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Patrick Jaillet named co-director of Operations Research Center

January 13, 2010 | 2010 News in Brief | ceemit

Effective this month, Professor Patrick Jaillet is the new co-director of the Operations Research Center (ORC), replacing Professor Cynthia Barnhart, who has held the post since 2006. Jaillet, who was head of the Department of Civil […]

Figuring out where to put the carbon

January 11, 2010 | 2010 News in Brief | ceemit

If we plan to keep using fossil fuels, we need to figure out how to sequester the resulting carbon dioxide. New tools from CEE’s Ruben Juanes could help evaluate where to do it — and how […]

MIT announces a global collaboration to create sustainable urban mobility

January 6, 2010 | 2010 News Releases | ceemit

Professor Amedeo Odoni of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will lead a global collaboration between MIT and the National Research Foundation of Singapore to develop new models […]

Graduate student Rory Clune receives Marvin Goody Award

January 6, 2010 | 2010 News in Brief | ceemit

Graduate student Rory Clune has been awarded the Marvin E. Goody Award for spring 2010 for his thesis proposal, “The Immersed Environment Approach to User-Controlled and Algorithmically Driven Explorative Structural Design.” The $5,000 award goes to […]

Amy Mueller, doctoral student in Parsons Lab, named a Xerox-MIT Fellow

January 6, 2010 | 2010 News in Brief | ceemit

As one of the five new Xerox-MIT Fellows, CEE graduate student Amy Mueller will receive full tuition for 2009-2010. The program supports top-tier students in the School of Engineering, particularly women and underrepresented minorities who are […]

Modeling wave power extraction devices will help engineers identify best design

January 4, 2010 | 2010 News in Brief | ceemit

Ocean waves could theoretically generate an estimated 10 to 100 megawatts of renewable energy per kilometer of coastline. Several pilot installations already harvest wave power, and the first commercial wave farm began operating off the coast […]

Professor Sussman gives Larson Lecture at Penn State

December 8, 2009 | 2009 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Joseph M. Sussman will give the 2009 Thomas D. Larson Transportation Lecture at Penn State today, Dec. 8. The Larson Lecture honors Tom Larson, a Penn State alumnus, professor and co-founder of the Larson Institute […]

New student magazine highlights international development opportunities

December 8, 2009 | 2009 News in Brief | ceemit

The second issue of Komaza, a student-run magazine focused on international development work, will be available on newsstands around campus beginning today, Dec. 8. The professionally designed magazine is unique in its presentation of student-written articles […]

New student magazine highlights international development opportunities

December 8, 2009 | 2009 News Releases | ceemit

Carbon in man-made ponds is catalyst for arsenic contamination in Bangladeshi drinking water

November 16, 2009 | 2009 News in Brief | ceemit

Researchers led by Professor Charles Harvey in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled […]

MIT research points to carbon in man-made ponds as catalyst for arsenic contamination in Bangladeshi drinking water

November 16, 2009 | 2009 News Releases | ceemit

By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Researchers in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that […]

Murcott’s work used to encourage girls to go into science careers

November 12, 2009 | 2009 News in Brief | ceemit

Many adults can trace their choice of profession straight back to something that captured their imagination during childhood — perhaps an inspiring teacher, or a fascinating book or an intense experience. The Cool Careers book series […]

Murcott’s work encourages girls to go into science careers

November 12, 2009 | 2009 News Releases | ceemit

Debbie Levey Civil & Environmental Engineering Many adults can trace their choice of profession straight back to something that captured their imagination during childhood — perhaps an inspiring teacher, or a fascinating book or an intense […]

Nanoengineered Concrete idea wins MIT Elevator Pitch Contest

November 10, 2009 | 2009 News in Brief | ceemit

On Oct. 29, a panel of venture capitalists and industry specialists selected civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Rouzbeh Shahsavari as winner of the 2009 MIT Elevator Pitch Contest for his idea for a company based […]

Nanoengineered Concrete idea wins MIT Elevator Pitch Contest

November 10, 2009 | 2009 News Releases | ceemit

On Oct. 29, a panel of venture capitalists and industry specialists selected civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Rouzbeh Shahsavar as winner of the 2009 MIT Elevator Pitch Contest for his idea for a company based […]