Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Buzz Aldrin

• Astronaut and former US Air Force Officer
• The second person ever to walk on the moon after Neil Armstrong
• Was recognized with a doctorate in Astronautics in 1963

Richard Feynman

• Theoretical Physicist
• Played a key role in developing the first atomic bomb
• Studied Theoretical Physics and graduated in 1939 from MIT

Raghuram Rajan

• Economist and Professor
• Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
• Received a PhD from MIT in 1991
• Holds an honorary doctorate from the London Business School

Kofi Annan

• Former Secretary-General of the UN
• Co-recepient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001
• Pursued a Master's in Management from the Sloan School of Management

Michael J. Massimino

• Former Astronaut and Current Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University
• Pursued an MS in Mechanical Engineering and received his degree in 1988 from MIT
• Co-starred in the American sitcom: Big Bang Theory