Design Fellows
MIT MAD's Design Fellows tackle global challenges to create a more equitable future for all. Pulling from different corners of design, they explore solutions in fields such as sustainability, health, mobility, urban planning, social justice, or education.
About the Fellowship Program
2024 Cohort
Their projects span women's health, metamaterials, AI, disaster resilience, soft robots, sustainability, and more.
Sofia Chiappero
Urban Planner

Clemence Couteau
Designer

Mateo Fernandez
Architect, Designer

Charlotte Folinus
Mechanical Engineer

Alexander Htet Kyaw
Designer

Dení López
Designer, Urban Planner

Caitlin Morris
Designer

Maxine Perroni-Scharf
Electrical Engineer

Lyle Regenwetter
Mechanical Engineer

Zane Schemmer
Civil and Environmental Engineer

2023 Cohort
Their projects include prototyping last-mile mobility solutions, exploring coastal resilience adaptation, designing sensory data interfaces to help patients and doctors, or optimizing 3D-printable structures with exceptional properties.
James Brice
Nature-based Designer, Environmental Engineer

Jenny Cang
Human-Centered Designer

Chen Chu
Urban Planner

Sandra Huffman
Mechanical Engineer

ZhiYi Liang
Mechanical Designer, Engineer

Liane Makatura
Computer Scientist, Mathematician, Human-Centered Designer

Prathima Muniyappa
Designer, Conservator

Geoffrey Nyakiongora
Architect

Allison Porter
Bioastronautics / Medical Engineer, Space Technology Designer

Tiandra Ray
Cross-Disciplinary Designer

Alexandra Rieger
Cognitive Neuroscientist, Interdisciplinary Designer, Mechatronic Engineer, Multi-Instrumentalist Folk Musician

2022 Cohort
They are MIT MAD's inaugural cohort. Their projects include engineering deployable water desalination systems, improving prosthetic care, creating urban agricultural gardens, designing multi-sensory data, or finding ways to use recycled plastics to 3D print homes.
Surbhi Agrawal
Urbanist, Innovator

Jonathan Bessette
Engineer, Humanitarian

Justin Brazier
Architect, Environmentalist

Alexander S. Crease
Engineer, Inventor

Ganit Goldstein
Computational designer, Textile researcher

Kyle Gordon
Portfolio & Strategy, PlayStation Studios

Elijah Martin
Engineer, Environmentalist

Mariama N’Diaye
Urbanist, Humanitarian

AJ Perez
Engineer, Inventor

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar
Designer, Linguist

Francesca Riccio-Ackerman
Engineer, Inventor

Jana Saadi
Engineer, Designer

Natha (Bam) Singhasaneh
Engineer, Educator

Jonathan Zong
Computer Scientist, Artist
