Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems
Co-director, Operations Research Center
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, MIT School of Engineering

Dr. Barnhart holds a Ph.D. from MIT, which she received in 1988. Her research interests include mathematical programming models and large-scale optimization approaches for transportation and logistics systems; and service network design and operations planning for scheduled transportation systems.

Dr. Barnhart’s teaching interests have focused on the development and application of optimization models and algorithms to the design, management and operation of transportation systems. Two of her most recently taught courses are: Airline Schedule Planning and Transportation Operations, Planning and Control: Carrier Systems. She has published extensively in academic and professional journals.

Dr. Barnhart formerly served at MIT as Leader of the Engineering Systems Group in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department,  Co-Director of the Operations Research Center and Co-Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics.

News and announcements:

Prof. Barnhart named president of INFORMS (February 28, 2008)

Barnhart named associate dean for School of Engineering (August 30, 2007)