MIT Technology and Policy Program

TPP addresses societal challenges through research and education at the intersection of technology and policy. Our goal is to mobilize science and engineering to inform intelligent, responsible strategies and policies to benefit communities from local to global.

MITEI | October 2, 2024

MIT Energy Initiative releases new report examining potential of fusion in future power systems

TPP alum Layla Araiinejad SM ’24 and current TPP student Nirmal Bhatt contributed to a new report on the requirements and potential of fusion energy as a major contributor to future electric power systems.
MIT News | September 26, 2024

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

TPP alumna Danielle Wood ’04, SM ’08, PhD ’12 on MIT research team identifying facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.
September 25, 2024

Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Sustainable Solutions and Community Empowerment in Ghana

TPPers Estelle Martin and Jazmin Muciño, as part of MIT's D-Lab’s Energy in Global Development class, traveled to Ghana to address the problem of invasive aquatic weeds in the Volta River by converting them into charcoal briquettes for local use.

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