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 […]
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 […]
Graduate Officer and Germeshausen Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Colette Heald has dedicated her career to investigating global atmospheric composition and chemistry and its impact on air […]
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 […]
When COVID-19 hit, it threatened the way of life much of society had become used to and challenged countries, governments and businesses to respond with ingenuity and technology. In his new book, The New (AB)Normal, MIT […]
Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba presented a TEDMED 2018 talk in front of a live audience. In the talk, now released, Professor Bourouiba distilled her recent work on fluid dynamics and respiratory disease transmission. Spanning the arch from the […]
On June 16 – July 10, 2019, Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor Admir Masic held the fourth annual ONE-MA3 trip in Italy with 16 rising sophomores. The three-week program took the students to various […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir’s article titled “North China Plain threatened by deadly heatwaves due to climate change and irrigation,” is one of the Top 50 (#10) most read Earth and planetary sciences Nature Communications […]
On February 15, 2019, CEE hosted their annual research speed dating event that brought together faculty, postdocs, undergraduates, graduates and research scientists to present their research findings and objectives. The presentations were followed by a panel […]
McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and the Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) was featured in the New York Times for their research about the camouflaging characteristics of squid. Due to tiny […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir hosted a workshop at MIT, organized by the Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with CEE, to examine national security repercussions of climate change. The workshop was attended by MIT researchers and […]
Associate Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald organized real-time air quality research efforts on the Big Island of Hawaii following the Kilauea volcanic eruption in May 2018. Professor Kroll and researchers deployed low-cost sensors around […]
By Amber VanHemel ’19 GEL or the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a one to two-year program for juniors and seniors interested in developing leadership skills. GEL is preparing me to not only be aware of […]
The third annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp provides STEM education to youth In August more than 30 kids took over the halls of MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to live up […]
Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir wrote about the Nile water conflict for Nature Middle East. Eltahir discusses how population growth and the increased demand on water resources, in addition to the low agricultural productivity, are […]