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Perched atop the MIT Cecil and Ida Green Building (Building 54), MIT s tallest academic building, a large, golf ball-like structure protrudes from the roof, holding its own in the iconic MIT campus skyline. This radar dome or radome for short is a fiberglass shell that encases a large parabolic dish, shielding it from the elements while allowing radio waves to penetrate. First installed in 1966, it was used initially to pioneer weather radar research. As the years passed and technology evolved, the radome eventually fell out of use for this purpose and was subsequently slated for removal as MIT began a major renovation and capital improvement project for the building. That s when the student-led MIT Radio Society, who had found creative new uses for the radome, sprang into action to save it and succeeded.
Caption: The radar dome, or radome, perched atop the MIT Cecil and Ida Green Building was saved from demolition by the student-led MIT Radio Society, which had found creative new uses for it, like bouncing radio signals off the moon to communicate over further distances. Caption: The funds raised by the MIT Radio Society will go toward refurbishing the large radome, including installing a new fiberglass shell to protect it and making structural repairs to its pedestal. The renovation will ensure the preservation of the campus landmark for years to come for use in teaching and research. Credits: Photo courtesy of EAPS News.