Alumna Sarah Slaughter turned her academic research into a company that continues to shape construction practices When Sarah Slaughter ’82, SM’86, PhD’91 served as a faculty member in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering […]
Last year was the hottest the earth has ever experienced. There has been little sign of high temperatures abating; 2025 began with the hottest January on record. Climate change has doubled the number of days of extreme heat in 195 […]
New study examines plants under elevated CO₂ and their impact on climate models Each year, plants and trees absorb roughly one-third of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) that human activities release into the atmosphere. But as CO₂ […]
Beloved, longtime technician in Civil and Environmental Engineering remembered for his warmth, skills, and dedication to students Arthur Pryor Rudolph Jr., a research machinist who served in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) […]
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at MIT has announced new leadership appointments for its two research laboratories. Effective July 1, Professor John Ochsendorf, will serve as the next Director of the Pierce Laboratory, and Professor Desirée Plata, will […]
Alumnus Kent Sorenson career journey from MIT to innovation and leadership A career marked by seizing opportunities when they arise, Kent Sorenson MS ’95 has navigated the intersections of research, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Sorenson credits the value […]
The findings provide new drug targets for stopping the infection’s spread. […]
MIT study demonstrates patchy meadows of seagrass can have limited carbon storage Seagrasses and other aquatic plants are recognized as “ecosystem engineers” for their ability to physically modify the environment. A meadow of seagrass acts like […]
New collaborative NSF research center to improve prediction models of outbreaks and prevention strategies Prof. Lydia Bourouiba, the director of the MIT Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory in the Fluids and Health Network, in the […]
Pathogen removal and ejection from moving surfaces and plant leaves How sessile water droplets detach from moving surfaces and leaves might not be a common everyday thought. To scientists interested in how diseases spread from one […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
MIT professor honored for significant contributions in understanding how fluids move through porous materials Ruben Juanes, an MIT professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, has been elected […]
Four faculty members in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been named to endowed chair and career development professorship appointments. Jesse Kroll, professor of civil and environmental engineering and chemical engineering, has been […]
