New study demonstrates how fluid-plant-pathogen interaction shape contamination How sessile water droplets detach from leaves might not be a common everyday thought. To scientists interested in how diseases spread from one plant to the next, it’s […]
Designing new alloy materials with two or more elements is a complicated process that requires combining information from multiple scales—like zooming in and out between atomic structures and large-scale material properties. Traditionally, this involves experts carefully […]
In 1.101 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design, students tackle real-world challenges through creative problem solving, hands-on design, and collaboration The course introduces students to the creative design process in the context of civil and […]
Findings reported by MIT researchers may have significant implications in material design. […]
Yutao Gong, Brandon Man, and Andrii Zahorodnii will spend 2025-26 at Tsinghua University in China studying global affairs. […]
A major challenge for engineers today is managing the complexity of the systems they design. Consider the task of optimizing a city’s transportation network—deciding whether to invest in a subway system, expand tramlines, subsidize ride-sharing services, […]
MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer writes algorithms that optimize overall function, minimize carbon footprint, and produce a manufacturable design. […]
Research project embeds autonomous mobility and energy justice into public transit services Jinhua Zhao, Professor of Cities and Transportation, and Gioele Zardini, Rudge (1948) and Nancy Allen Career Development Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, […]
New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus’ nightly “cross-feeding” plays a role in regulating the ocean’s capacity to cycle and store carbon. […]
A new study of the microbiome finds intestinal bacterial interact much less often with viruses that trigger immunity updates than bacteria in the lab. […]
MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials. […]
Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest. […]
Alumni panels offer advice and insight into career paths for MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering students The CEE Undergraduate Young Alumni Panel took place on October 9, 2024. Three former undergraduate students returned to CEE to […]
A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices. […]
MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations. […]
