Chris Knittel, George P. Shultz Professor and Professor of Applied Economics, has won the 2023-2024 MIT Undergraduate Economics Association (UEA) Professor of the Year Award, citing his “engaging, charismatic, and illustrative style of teaching.”
One sample nomination included: “Knittel was an amazing professor. The real-life simulations we did in class were the most amazing application of economics in the energy world ... Besides being a great teacher, he went out of his way to interact with students during the class which I had never seen before in a class of that size. I felt comfortable asking questions because of the culture he established.”
Nominations from MIT undergraduates are judged by a UEA committee to recognize one faculty member and teaching assistant each year.