Graduate student Audrey Bazerghi and PhD student Cherry Gao won first place in the Patagonia Case Competition. Patagonia, the sustainable apparel company, organizes an international case competition each year in order to solve pressing challenges within environmental sustainability. […]
Associate Professor Otto X. Cordero, postdoctoral associates Julia Schwartzman and Manoshi Datta, together with research affiliate Tim Enke discover simple assembly rules for polysaccharide-degrading marine microbiomes. The researchers showed that these microbiomes can be decomposed into functional modules, with […]
Professor Martin Polz edited a new book called Population Genomics: Microorganisms. The book discusses advances that have been made, promises of population genomics in microorganisms, and key theoretical and practical challenges for microbial population genomics. […]
Feldman and colleagues published new research in Nature Plants. They used NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite mission measurements and evaluated short term, simultaneous changes of surface soil moisture and vegetation water content in the soil-plant […]
[fusion_text]McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and research scientist Zhao Qin create music by overlaying vibrations of protein structures. The protein synthesizer can be used for educational purposes, allowing participants to create their […]
Professor Charles Harvey and researchers confirm through radiocarbon measurements, that the severe haze in Singapore and neighboring countries, is caused by burning peatlands in Indonesia, and not the popular belief of deforestation and waste burning. Harvey and […]
Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba and graduate student Stephanie Poulain published a new study in the Physical Review Lettersthat shows how contaminated bubbles act as tiny microbial grenades, launching microorganisms and potential pathogens into the air. Read […]
McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler is selected as a 2018 highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics, who runs the scientific index, “Web of Science.” Professor Buehler received this honor for producing multiple […]
PhD student Catherine Nikiel, working in Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir’s Lab, is studying the impact of climate change on different aspects of the hydrological cycle. In particular, she is investigating the impact of land-use […]
René García Franceschini ’19, spent the 2018 Independent Activities Period traveling through southern Puerto Rico interviewing residents about their experience dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Maria last year. He is now working with Solstice, a […]
The undefeated CEE intramural soccer team led by team captain, He He, faced the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in the championship game, and won 3-2. The team was victorious after coming back from a […]
On October 18, Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir, Professor John Williams, and Associate Professor Caitlin Mueller shared updates on their innovative research projects. Topics covered ranged from machine learning and blockchain to regional impacts of […]
Professor John Williams, and research scientist Dr. Abel Sanchez, are introducing a new 2-month online course, called Digital Transformation, which offers an MIT certificate issued by the Professional Education Program, upon satisfactory completion. The course is […]
Sid Pai, a graduate student in Professor Colette Heald’s lab won a best poster award at the International Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in Takamatsu, Japan. The conference had over 700 attendees, including several people from Professor Heald […]
Graduate student Samuel Raymond received the Shoji award on October 17, for Innovation in Information Technology. Raymond’s cutting-edge work includes modeling complex subsurface physics and developing advanced software systems to simulate complex problems. He has shown […]
