For Graduate Students

BE Forms & Processes

• Graduate Student Progress Report
• Thesis Advisor Selection Form
• Doctoral Thesis Process
• Doctoral Thesis Committee Form
• PhD Oral Exam Process
• Oral Examination Form (Thesis Proposal and Defense) for the Doctoral Degree
• Annual Thesis Committee Meeting Progress Report Form
• Departmental Minor Form
• PhD Dissertation Requirement Process

BE Resources

• Graduate Student Handbook
• Subject Listings
• Spring 2023 Class Schedule
• Guidelines on Annual Thesis Committee Meetings
• BE Communication Lab
• BE REFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress)
• BE Graduate Student Board
• BE-IT – computing support, AV support, poster printing
• BE Laboratory Safety – safety training, documents and forms
• BATS Resources
• BATS Speaker and Title Archives (F14-S24)
• BE Career Expo – each fall this event provides a formal setting to recruit BE PhD students as well as undergraduates and Postdoctoral researchers
• Professional Development Resources

BE Contacts

Academic Office
16-267 617-253-1712

Sue Jaskela, Academic Programs Assistant

Dalia Fares, Academic Administrator

The following members of departmental leadership are available to meet with students:

Chris Voigt, Department Head

Forest White, Graduate Officer

Alan Jasanoff, Graduate Program Officer

Katharina Ribbeck, Graduate Wellbeing Officer

MIT Contacts

• Campus Emergency – 617-253-1212
• Campus Police – 617-253-1212 (or dial 100 from campus phones)
• MIT Medical – Urgent Care: 617-253-1311; Mental Health: 617-253-2916
• Office of Graduate Education
• GradSupport – 617-253-4860
• Student Financial Services – 617-258-8600