Engineering Systems Division
MIT’s engineering systems division brings together faculty, students, and engineering and management professionals to examine large-scale, complex engineering systems in the areas of transportation, telecommunications, and energy. ESD spans most departments within the School of Engineering, as well as MIT’s School of Science; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and Sloan School of Management. ESD has also developed industry-government-academic relationships to engage in a variety of research initiatives including:
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The MIT-Portugal Program
A collaborative program in research and education among MIT and Portuguese universities and institutions that concentrates on activities such as engineering design, advanced manufacturing, and transportation, energy, bio-engineering, and engineering systems.
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Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals
Develops seminars, book series, symposia, faculty collaborations, and other events to foster awareness of engineering systems fundamentals.
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MIT Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development
A multi-industry research enterprise that investigates sustainable global solutions to challenges in aerospace, automotive production and transportation, Internet technology and policy, materials systems, and technology and law.
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Leaders for Global Operations
Consortium of 24 industry partner companies supporting research on topics such as the organizational dynamics of change, large-system development, and multi-step manufacturing flows.
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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
Research programs on supply chain management and involve faculty and research staff from a range of academic disciplines, as well as researchers in affiliate organizations around the world.
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The Council of Engineering Systems Universities
Provides a mechanism for universities around the world offering engineering systems programs to work together developing engineering systems as a new field of study.
