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The Class of 2022

June 10, 2022 | MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering | CEE Chief Editor

MIT commencement celebrations were held on Thursday, May 26 for Advanced Degree candidates and Friday, May 27 for Undergraduate Degree students. The department held a celebratory reception on Thursday, May 27 for all CEE graduates. Meet […]

Study finds natural sources of air pollution exceed air quality guidelines in many regions

June 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT research highlights the opportunity to rethink global air quality guidelines. Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for […]

CEE Awards and Honors 2022

May 26, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving

May 17, 2022 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren’t just a minor nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit […]

Lurong Yang: Postdoctoral Spotlight

May 13, 2022 | Postdoc Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Yuxi, China What is your research focus and how does it contribute to the bigger picture (sustainability, climate, human health, etc.)? My research is focused on advancing the understanding of the flow and transport processes […]

Prof. Charles Harvey featured in “The Power of Big Oil” documentary

May 6, 2022 | News | CEE Chief Editor

Frontline PBS three-part documentary investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry In the third episode of the new docuseries “The Power of Big Oil” […]

MIT CEE grads receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 20, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Nicolette Bugher PhD ‘25 and Isabel Honda PhD ‘25 awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship […]

Empowering people to adapt on the frontlines of climate change

April 19, 2022 | News | CEE Chief Editor

On April 11, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible. This article […]

Benedetto Marelli awarded BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation

April 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli has been awarded the 2022 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for innovation by the editors of Science and the BioInnovation Institute foundation (BII), a non-for profit known for incubating and advancing world-class […]

Sidhant Pai: Graduate Spotlight

March 17, 2022 | Graduate Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Pune, India and Acton, MA Degree program: PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry and Composition Modeling, June 2022 Advisor: Professor Colette Heald How did you first become interested in Civil and Environmental Engineering? I was first exposed to […]

Putting a flame to music and matter

March 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Scientists turn words into matter

March 7, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Designing the built environment through a service lens

February 24, 2022 | CEE Profiles | Stephanie Martinovich

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 community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2022

February 19, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Bourouiba named AIMBE Fellow

February 18, 2022 | News | CEE Chief Editor

Professor Bourouiba elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows MIT Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba has been elected to the 2022 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological […]