An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia. The ancient Romans were masters of engineering, constructing vast networks of roads, aqueducts, ports, and massive buildings, whose remains have […]
Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity. From the tropics to the poles, from the sea surface to hundreds of feet below, the […]
As part of the MIT Superfund Research Program, Nicolette Bugher is working to expose the poisons lurking in our environment and discover what they mean for human health. Nicolette Bugher has just given up on a […]
Associate Professor Otto Cordero is looking for the fundamental constraints that shape microbial ecosystems. MIT Associate Professor Otto Cordero has always gravitated toward the most basic questions of life. How do ecosystems assemble? Why do species […]
Hometown: Beijing What is your research focus and how does it contribute to the bigger picture (sustainability, climate, human health, etc.)? My research focuses on transforming biopolymers into multifunctional structures for sustainable technologies. Integrating sustainability principles […]
A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes. We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of Covid-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that […]
MIT junior Runako Gentles highlights his undergraduate experience in Course 1 Transformative is one word that I would use to describe my MIT undergraduate experience so far. My career and academic interests have drastically changed from […]
New analysis takes account of natural fluctuations and predictability to assess which parts of an ecosystem are most threatened by climate change and other disruptions. Wildfires, floods, pollution, and overfishing are among the many disruptions that […]
Hometown: Brasília, Brazil Degree Program: Transportation PhD Lab and advisor: Center of Transportation and Logistics (CTL), LIFT Lab, Josué Velázquez How did you first become interested in Civil and Environmental Engineering? During high school physics lab, […]
Two CEE labs showcase how nature and natural materials can improve and sustain our planet Students and postdocs in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering led hands-on demonstrations for the Climate Day events on […]
A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods. “My job is basically flooding Cambridge,” says Katerina “Katya” Boukin, a graduate student in civil and environmental […]
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Degree Program: SM/PhD Who is your advisor/PI: Randolph Kirchain How did you first become interested in Civil and Environmental Engineering? Both of my parents are civil engineers. I grew up listening to stories […]
Climate modeling shows that this summer’s devastating European heat wave may indeed be a harbinger of the future for that region. This year saw high-temperature records shattered across much of Europe, as crops withered in the […]
Recognized for the paper, “Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Modal Split Prediction in Transportation Systems” graduate student Aron Brenner, former student Manxi Wu, and their advisor, Prof. Saurabh Amin won the Best Paper Award at the […]
CEE alumna Grace Melcher graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2019. She now works as a Test Engineer at Icon, a 3D printing construction company, and finds motivation in their mission to build […]
