Timeline: New Horizons

Sally Kornbluth, 2023.

Paula Hammond, 2007.

2010 - Dr. Sylvia T. Ceyer, first woman to head The Department of Chemistry
2012 - Dr. Tania Baker, first woman to head the Department of Biology
2015 - Dr. Paula T. Hammond ('83, PhD '93), first woman to head the Chemical Engineering Department
2019 - Dr. Angela Belcher, first woman head of the Dept of Biological Engineering
2020 - Dr. Nergis Mavalvala (PhD '97) becomes first woman dean of School of Science
2022 - Dr. Amy E. Keating becomes head of Department of Biology
2023 - Biologist Dr. Sally Kornbluth becomes MIT's 18th president
2024 - Dr. Kristala Prather ('94) becomes head of Chemical Engineering Department

Sylvia Ceyer, 2015.

Kristala Jones Prather, 2013.

Angela Belcher, 2023.