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3Q with Lydia Bourouiba: How has our knowledge of the coronavirus changed since last spring

January 9, 2021 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

Lydia Bourouiba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT, where she directs The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory. Her research and contributions in 2020 led to a newer […]

Looking beyond luxury: MIT researchers eye silk as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change and global food sustainability

December 2, 2020 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

According to the United Nations, the world has seen a rapid, seven-fold increase to the global population, leading to an important question in our quest to address human impact on climate change: how can we continue […]

Projecting climate change impact on malaria transmission in Africa

November 30, 2020 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

For Elfatih Eltahir, malaria symptoms always began the same way: chills that eventually gave way to high fever, a pounding headache, and nausea that persisted until this cycle finally broke days later. First encountered at a […]

The New (Ab)Normal, by Professor Yossi Sheffi, details how businesses and supply chains may be changed forever in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

October 23, 2020 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

When COVID-19 hit, it threatened the way of life much of society had become used to and challenged countries, governments and businesses to respond with ingenuity and technology. In his new book, The New (AB)Normal, MIT […]

Engineering for good

July 9, 2020 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

Md Sami Hasnine, is in the business of understanding people. From his research developing and building predictive models of human behavior, to his work in MIT’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion community, the CEE postdoc has displayed […]

Cajón del Maipo

July 11, 2019 | Study Abroad | CEE Chief Editor

By Shannon Wing ’22 When making the decision on what to do with my summer, I had two requirements. Number 1: Work within the field of sustainability. Number 2: Be somewhere where I could hike and […]

A Summer in Chile

July 11, 2019 | Study Abroad | CEE Chief Editor

By Shannon Wing ’22 Hello! Two weeks ago at around this time, I was waking up to my new neighbor friend tapping me on the shoulder saying, ‘we are here.” I had somehow managed to sleep […]

Graduate Admissions 2017: Q&A with Graduate Officer Jesse Kroll

October 25, 2017 | Admissions | CEE Chief Editor

[fusion_text]Applying to graduate school is one of the most exciting times of an academic’s career. Each university has a different feel, program, and experience. Even at MIT CEE, we have various program ranging from the 9-month […]

The path from MIT undergraduate to MEng

July 9, 2017 | News | CEE Chief Editor

I graduated in June 2017 from the MEng program in Environmental Engineering and Science, immediately after finishing my bachelor’s degree in the same department at MIT. This made my transition easier than most – I knew […]