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Helping the cause of environmental resilience

March 22, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment. […]

Tackling counterfeit seeds with “unclonable” labels

March 22, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help. […]

Detailed images from space offer clearer picture of drought effects on plants

March 20, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought. […]

Exploring the nanoworld of biogenic gems

March 20, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Project will develop new materials characterization tools and technologies to assign unique identifiers to individual pearls. […]

Mollie Wilkinson: Graduate Spotlight

March 2, 2023 | Graduate Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

MEng student Mollie Wilkinson seeks to combat climate change through methane research Mollie Wilkinson first became interested in methane removal during her undergraduate studies in the MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Wilkinson was inspired […]

Integrating humans with AI in structural design

March 2, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone. […]

Study: Carbon-neutral pavements are possible by 2050, but rapid policy and industry action are needed

February 21, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals. […]

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MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2023

February 14, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Seven researchers, along with 14 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. Seven MIT researchers are among the 106 new members and 18 international members elected to the National Academy […]

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From PhD dissertations to startups, CEOs with connections to CEE spun their research into practice

February 13, 2023 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Member companies of startup incubator Greentown Labs, Nth Cycle and QuantAQ are forging a path in the climatetech space based on research their CEO’s completed in graduate school. Nth Cycle is a metals refining company co-founded […]

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MIT Department of CEE announces faculty promotions

February 9, 2023 | News | CEE Chief Editor

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions: Saurabh Amin is being promoted to the rank of full Professor, effective July 1, 2023. Amin received his B.Tech degree in […]

John Stark: Graduate Spotlight

February 3, 2023 | Graduate Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Chicago, IL Degree track of the MEng: Structural Mechanics & Design (SMD) Who is your advisor: John Ochsendorf Why did you choose the MIT CEE MEng degree program? I chose the MIT CEE MEng SMD program mainly because it provided a […]

School of Engineering fourth quarter 2022 awards

January 25, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes. […]

Jay Matthews: Staff Spotlight

January 13, 2023 | Staff Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Vergennes, Vermont Role: Senior Administrative Assistant How long have your worked in CEE? One year Why did you want to work at MIT? Fascination, admiration, and a preexisting sense of community that I should probably […]

On left, Roman concrete structures of Privernum, Italy with icy puddles, orange sky, and rural location. On right, the concrete fragment is colorized with rainbow colors, including a prominent section colored red.

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?

January 6, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

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 […]

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Scientists discover a new way of sharing genetic information in a common ocean microbe

January 5, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

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 […]