Christine Ortiz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, awarded at the White House by U.S. President George W. Bush
Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Director of the Technology and Policy Program at MIT
Founder of Station1 Laboratory Inc., a nonprofit higher education and research institution
Serves as a Public Corporate Board Director and Philanthropic Foundation Trustee
Authored over 210 scholarly publications and supervised research for more than 300 students and researchers
Served as MIT Dean for Graduate Education from 2010 to 2016

Biography

Dr. Christine Ortiz is a distinguished professor, engineer, and scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She holds the Morris Cohen Professorship of Materials Science and Engineering, is a Professor at the Institute of Data, Systems, and Society (MIT Schwarzman College of Computing), and directs the Technology and Policy Program. With over 25 years of experience, Dr.