Elsa Olivetti
The associate director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium and the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT Professional Education
Schools
- MIT Professional Education
Links
Biography
MIT Professional Education
Elsa Olivetti is the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, and co-director of the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium. Her passion for addressing issues related to climate change frames the focus of her research, which centers on improving the environmental and economic sustainability of materials in the context of growing global demand. Her work focuses on reducing the significant burden of materials production and consumption through increased use of recycled and waste materials; informing the early stage design of new materials for effective scale up; and understanding the implications of policy, new technology development, and manufacturing processes on materials supply chains.
Olivetti received her PhD in materials science and engineering from MIT in 2007, worked as a research scientist in the Materials Systems Lab from 2009 to 2013, and began on the faculty in 2014. She was named a 2021 Bose Teaching Award, a 2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellow, received her NSF Career award in 2018, a TMS Early Career Faculty Fellowship in 2019, the Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising in 2017, and the Paul Gray Award for Public Service in 2020.
Videos
Materials Supply Chain Considerations in the Energy Transition - Elsa Olivetti
Beyond Energy: Exploring Carbon Mitigation Opportunities
MIT Technology Day 2016: Elsa Olivetti PhD ’07
AIME TMS Keynote Video: Elsa Olivetti
Courses Taught
Blended Professional Certificate: Chief Sustainability Officer
MIT Professional Education
Online
Life Cycle Assessment
MIT Professional Education
Online
Sep 30
Blended Professional Certificate: Chief Product Officer
MIT Professional Education
Online
Professional Certificate Program in Sustainability
MIT Professional Education
Online
Sep 30
Read about executive education
Other experts
Popular Courses
Leading People and Teams
ESMT
Berlin, Germany
Nov 19
Private Equity: Investing and Creating Value
The Wharton School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 2, 2025
The Positive Leader: Deep Change and Organizational Transformation
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sep 29
Looking for an expert?
Contact us and we'll find the best option for you.