M.I.T. professor of mechanical engineering and an inventor, cofounder, and board member of three
venture funded companies that include Brontes Technologies, Inc., a M.I.T. Deshpande Center spinout
acquired by 3M in 2006, and Lantos Technologies founded in September of 2011. Doug serves as
an advisor for numerous companies and professional organizations and he has received a number of
awards for his research and teaching that include the Robert T. Knapp Award for his work in the area
of flow diagnostics, the Keenan Award for Innovation in Education, and the Junior Bose Award for
Excellence in Teaching.

Doug earned his bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from the University
of Illinois, his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
He worked as a research engineer for Electromagnetic Launch Research, Inc. (now Kaman
Electromagnetics Corp. a subsidiary of Kaman Corp.) on satellite propulsion and as a senior systems
engineer for Northrop Corp. (now Northrop Grumman Corp.) on unmanned drones before joining
the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at M.I.T. in 1993. Doug’s current research
interests include image processing, and optical diagnostics relating to health and the environment.