6,570
MIT students from Massachusetts in the last 10 years
23,526
MIT alumni in Massachusetts
86,085
MITx learners in Massachusetts
Read more about MIT’s ties to Massachusetts
“Cold spray” 3D printing technique proves effective for on-site bridge repair
Working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, MIT researchers showed bridge corrosion can be repaired on-site using additive manufacturing.
Cleaning up critical minerals and materials production, using microwave plasma
With technology developed at MIT, Massachusetts-based spinout 6K is helping to bring critical materials production back to the U.S. without toxic byproducts.
Reasoning skills of large language models are often overestimated
MIT and Boston University researchers found that AI models often rely on memorization rather than true reasoning, struggling with unfamiliar scenarios.
MIT spinout Gradiant reduces companies’ water use and waste by billions of gallons each day
Gradiant, a Massachusetts firm started by MIT alumni, aims to deploy innovation to preserve water for generations to come in the face of rising global demand.
Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic
MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers identified how ocean bacteria cooperate to break down biodegradable plastic.
A new way to spot life-threatening infections in cancer patients
Massachusetts-based Leuko, an MIT spinout, is giving doctors a noninvasive way to monitor patients’ health during chemotherapy — no blood tests needed.
Large language models use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge
Researchers at MIT, Harvard University, and Northeastern University found that large language models use simple linear functions to retrieve stored knowledge.
Helping data centers deliver higher performance with less hardware
MIT and Tufts University researchers developed software that balances data center storage workloads, nearly doubling performance without new hardware.
MIT works with Massachusetts employers
MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in Massachusetts:
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Amgen
- Analog Devices
- BASF
- Boeing
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Broad Institute
- Bunker Hill Community College
- City of Cambridge
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Draper
- Fidelity Investments
- GE Vernova
- Harvard University
- Iberdrola
- IBM
- JLL
- Mass General Brigham
- Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
- Northeastern University
- Pfizer
- Philips
- Ragon Institute
- Raytheon
- Roxbury Community College
- Sanofi
- Simmons University
- State Street Corporation
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- Tufts University
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- University of Massachusetts at Boston
- US Air Force
- US Army
- US Coast Guard
- Walmart
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MIT alumni make a difference in Massachusetts
Massachusetts organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include Boston Children’s Hospital; Flagship Pioneering; InterSystems Corporation; TIAX; Analog Devices; BWA Architecture; Cygnal Therapeutics; Spy Pond Partners; Fairmont Consulting Group; Marcus Partners; the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; MIT; and Raytheon.