Advisory Board
Co-Chairs: Andrew W. Lo, Dennis Whyte
Academics
- Rupinder Grewal
- Zachary Hartwig
- Eric Lander
- Lesley Millar-Nicholson
- Michael Short
- George Tynan
- Dennis Whyte
- Boleslaw Wyslouch
- Deirdre Zammit
Industry
- Peter Hancock
- Heather Jackson
- Phil Larochelle
- Ray Rothrock
- Kiyoshi Seko
- Guinevere Shaw
- Derek Sutherland
Curriculum
Certificate Requirements: One Sloan graduate-level core course including a project-based component and three electives determined by field-specific departments, including one action-learning course.
Core Course (Fall Term)
15.S05 Special Seminar in Management
CATAPULT Advanced Energy Technologies
Units: 3-0-6
Schedule: Tuesdays 4:00–7:00pm plus weekly recitations
Location: 34-101
Faculty: Andrew W. Lo
Fall 2026 Preliminary Syllabus
Runs in parallel with other CATAPULT core courses, with combined sessions during weeks covering shared topics. Tentative outline of class sessions below; subject to change. Bold indicates common topic across all CATAPULT programs.
Class 1: STEM Career Paths and Core Skills for Success
Class 2: Writing and Delivering STEM Topics Effectively
Class 3: Power Plant Design and Regulatory Framework
Class 4: Supply Chain and Ecosystem Requirements and Current Status
Class 5: Techno-economic Analysis A
Class 6: Techno-economic Analysis B
Class 7: Creating and Managing Your IP in Academic Settings
Class 8: Managing Scientific and Commercial Collaborations and Navigating Conflicts of Interest
Class 9: How to Start a Company If You Must
Class 10: Dealing with People
Class 11: Dealing with Failure and with Success