DesignPlus Advisors

DesignPlus is a learning community open to MIT first-year undergraduates. It’s a space for hands-on experimentation and exploration, acquiring technical skills, finding mentors and mutual support, and having fun. Approximately 50 students receive mentorship from dedicated faculty and technical instructors who act as advisors throughout the year.

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DesignPlus First-Year Learning Community

Marcelo Coelho

Head of Design, Formlabs; Lecturer, MIT Architecture

Katherine Higgins

Academic-Research Program Administrator

Tony Hu

Director of MIT’s Integrated Design & Management Master’s Program

William (Bill) McKenna

Technical instructor

Caitlin Mueller

Associate Professor, Department of Architecture
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Paul Pettigrew

Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs

Amy Smith

Founding Director, MIT D-Lab; Senior Lecturer Mechanical Engineering
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Rhea Vedro

Metals Artist in Residence & Lecturer, DesignPlus Advisor