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MEMSI – The Setup

January 9, 2019 | MEMSI | ceemit

By Eric Wong ’19 MEMSI [MIT Entrepreneurship and Maker Skills Integrator] is a two-week hardware startup bootcamp based in Hong Kong! This year’s cohort includes thirty-four students across a wide breadth of both undergraduate and graduate […]

Professor Markus Buehler and his lab highlighted in R&D Magazine

January 7, 2019 | 2019 News in Brief | ceemit

Department Head and McAfee Professor of Engineering, Markus Buehler and his lab, Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics, (LAMM) were highlighted in the article “How AI and 3D Printing are Revolutionizing Materials Design,” by R&D Magazine. […]

A Day in the Life of a CEE Graduate Student

December 19, 2018 | Graduate Student life | ceemit

Pigments, Mortars and CEE Scarves: A Day in my Life By Graduate Student, Linda Seymour Studying antiqua-inspired materials in Israel Hello, I’m Linda, a third year PhD student in Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Development […]

Study Abroad in Edinburgh – Discovering a New Learning Environment

December 13, 2018 | Study Abroad | ceemit

By Milani-Chatterji-Len ’19 This is my last week as a study abroad student at the University of Edinburgh – check out Blog 1 and Blog 2 to see what I have been doing up to this point. […]

Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL)

December 10, 2018 | GEL | ceemit

By Amber VanHemel ’19 GEL or the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a one to two-year program for juniors and seniors interested in developing leadership skills. GEL is preparing me to not only be aware of […]

Professor Dara Entekhabi and graduate student Andrew Feldman publish research in Nature Plants

December 7, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Feldman and colleagues published new research in Nature Plants. They used NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite mission measurements and evaluated short term, simultaneous changes of surface soil moisture and vegetation water content in the soil-plant […]

Professor Markus Buehler and Zhao Qin create music through protein structures

December 7, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and research scientist Zhao Qin create music by overlaying vibrations of protein structures. The protein synthesizer can be used for educational purposes, allowing participants to create their […]

Professor Charles Harvey publishes new research on haze in Singapore

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Charles Harvey and researchers confirm through radiocarbon measurements, that the severe haze in Singapore and neighboring countries, is caused by burning peatlands in Indonesia, and not the popular belief of deforestation and waste burning. Harvey and […]

Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba publishes new study on bacteria in bubbles

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba and graduate student Stephanie Poulain published a new study in the Physical Review Lettersthat shows how contaminated bubbles act as tiny microbial grenades, launching microorganisms and potential pathogens into the air. Read […]

Professor Markus Buehler is selected as a 2018 highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler is selected as a 2018 highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics, who runs the scientific index, “Web of Science.” Professor Buehler received this honor for producing multiple […]

PhD student Catherine Nikiel discusses her research on climate change at the regional scale

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

PhD student Catherine Nikiel, working in Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir’s Lab, is studying the impact of climate change on different aspects of the hydrological cycle. In particular, she is investigating the impact of land-use […]

René García Franceschini ’19 aims to expand energy access for all Americans

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

René García Franceschini ’19, spent the 2018 Independent Activities Period traveling through southern Puerto Rico interviewing residents about their experience dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Maria last year. He is now working with Solstice, a […]

CEE intramural soccer team wins championship game against DUSP

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The undefeated CEE intramural soccer team led by team captain, He He, faced the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in the championship game, and won 3-2. The team was victorious after coming back from a […]

ONE-MA3 Project: Plastics + Concrete

November 19, 2018 | ONE-MA3 2018 | ceemit

By Magreth D’Kakoko After spending 3 weeks in Italy this summer, learning about ancient materials, arts and archeology, we proceeded to take the 1.057 class during the fall semester. Based on what we had learnt, seen […]

Study Abroad in Edinburgh: Exploring the City and Beyond

November 15, 2018 | Study Abroad | ceemit

By Milani Chatterji-Len ’19 This semester, I am studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. One of my main reasons for choosing to study abroad was to experience a new place and culture. Even […]