Richard de Neufville Receives Doctoral, Visting Scholar Honors; Dave Marks to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Chalmers

March 25, 2002

On January 11, 2002, Professor Richard de Neufville, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems, received an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Delft. This honor was given in recognition of de Neufville's role in founding the MIT Technology and Policy Program and disseminating its concepts overseas -- notably to the program in Technology Management and Policy at Delft, the Technology and Policy Program at Cambridge University (starting in the fall of 2002) and in the Instituto Superior Tecnico of Lisbon.

In February, 2002, de Neufville was at Cambridge University as a Visiting Scholar and lifetime Fellow at Clare Hall, a postgraduate college. While there, de Neufville taught at the Judge Institute of Management in connection with the Cambridge/MIT Institute.

Professor David Marks of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will receive an honorary doctorate from Chalmers University, Sweden, in mid-May.

Marks, who is also director of MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, was cited for being "actively involved in the creation of the Chalmers Environmental Initiative, which centers on systems thinking within the environmental area." Chalmers also noted that Marks has been Coordinator for the Alliance for Global Sustainability, a partnership between MIT, ETH in Zurich and Tokyo University. He was "a driving force [behind] Chalmers becoming a member, in 2001, in this important global partnership."

Marks will receive one of five honorary doctorates. The new honorees will present a short "popular" lecture on 16th May 2002. The conferment ceremony will be held on 17th May 2002.