By Anna Landler ’22 I think that I just received arguably the best lecture of my life. There is some serious competition – I had Professor Eric Lander for 7.012 – but this lecture is certainly […]
At the 2016 Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) international gala this spring, senior lecturer Fred Salvucci was recognized for his significant contributions to the transportation industry and his support of women and minorities in the field with […]
Professor Franz J. Ulm, Senior Research Scientist Roland Pellenq and MIT Energy Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow Katerina Ioannidou aim to make concrete more sustainable, stronger, durable, and climate-friendly. Recently, the research team identified the nanoscale forces that […]
In Mumbai, the Deonar dumping ground has piles of garbage so tall that they can affect airplane flight patterns. Unfortunately, many cities in India suffer waste management issues. Research Scientist Jeremy Gregory and Randolph Kirchain, principal […]
MIT and Tufts researchers revealed key nano-building blocks of natural silk to produce new naturally-based membrane filters that are more effective, less expensive, and greener compared to traditional products. This discovery could lead to new production […]
Omar Swei, a PhD candidate expected to graduate in February 2017, is the recipient of a 2016 Fulbright grant. Swei is one of eight MIT students and graduates to receive the prestigious grant. Swei will reside […]
PhD candidate and Tata Center for Technology Fellow David Hagan, and his advisor Professor Jesse Kroll, are working together to track pollution in Delhi, India — one of the cities with the worst air conditions in […]
Effective this fall, CEE will offer three new minors for MIT undergraduates, including minors in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Science, and Civil and Environmental Systems. CEE also is adding several new subjects for the coming year, […]
Professor Lydia Bourouiba and her team’s work on mathematical modeling and novel experimental investigations of infectious disease transmission appeared as a Nature News Feature. The feature discusses the novel methods and fundamental fluid dynamics modeling insights used […]
On June 14, MIT announced the launch of Access MIT, a new series of commuter benefits for MIT faculty and staff. Benefits include free unlimited subway and local bus usage, increased subsidies for parking at MBTA […]
CEE’s Traveling Research Environmental Experiences program (TREX) is featured in the spring 2016 edition of MIT Spectrum, highlighting MIT’s continuous dedication towards education for a better world, a core component of the recently-launched MIT Campaign, Building […]
“On June 7, Research Scientist Francisco Martinez of CEE’s Laboratory for Atomistic & Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) was elected vice president of the Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA). ECUSA’s mission is to “promote the […]
A team of CEE professors and graduate students, led by Professor Oral Buyukozturk, are redesigning the most commonly used human-made material in the world: concrete. Specifically, the researchers are focusing on replacing cement paste with a […]
From June 13 to 17, 2016, the CEE department and the MIT Professional Education program will be offering a new short course, Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment. The instructors include Professors Robert S. Langer, Martin Polz, […]
On May 28, the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale opened, displaying work from architects and designers who have responded to a charge to “report from the front” on major challenges and issues facing humanity around the globe. […]