MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Lincoln Laboratory has business areas that support research, facilities, external communications, and employee health and safety.

Lincoln Laboratory creates innovations for national security and economic growth.

In 2020, the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, spread globally. As the outbreak surged in the United States in early spring, government sponsors sought Lincoln Laboratory’s expertise in systems architecture and technology development to meet the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic.

The Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center gives researchers desktop access to a supercomputer for large-scale simulations, algorithm prototyping, and data analysis. The system runs on carbon-free energy.

Communication technology still looks to a 60-year-old mathematical solution for mitigating errors in digital transmissions.

The page describes technologies intended to enable NASA missions to transmit large volumes of scientific data from distances as far away as Mars, supporting near-real-time data analysis.

Six technologies developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory staff or with external collaborators received R&D 100 Awards. Presented annually by R&D Magazine, the awards recognize inventions introduced in the past year.

The military is interested in measuring and tracking metabolism to support warfighter performance and service members’ health. Existing metabolic measurement sensors are described as expensive and cumbersome, and primarily intended for clinical or professional use.

After hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017, Lincoln Laboratory assembled teams and technology to help federal agencies manage the disasters.

A Lincoln Laboratory satellite developed for the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space Office launched aboard a Minotaur rocket in 2017. The ORS-5 SensorSat mission scans the geosynchronous belt.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory offers eligible employees vacation, health insurance, retirement programs, tuition assistance, professional development opportunities, classes and facilities for staying healthy, and workplace amenities.

Military programs at Lincoln Laboratory allow service members to contribute to research and development related to defense and national security. The Laboratory provides support to military personnel throughout their service.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s onboarding site provides new employees with tips and resources about starting at the Laboratory and employee benefits.

Lincoln Laboratory describes a workplace community in which employees work together on safety and the organization recognizes employees’ talents, ideas, cultures, and experiences.

Dr. Grant H. Stokes is a laboratory fellow in the Space Systems and Technology Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He led the division from 2007 to 2024 and oversaw the demonstration and transition of a space-based space surveillance system to U.S. Air Force operations.

Dr. J. Scott Stadler is principal staff in the Communication Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. His work has covered military satellite communications, free-space laser communications, tactical radios, spectrum operations, and quantum technologies.

Dr. James Ward is associate head of the Communication Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He helps direct programs in satellite communications, tactical networks, laser communications, and communications-related sensing.

Dr. Justin J. Brooke has been an assistant director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory since 2019. He joined the Laboratory in 2003 and initially worked on GPS interference susceptibility and long-wave infrared target detection for the Air Force Red Team.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory researches and develops technologies for national security needs and builds operational prototypes of the systems it designs.

MIT’s mission includes advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship. MIT Lincoln Laboratory is part of the institute’s work supporting national security.

Lincoln Laboratory has developed optics used to discover phenomena in the universe, a 193 nm lithographic technique used as an industry standard, and software that helps emergency agencies plan disaster responses.

The Impact Report highlights Lincoln Laboratory’s contributions to national security, the transition of advanced technologies to government and industry partners, and its collaborative research and educational outreach over the past year.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory supports collaborative research at universities across the United States and offers opportunities for partnering with academic and not-for-profit institutions.

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory researches and develops technologies for national security needs, with an emphasis on building operational prototypes of designed systems.

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