An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia. The ancient Romans were masters of engineering, constructing vast networks of roads, aqueducts, ports, and massive buildings, whose remains have […]
Prochlorococcus, the world’s most abundant photosynthetic organism, reveals a gene-transfer mechanism that may be key to its abundance and diversity. From the tropics to the poles, from the sea surface to hundreds of feet below, the […]
As part of the MIT Superfund Research Program, Nicolette Bugher is working to expose the poisons lurking in our environment and discover what they mean for human health. Nicolette Bugher has just given up on a […]
Associate Professor Otto Cordero is looking for the fundamental constraints that shape microbial ecosystems. MIT Associate Professor Otto Cordero has always gravitated toward the most basic questions of life. How do ecosystems assemble? Why do species […]
A new study links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse Covid-19 outcomes. We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of Covid-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that […]
Two CEE labs showcase how nature and natural materials can improve and sustain our planet Students and postdocs in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering led hands-on demonstrations for the Climate Day events on […]
A fourth-generation civil engineer, graduate student Katerina Boukin researches the growing yet misunderstood threat of pluvial flooding, including flash floods. “My job is basically flooding Cambridge,” says Katerina “Katya” Boukin, a graduate student in civil and environmental […]
Climate modeling shows that this summer’s devastating European heat wave may indeed be a harbinger of the future for that region. This year saw high-temperature records shattered across much of Europe, as crops withered in the […]
Recognized for the paper, “Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Modal Split Prediction in Transportation Systems” graduate student Aron Brenner, former student Manxi Wu, and their advisor, Prof. Saurabh Amin won the Best Paper Award at the […]
Award bestowed for his dissertation: “Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Coupling during Interstorm Periods” Andrew Feldman PhD ’21 was selected as the winner of the 2021 Lorenz G. Straub Award for his meritorious thesis in hydraulic engineering. Feldman received his […]
The technology called carbon capture and storage is aptly named. It is supposed to capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources and pump them deep underground. It was a big winner in the climate provisions of […]
MIT’s School of Engineering has named Colette Heald, the Germeshausen Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), the 2022 recipient of the Capers and Marion McDonald […]
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the following faculty have been granted tenure by MIT: Otto Cordero was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure effective July 1, 2022. Cordero’s research looks […]
Two graduate students in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were selected for highly competitive and prestigious graduate fellowships from the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy. Isabel Honda PhD ’25 is […]
Pinpointing risks can also help businesses save money as they become more resilient. In February 2020, MIT professor David Simchi-Levi predicted the future. In an article in Harvard Business Review, he and his colleague warned that […]