Desirée Plata aims to capture methane before it warms the climate. At one of the nation’s largest dairy farms, environmental engineer Desirée Plata and her students wade through the muck of a thousand cattle. Inside the football field–sized […]
Hometown: Tordera, Barcelona (Spain) Pronouns: She series What does Pride month mean to you? It is a moment to realize we have many different identities and voices! It is a way to encourage people to be whoever […]
Jarina Shrestha was a recipient of this year’s MIT School of Engineering Infinite Mile Award for her extraordinary contributions to the CEE and MIT community. Hometown: I grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal Role: Director of Administration […]
As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway. […]
A new study finds human supervisors have the potential to reduce barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles. […]
Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration. […]
Hometown: Saddle Brook, NJ Advisor/PI: John Ochsendorf Degree Program: MEng – Structural Anticipated Graduation Year: 2023 How did you first become interested in Civil and Environmental Engineering? I found my way to structural engineering through my […]
Fifteen principal investigators from across MIT will conduct early work to solve issues ranging from water contamination to aquaculture monitoring and management. […]
A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin. […]
One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change. […]
A new method could provide detailed information about internal structures, voids, and cracks, based solely on data about exterior conditions. […]
These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility. […]
President Sally Kornbluth talks with Associate Professor Desirée Plata about her research — and what she wishes students knew about their professors. […]
Gokul Sampath and Jie Yun have been named 2023-24 J-WAFS Fellows. […]
A new analysis reveals how Staphylococcus aureus gains mutations that allow it to colonize eczema patches. […]
