Charles M. Vest
Professor of Mechanical EngineeringPresident Emeritus
Room 32-G618
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 202-334-3201
Email: cmvest@mit.edu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
President Emeritus
Room 32-G618
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: (617) 253-8774
Fax:
Email: cmvest@mit.edu
Research topics and projects
Research Interests
Coherent optical measurement techniques; Computer tomography; Heat transfer; Science policy
Teaching InterestsThermodynamics; Heat transfer; Holography
EducationB.S.M.E., 1963 West Virginia University
M.S.E., 1964 University of Michigan
Ph.D., 1967 University of Michigan
President of MIT, October 1990 - present
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, October 1990 - present
Class of 1938 Distinguished Service Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 1972
Honored Guest, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina, 1979
Excellence in Research Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 1980
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, honorary doctorate, 1992
American Society of Engineeering Education, Centennial Medallion, 1993
West Virginia University, honorary doctorate, 1994
Illinois Institute of Technology, honorary doctorate, 1998
University of Notre Dame, honorary doctorate, 1998
Musashi Institute of Technology (Japan), honorary doctorate, 1999
Arthur M. Bueche Award, National Academy of Engineering, 2000
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET President's Award, 2002
North Carolina State University, honorary doctorate, 2002
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow
Association for Women in Science, Fellow
National Academy of Engineering, Member
Optical Society of America, Fellow
Pi Tau Sigma, Member
Sigma Xi, Member
Tau Beta Pi, Member
