Faculty and Academic Research Staff
Media Arts and Sciences faculty and academic research staff are principal investigators/heads of the Media Lab's various research groups. They also advise Media Arts and Sciences graduate students, and mentor MIT undergraduates. "Most departments accept grad students based on their prospects for academic success; the Media Lab attempts to select ones that will best be able to help with some of the ongoing projects."
Currently there are more than 25 faculty and academic research staff members, and two emeritus professors, Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert.
There are several named professorships in the Media Arts and Sciences program:
- E. Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- AT&T Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Benesse Career Development Professor of Research in Education
- Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. (1954) Professor
- LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research
- LG Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- NEC Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Sony Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Technology
A full list of Media Lab faculty and academic research staff, with bios and other information, is available via the Media Lab Website.
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