February 4, 2014 . en.
  8. Web site: Presidential Young Investigators 1991 Awardees . National Science Foundation (EHR) . 23 November 2021 . May 1, 1991.
  9. News: Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor . 23 November 2021 . MIT News . August 3, 2016 . en.
  10. Web site: Research Projects: Schmidt Research Group . schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu . 23 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Martin A Schmidt . . 24 November 2021 . en . 10 April 2019.

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