Professor
Douglas Hart
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Interests
- Energy Systems
- Instrumentation
- Ocean Robotics
Professor Hart News + Media
MIT Hyperloop
MIT students head to the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition with a concept pod, and a vision for the future of transportation. The MIT Hyperloop Team will be firing their concept pod along a one-mile test track in Hawthorne, potentially bringing the world closer to what SpaceX CEO Elon Musk describes as a “fifth mode of transportation.”
Extending the life of low-cost, compact, lightweight batteries
A new design from Professor Yang Shao-Horn and Professor Douglas Hart could greatly extend the shelf life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.
Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
An assignment in 2.013, taught by Professor Douglas Hart, inspired Ian Salmon McKay ’12, SM ’13 and Thomas Milnes PhD ’13 to develop a novel, water-powered aluminum battery for use in long-range underwater vehicles.
Faculty Details
Education
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1983
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
B.Sc. -
1985
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
M.Sc. -
1993
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Energy Systems
- Ocean Robotics
- Medical Imaging
- Tribology
Honors + Awards
- Jr. Bose Award for education
- Keenan Award for innovation in education
- ASME Robert T. Knapp Award
MIT Service
- Co-Director, MIT School of Engineering Technical Leadership and Communication (TLC) Program
- Division Head, Controls Instrumentation and Robotics
- Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship Faculty
- Mechanical Engineering UG Faculty Liaison
- Co-Diector, MIT Portugal Program
- MIT E&I Faculty Lead
Teaching
- Engineering Systems Design (2.013)
- Engineering Systems Development (2.014)
- International Workshop on Innovation