Lydia Bourouiba, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, mechanical engineering and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, who leads The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Laboratory in the Fluids and Health Network, was the […]
Tal Cohen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected to receive the 2023 Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. The award is given annually […]
Participants from the 2021 Rising Stars in Civil and Environmental Engineering bond over shared experiences. When Lauryn Spearing, Sofia Pérez-Guzmán, and Lisa Losada-Rojas attended the 2021 Rising Stars Workshop in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at […]
The two-day MIT workshop provides distinguished women in Civil and Environmental Engineering and related fields guidance and mentoring towards a successful academic career. The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s fifth Rising Stars Workshop was […]
On a rainy September day, accented by more extreme weather-related news of the catastrophic flooding in Libya, students, postdocs, and faculty gathered for the 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering degree half-day symposium hosted by the […]
Postdoc Wenzhe Jiao receives highest honor for his PhD dissertation Growing up in a small village in Hubei Province, China, Wenzhe Jiao’s curiosity and desire to continue his education led him to becoming the first person […]
Desirée Plata aims to capture methane before it warms the climate. At one of the nation’s largest dairy farms, environmental engineer Desirée Plata and her students wade through the muck of a thousand cattle. Inside the football field–sized […]
“He aliʻi ka ʻāina, ke kauā ke kanaka” is a Hawaiian proverb, or ʻōlelo noʻeau which means, “The land is chief, man is the servant.” This statement shows the relationship we have with where we eat, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three researchers affiliated with the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been recognized in the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers List compiled by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies the world’s most influential researchers who […]
Professor Markus Buehler has been awarded the 2021 Daniel C. Drucker Medal by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The Drucker Medal was established in 1997 in honor of American […]
