MIT graduate student Kirby Heck advances wind power by merging fluid mechanics and sustainable energy Graduate student Kirby Heck’s interest in physics and fluid mechanics led him to study engineering mechanics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. […]
In 1962, Ronald Theodore McLaughlin became the second black faculty member appointed at MIT. Born in Windsor, Ontario Canada, McLaughlin attended Queens University in Kingston Ontario and earned a degree in civil engineering. After completing his […]
Hometown: Tordera, Barcelona (Spain) Pronouns: She series What does Pride month mean to you? It is a moment to realize we have many different identities and voices! It is a way to encourage people to be whoever […]
Lili Zhu was awarded the 2022 CEE Excellence Award for her work and outstanding contributions to the CEE community. Learn more about her in our Rapid Fire Q &A. Hometown: China. Role: Financial Assistant 1. How long have […]
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-WHOI Joint Program student turns ocean data into tunes When you think of the sounds of the ocean, you might think of waves pounding on the shore or the call of a humpback whale. But can […]
PhD student Sidhant Pai works on atmospheric chemistry models that may help policymakers improve air quality in their region. “I grew up with asthma as a kid, so bad air quality holds a visceral significance for […]
Lydia Bourouiba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT, where she directs The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory. Her research and contributions in 2020 led to a newer […]
For Elfatih Eltahir, malaria symptoms always began the same way: chills that eventually gave way to high fever, a pounding headache, and nausea that persisted until this cycle finally broke days later. First encountered at a […]
Luke Bastian holds his Navajo cultural heritage close to him wherever he goes. The child of a German father and Navajo mother, Bastian spent a lot of time visiting his relatives living in the Four Corners […]
Natalie Northrup ’22 is an incoming junior in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Working from home is a challenge. I made it through the end of spring semester and I will make it […]
From his earliest days growing up in France, Alexandre Tuel PhD ’20, has had an interest in weather and the natural world. “In France I was very interested in hard sciences: maths, physics, and earth […]
Md Sami Hasnine, is in the business of understanding people. From his research developing and building predictive models of human behavior, to his work in MIT’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion community, the CEE postdoc has displayed […]
PhD student Josh Moss studying Atmospheric chemistry in Professor Jesse Kroll’s Lab, is examining the chemistry of gases and particles in the atmosphere that humans are releasing, and their interactions with existing particles in the atmosphere. […]
PhD student Steven Palkovic was profiled on MIT News for his research of cement paste. Palkovic works with Professor Oral Buyukozturk to develop a computational framework to study how changes in structure or properties at multiple […]
