Alexander H Slocum is Professor of Mechancial Engineering and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at MIT. His research projects range from consumer products (e.g. cameras and printers) to the machines that make them (e.g., diamond turning machines and wafer steppers). His main area of interest is precision engineering - the ability to precisely control motion - which is critical to the success of any manufacturing based economy. He teaches courses 2.007 Introduction 2 Design and 2.75 Precision Machine Design.

Among the numerous awards and prizes Slocum has received are 9 R&D 100 Awards for scientific product developments, SME's Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, the Martin Luther King Leadership Award, and he was the Massachusetts Professor of the Year (2000). Alex has over 5 dozen patents with more on the way. He is also a member of the American Society for Precision Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.