The List is Up. How Did MIT Fare in the 2010 TR35?

The TR35—Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s top innovators under the age of 35—has just been announced. So, did anyone from MIT make the list? Why yes, yes they did. In fact, 40% of the list is made up of MITers—all are alumni with the exception of one, a fellow at the Whitehead Institute.Here's a rundown of young innovators changing the world in the fields of  medicine, computing, communications, electronics, nanotechnology, and more. Timothy Lu ’03, MNG ’03, PhD ’08 was named to the 2010 TR35 list for his work engineering viruses to destroy biofilms.Danah Boyd SM ’02: Shaping the rules for social networksDavid Bradwell MNG ’06: Cheap, reliable batteries to store renewable energyWesley Chan ’00, MNG ’01: Building new technology businessesNick Feamster ’00, MNG ’01, PhD ’06: Watching the suspicious behavior of spamRikin Gandhi SM ’05: Educating farmers through locally produced videoJacob Hanna (Whitehead Institute fellow): Reprogramming cells to cure diseasesAmir Alexander Hasson SM ’02: Using cell phones to supply rural shop ownersTimothy Lu ’03, MNG ’03, PhD ’08: Engineering viruses to destroy biofilmsConor Madigan SM ’02, PhD ’06: Bringing down the price of OLED displaysCeleste Nelson ’98: Reconstructing tissue architectures from scratchMichelle Povinelli PhD ’04: Predicting better photonic devicesChris Rivest ’05: Printing cheaper solar cellsMikhail Shapiro PhD ’08: Commercializing neurotechnologyRichard Tibbetts ’03, MNG ’03: Reacting to large amounts of data in real timeThe elite list was selected from more than 300 nominees by a panel of expert judges and the editorial staff of Technology Review. The winners will be featured in the September/October issue of the magazine and at the EmTech@MIT 2010 Conference, held Sept. 21–23, where they will present—in 90 seconds or less—the inspiring work that landed them the honor.