Alumni

MIT alumna and neurosurgeon Emanuela Binello, who double majored in Russian studies and nuclear engineering as an undergraduate, treats her patients by first learning their stories and medical histories. “It informs the treatment choices,” she says. “And it can help you tease out the nuances of what’s important to that patient.”

MIT alumnus Paul Josephson, who completed his doctoral study at MIT in political science, explores history, technology, and how technological advances can yield unintended consequences.

Noelle Kanaga DeLuca ’06 double-majored in business and French. Now she’s a world champion martial artist.

Parmesh Shahani SM ’05 is a prolific author, culture curator, and LGBTQ+ activist. Breaking boundaries is his brand, and it began at MIT.

MIT alumna Laura Martini, user experience design leader for Google Analytics, wants to help make digital spaces accessible to everyone.

“Twenty years ago, I was a stoked kid working with topsoil in Iowa. Now, I get to work with ancient dirt and sediments to better understand Earth and life’s past.”

Catharine Conley, SB ’88, who earned two bachelor’s degrees in biology and the humanities, spent more than a decade as NASA’s planetary protection officer, working on protocols to prevent biological contamination on Earth and beyond.

Michelle Spektor PhD ’23 received her doctoral degree in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS). She is now an MIT-IBM Postdoctoral Fellow in Computing and Society in the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC),

“Everyone welcomes aid if they need it, but what really changes things is when you teach people new skills.”