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MIT alumni in Texas

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Two MIT Lincoln Laboratory technicians in white cleanroom suits and hairnets assemble a communications terminal component in a large research facility, with red hardware enclosures and lab workstations visible in the background.

Communications user terminal developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory prepares for historic moon flyby

The laser communications terminal MIT built for NASA's Artemis II moon mission interfaced with software developed by Johnson Space Center in Houston.

A researcher smiles while wearing a prototype MIT-NASA spacesuit with a clear helmet visor, articulated arm joints, and a backpack support frame in a dark testing facility

Engineering fantasy into reality

At MIT, Texas native Erik Ballesteros developed "SuperLimbs" — wearable robotic arms designed to help astronauts recover from falls on the moon.

3D rendering of neurons with glowing blue cell bodies surrounded by dense orange amyloid plaque deposits against a pink neural tissue background, illustrating Alzheimer's disease pathology at the cellular level

Study explains how a rare gene variant contributes to Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at MIT, the University of Texas, and MD Anderson Cancer Center are studying whether choline supplements can reduce Alzheimer's risk.

MIT researcher Matt Kearney smiles outdoors in front of a glass building exterior, wearing a navy sweater over a lavender collared shirt.

Matthew Kearney: Bringing AI and philosophy into dialogue

At MIT, Texas native Matthew Kearney ’23, MNG ’23 was a computer science and philosophy double-major who aimed to advance the field of AI ethics.

Scientific illustration of a nanoscale semiconductor chip surface showing ordered green atomic lattice arrays with pink nanostructures growing in pyramid and irregular formations across a segmented grid.

MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips

MIT engineers collaborated with the University of Texas at Dallas to develop a breakthrough method for growing stacked, "high-rise" 3D computer chips.

$Scanning electron microscope image of a photonic integrated circuit showing tightly spaced curved diffraction grating ridges etched into a semiconductor substrate, captured in high-resolution grayscale.$

New laser “comb” can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision

MIT and University of Texas at Austin researchers are developing a compact laser "comb" that can rapidly identify multiple chemicals with extreme precision.

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Modeling the threat of nuclear war

At MIT, Texas native Eli Sanchez PhD ’24 modeled the destabilizing risks of hypersonic missiles, research aimed at reducing the likelihood of nuclear war.

3D molecular model of a semiconductor crystal lattice showing alternating blue-gray and salmon-colored atoms arranged in a cubic unit cell against a blue starburst background.

The best semiconductor of them all?

Researchers at MIT, the University of Houston, and the University of Texas at Austin identified cubic boron arsenide as a promising semiconductor material.

Austin, Texas skyline bathed in golden sunset light along Lady Bird Lake, with pedestrians crossing the Congress Avenue Bridge in the foreground.

MIT works with Texas employers

MIT is engaged with these employers that have a significant presence in Texas:

Amazon
Baker Hughes
Boeing
ConocoPhillips
Dell Technologies
ExxonMobil
Flex
Halliburton
Lockheed Martin
Marathon Oil
Northrop Grumman
NTT DATA
Occidental
Prairie View A&M University
Raytheon
Rice University
Shell
Texas A&M University
University of Houston
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at El Paso
US Air Force
US Army
US Coast Guard
US Marine Corps
US Navy
Walmart

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MIT alumni make a difference in Texas

Texas organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include NASA; the University of Texas at Austin; Coltala Holdings; Shipwell; Garrett Metal Detectors; Conversifi; Continuum Powders; Zelus Analytics; Wellsite Navigator; Great Heights Brewing Company; Neudesic; the Texas Municipal Retirement System; HBN Shoe; Hewlitt-Packard; Aramco, Baylor University; Rice University; Texas Christian University; Schlumberger; Chevron; Boston Consulting Group; Exxon Mobil; and Cirrus Logic.

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