Martin A. Schmidt

Martin Arnold Schmidt (born January 1960) is the Provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In November 2021, he was named the next president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).[1][2]

Martin A. Schmidt
Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960
Academic background
Alma materMIT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ThesisMicrosensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers (1988)
Doctoral advisorStephen D. Senturia
Academic work
Notable studentsAlbert Folch Folch
Websiteschmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu

Education

Schmidt earned his B.S. degree from RPI in 1981 and PhD from MIT in 1988.[3]

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.[4] In 2016, he was named the Ray and Maria Stata Professor at MIT.[5] Schmidt became an associate provost at MIT from 2008 and assumed the role of provost in 2014.[6]

He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1991.[7] 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.[5]

His teaching and research work is in the field of micro- and nanofabrication technologies for sensors, actuators, and MEMS.[8] Schmidt has co-founded or co-invented the core technology of seven start-up companies.[1][9]

Personal life

Schmidt lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts with his wife, Lyn.[3]

References
  1. Bradt, Steve (November 23, 2021). "Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". MIT News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. Silberstein, Rachel (23 November 2021). "RPI selects next president, will succeed Shirley Ann Jackson". Times Union. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Martin A. Schmidt: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Martin A. Schmidt". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor". MIT News. August 3, 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. Faviero, Bruno B.F.; Lin, Leon (February 4, 2014). "Martin Schmidt named MIT provost". The Tech. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "Presidential Young Investigators 1991 Awardees". National Science Foundation (EHR). May 1, 1991. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. "Research Projects: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. "Martin A Schmidt". European Central Bank. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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