Stephanie Martinovich, Author at cee.mit.edu

Collage showing CEO's of Nth Cycle and QuantAQ.

From PhD dissertations to startups, CEOs with connections to CEE spun their research into practice

February 13, 2023 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Member companies of startup incubator Greentown Labs, Nth Cycle and QuantAQ are forging a path in the climatetech space based on research their CEO’s completed in graduate school. Nth Cycle is a metals refining company co-founded […]

CEE Alumnus Andrew Feldman receives 2021 Lorenz G. Straub Award

September 12, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Award bestowed for his dissertation: “Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Coupling during Interstorm Periods” Andrew Feldman PhD ’21 was selected as the winner of the 2021 Lorenz G. Straub Award for his meritorious thesis in hydraulic engineering. Feldman received his […]

Impact of sediment supply on growing plants in coastal marshes

August 9, 2022 | Research | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT researchers examine role of marsh vegetation to maximize wetland restoration Coastal wetlands play a significant role in our environment by reducing flooding associated with storm surge and waves, providing wildlife habitat and storing large amounts […]

Colette Heald receives 2022 Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising

July 21, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT’s School of Engineering has named Colette Heald, the Germeshausen Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), the 2022 recipient of the Capers and Marion McDonald […]

Three faculty members granted tenure

July 15, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the following faculty have been granted tenure by MIT: Otto Cordero was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure effective July 1, 2022. Cordero’s research looks […]

MIT CEE PhD students selected for prestigious research fellowships

June 27, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Two graduate students in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were selected for highly competitive and prestigious graduate fellowships from the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy. Isabel Honda PhD ’25 is […]

Study finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in many regions

June 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines. Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for […]

CEE Awards and Honors 2022

May 26, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

The annual CEE Award recipients were announced during a ceremony banquet on May 18th at the Samberg Conference Center. Congratulations to all the students, postdocs, faculty and staff for their outstanding work, exceptional achievement and commitment […]

MIT CEE grads receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 20, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Nicolette Bugher PhD ‘25 and Isabel Honda PhD ‘25 awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship […]

Benedetto Marelli awarded BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation

April 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli has been awarded the 2022 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for innovation by the editors of Science and the BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII), a non-for profit known for incubating and advancing world-class […]

Putting a flame to music and matter

March 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Scientists fabricate new materials and sound from flame Anyone who has gazed at a candle flame feels the calming visual sensation it brings to a room. Fires physical behavior and mesmerizing flickering flame has fascinated humankind […]

Scientists turn words into matter

March 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Machine learning translates human language into materials Is our consciousness, thoughts, and words a state of matter or the result of our neurons creating a material reality? It’s a phenomenon of discovery that MIT scientists explored […]

Designing the built environment through a service lens

February 24, 2022 | CEE Profiles | Stephanie Martinovich

Senior Carene Umubyeyi seeks to advance sustainable structural design in her home country of Rwanda and beyond Growing up in Rwanda, Carene Umubyeyi learned at a young age the importance of community, adaptability, and education. At […]

MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2022

February 19, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

John Cohn and Franz-Josef Ulm, along with 19 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. MIT engineers John Cohn and Franz-Josef Ulm and are among 111 new members and […]

3 Questions: Slowing down climate change with plant and soil carbon storage

December 8, 2021 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

New research explores the historical trends of changes in vegetation under rising levels of CO2 Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been increasing since the industrial revolution due to human activities. Burning fossil fuels, releasing […]