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MIT in Vermont

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MIT students from Vermont since 2020

342

MIT alumni in Vermont

7,122

MITx learners in Vermont

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Wind turbines silhouetted against an orange sunset sky with a glowing digital overlay of a battery charging icon and circuit board design, representing renewable energy storage and thermal grid technology.

Alumnus’ thermal battery helps industry eliminate fossil fuels

Two MIT alumni built a large renewable-heat installation in Vermont — work that led to Antora Energy, now developing thermal batteries to help industry phase out fossil fuels.

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A smiling MIT Sea Grant researcher in a navy jacket and beanie stands on the stern of a research vessel with twin 300-horsepower outboard motors, with icebergs and open Arctic water visible in the background.

Researching extreme environments

At MIT, Vermont native Emma Bullock PhD ’25 studied how permafrost thaw releases mercury into Arctic groundwater, with implications for fish consumers worldwide.

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Two MIT researchers pose casually against a concrete barrier at an urban construction site, with a red brick building and scissor lift visible behind them, for a story on urban carbon emissions research.

Cutting urban carbon emissions by retrofitting buildings

MIT's Sustainable Design Lab selected Middlebury, Vermont, as one of eight global cities to test its building-retrofit carbon modeling tools.

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Aerial view of Montpelier, Vermont in peak fall foliage, centered on a red brick church with a distinctive patterned steeple amid a canopy of autumn color.

MIT works with Vermont employers 

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

  • Amazon
  • GE Vernova
  • GlobalFoundries
  • IBM
  • University of Vermont
  • US Army
  • Walmart
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MIT alumni make a difference in Vermont

Vermont organizations where MIT alumni hold key positions include the Tolstoy Group; the Vermont Christmas Company; the University of Vermont; IBM; the Featherbed Inn; and Middlebury College.