For senior Mikayla Britsch, civil and environmental engineering is a vocation that requires both technical and people skills. […]
Sophomore, Katherine (Katie) Kempff began this spring semester in the new MIT climate major, course 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering. When she entered MIT, she knew 100 percent that she was interested in planetary sciences […]
Lauren Aguilar knew she wanted to study energy systems at MIT but before course 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering became a new undergraduate major, she didn’t see an obvious path to study the systems aspects […]
Born and raised in northeastern Brazil, Ananda Santos Figueiredo came to MIT to study astrophysics. She always had a fascination with astronomy and astrophysics. She appreciates using theoretical thinking and complex problem-solving skills when studying the […]
Justin Cole served in the Air Force for nine years operating GPS satellites and defensive space systems. Over the course of his service, he had a front row seat to our changing climate. From helping with […]
Derek Allmond, a senior in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent a semester studying abroad at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. While there, Allmond primarily studied Māori language, which he says gave […]
MIT junior Runako Gentles highlights his undergraduate experience in Course 1 Transformative is one word that I would use to describe my MIT undergraduate experience so far. My career and academic interests have drastically changed from […]
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 […]
This past summer I had the opportunity to intern with structural engineering firm, LeMessurier Consultants, at their Boston office location. Having completed my junior year in the CEE Mechanics and Materials track, I had taken a […]
Core program: 23′ Environmental Engineering Science Track How did you first become interested in pursuing a degree in CEE? Growing up in a very rural part of New Jersey, I always had a passion for nature […]
Core program: 22′ Systems Engineering Track How did you first become interested in CEE? I was always latched to the idea of looking for environmental issues from a broad systems perspective and after hearing about the […]
Rovi Porter is a Junior in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. With all the craziness of Covid-19, being sent home, and constantly trying to soak in all the new information, my summer internship […]