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.
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
Paul Pettigrew
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs
Amy Smith
Founding Director, MIT D-Lab; Senior Lecturer Mechanical Engineering
Rhea Vedro
Metals Artist in Residence & Lecturer, DesignPlus Advisor
