Sampson J Wilcox

Media Design and Web Content Manager, Research Laboratory of Electronics

77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room 36-472A
Cambridge, MA 02139

Sampson J. M. Wilcox holds a B.A. in studio art from Clark University and an M.A. in graphic design from Suffolk University. He is the Media Design and Web Content Manager at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), where he leads visual communication, digital strategy, and storytelling across research, facilities, and institutional initiatives. His work focuses on translating complex scientific and engineering concepts—particularly in quantum science, photonics, and emerging technologies—into clear, compelling visual systems for academic, public, and industry audiences. Trained as both an artist and designer, Wilcox brings a research-driven approach to media production, combining historical context, data visualization, and experimental aesthetics to support RLE’s mission and amplify the work of its researchers.

In parallel with his institutional role, Wilcox is an internationally exhibited artist and designer. His work has been shown in museums, galleries, and academic venues in the United States and Europe, and spans illustration, printmaking, installation, and research-driven visual art. Across both his artistic practice and professional work, he explores how visual systems can make complex ideas legible, culturally resonant, and enduring.

Selected Works:

“Searching for Time-Reversal with Unstable Molecules” — Cover Artwork, MIT Physics Annual Journal, Cambridge, MA (2025)

“Signatures of Chiral Superconductivity in Rhombohedral Graphene” — Cover Artwork, Springer Nature, London, UK (2025)

“Vashakmen: Laffoley Mind Machine” — Boston CyberArts, Boston, MA (2025)

“Lentamente” — Almost Somewhere: Vague Recollections of a Place I Might Have Been, Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA (2025)

“Silicon-Photonics-Enabled Chip-Based 3D Printer” — Cover Artwork, Light: Science & Applications, Springer Nature, London, UK (2024)

“Atoms on the Edge” — Cover Artwork, MIT News, Cambridge, MA (2024)

“Callejero” — Solo Exhibition, Landau Gallery, Belmont, MA, USA (2023)

“Laser-Assisted Failure Recovery for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators in Aerial Robots” — Cover Artwork, Science Robotics, AAAS, Washington, DC, USA (2023)

“Title IX: Activism On and Off the Field” — Anita Hill Poster Series, New York Historical Society Museum, New York, NY, USA (2022)

“A High-Lift Micro-Aerial Robot Powered by Low-Voltage and Long-Endurance Dielectric Elastomer Actuators” — Cover Artwork, Advanced Materials, Weinheim, Germany (2022)

“La Primavera” — Midway Collection, Midway Studios, Boston, MA (2021–2022)

“Reasserting U.S. Leadership in Microelectronics” — Design & Creative Direction, National Initiative, MIT, Cambridge, MA (2021–2022)

“Generating Photons for Communication in a Quantum Computing System” — Cover Artwork, MIT News, Cambridge, MA (2020)

“Mailart-project – Roze hokjes” — Galerie Tuur, Venlo, Netherlands (2019)

“Molybdenum Ditelluride Light Source for Silicon Photonics” — HiPEAC Vision, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain (2018)

“Single-Photon Image Sensor” — Cover Artwork, Nature Photonics, London, UK (2017)

“Spin Correlations Under the Microscope” — Science, Washington, DC, USA (2016)

“Holy Ghost” — Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA, USA (2015)

“No. 4” — Thos. Moser, Boston, MA, USA (2014)

“A Tale of Three Heads” — Wax Triptych, Thessaloniki, Greece; Laval, Canada; Boston, MA, USA (2013)

“Contemplating Concrete” — Artforum.com, New York, NY, USA (2012)

“URBAN LIFE: Cultures / Transitions / Identities” — Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce, Italy (2012)

“Itsa Small, Small World” — Family Business Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY, USA (2012)

“Young Urban Swedish in a Multilingual Setting” — University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (2011)

Group Websites

RLE Headquarters