Steven R. H. Barrett

Department Head, AeroAstro
H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Director, Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment
Director, Electric Aircraft Initiative
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My goal is to help aviation achieve zero environmental impacts.

Contact Info

Office Phone

617.452.2550

Email

sbarrett@mit.edu

Office

33-207

Website/Lab

Personal

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Administrative Contact

Robin Courchesne-Sato
rsato@mit.edu
(617) 258-7243

Financial Contact

Jennifer Leith
jennie@mit.edu
617.253.4929

Specialization and Research Interests

Climate and air quality impacts of aviation; aircraft propulsion and emissions; electric aircraft propulsion; sustainable aviation fuels; impacts of aircraft noise; air pollution impacts of ground transportation; atmospheric modeling

Positions Held at MIT

Department Head, November 2023-present

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Affiliated Labs

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Concept for a hybrid-electric plane may reduce aviation’s air pollution problem
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