{"id":210468,"date":"2026-02-05T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/t-alan-hatton-receives-bernard-m-gordon-prize-for-innovation-in-engineering-and-technology-education-mit-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:40:07","slug":"t-alan-hatton-receives-bernard-m-gordon-prize-for-innovation-in-engineering-and-technology-education-mit-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/t-alan-hatton-receives-bernard-m-gordon-prize-for-innovation-in-engineering-and-technology-education-mit-news\/","title":{"rendered":"T. Alan Hatton receives Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education | MIT News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2026\/t-alan-hatton-receives-gordon-prize-innovation-engineering-technology-education-0205\">T. Alan Hatton receives Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education | MIT News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2026\/t-alan-hatton-receives-gordon-prize-innovation-engineering-technology-education-0205\">https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2026\/t-alan-hatton-receives-gordon-prize-innovation-engineering-technology-education-0205<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-05 17:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"news.mit.edu\">news.mit.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced T. Alan Hatton, MIT\u2019s Ralph Landau Professor of Chemical Engineering Practice, Post-Tenure,\u00a0as the recipient of the 2026 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, recognizing his transformative leadership of the Institute\u2019s David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice. The award citation highlights his efforts to advance \u201can immersive, industry-integrated educational model that has produced thousands of engineering leaders, strengthening U.S. technological competitiveness and workforce readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gordon Prize recognizes \u201cnew modalities and experiments in education that develop effective engineering leaders.\u201d The prize is awarded annually and carries a $500,000 cash award, half granted to the recipient and the remainder granted to their institution to support the recognized innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs engineering challenges become more complex and interdisciplinary, education must evolve alongside them,\u201d says Paula Hammond, Institute Professor and dean of the School of Engineering. \u201cUnder Alan\u2019s leadership, the Practice School has demonstrated how rigorous academics, real industrial problems, and student responsibility can be woven together into an educational experience that is both powerful and adaptable. His work offers a compelling blueprint for the future of engineering education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hatton served as director of the Practice School for 36 years, from 1989 until his retirement in 2025. When he assumed the role, the program worked with a limited number of host companies, largely within traditional chemical industries. Over time, Hatton reshaped the program\u2019s scope and structure, enabling it to operate across continents and sectors to offer students exposure to diverse technologies, organizational cultures, and geographic settings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MIT Chemical Engineering Practice School represents a level of experiential learning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2026\/t-alan-hatton-receives-gordon-prize-innovation-engineering-technology-education-0205\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T. Alan Hatton receives Bernard M. 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