Green Center for Physics

The Green Center will allow students, postdocs and faculty to come together
in a central place. Now, with the physics department spread all over the campus,
it is much harder to share ideas and discover areas for potential collaborations.
Physics is about interactions, not only between particles, but also between scientists.
-Wolfgang Ketterle, John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics; 2001 Nobel Laureate

Click on any of the images above to view an online gallery of photographs taken during the demolition portion of the Green Center Infrastructure and Construction Project . [Photo Credit: Sean Robinson]

Neil Pappalardo, lifetime member of the MIT Corporation, offered to match dollar for dollar up to $5 million from other donors. Virgil Elings (PhD '65) accepted the challenge with a $3.5 million pledge to name the Center for Theoretical Physics. Additional naming opportunities are available, creating a unique opportunity to invest in the continued greatness of Physics at MIT.

Visit the MIT Department of Facilities PDSI (Physics, DMSE, Spectroscopy, Infrastructure) web page for up-to-date coverage of the Green Center construction activities.