Martin A. Schmidt

Martin Arnold Schmidt (born January 1960) is the 19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.^[1][2] Prior to this role, Schmidt was provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2014 to 2022.^[3]

Martin A. Schmidt
19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2022
Preceded by	Shirley Ann Jackson
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-30) January 30, 1960 (age 64)
Education	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Thesis	Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers (1988)
Doctoral advisor	Stephen D. Senturia

Education

Schmidt earned his B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1981 and Ph.D. from MIT in 1988.^[4] His doctoral advisor was Stephen D. Senturia and his thesis was entitled "Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers".^[5]

Career

In 1988, Schmidt became a faculty member of the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. From 1999 to 2006, He was the director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories at MIT.^[6] In 2016, he was named the Ray and Maria Stata Professor at MIT.^[7] Schmidt became an associate provost at MIT from 2008 and assumed the role of provost in 2014.^[8]

He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1991.^[9] He was named as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2004 for contributions to design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems.^[7]

His teaching and research work is in the field of micro- and nanofabrication technologies for sensors, actuators, and MEMS.^[10] Schmidt has co-founded or co-invented the core technology of seven start-up companies.^[3][11]

References

1. "19th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Martin A. Schmidt, '81, Ph.D." rpi.edu. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
2. Silberstein, Rachel (23 November 2021). "RPI selects next president, will succeed Shirley Ann Jackson". Times Union. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
3. Bradt, Steve (November 23, 2021). "Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". MIT News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
4. "Martin A. Schmidt: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
5. Schmidt, Martin Arnold (1988). Microsensors for the measurement of shear forces in turbulent boundary layers (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/14781. ProQuest 303742588. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
6. "Martin A. Schmidt". IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
7. "Martin Schmidt named Ray and Maria Stata Professor". MIT News. August 3, 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
8. Faviero, Bruno B.F.; Lin, Leon (February 4, 2014). "Martin Schmidt named MIT provost". The Tech. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
9. "Presidential Young Investigators 1991 Awardees". National Science Foundation (EHR). May 1, 1991. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
10. "Research Projects: Schmidt Research Group". schmidtresearchgroup.mit.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
11. "Martin A Schmidt". European Central Bank. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

External links

• MIT group website

Academic offices
Preceded by Shirley Ann Jackson	President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2022–present	Incumbent