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Sarah Smith: Staff Spotlight

September 30, 2022 | Staff Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Sarah Smith was was awarded this year’s MIT School of Engineering Infinite Mile Award for her extraordinary contributions to the CEE and MIT community. Learn more about her in our Rapid Fire Q&A. Hometown: Saco, Maine […]

CEE Alumnus Andrew Feldman receives 2021 Lorenz G. Straub Award

September 12, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

How can multiple species coexist in fragmented landscapes?

September 7, 2022 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

The maintenance of biodiversity is a central theme in ecology and conservation biology. Since the birth of Island biogeography in the 1960’s, a major puzzle for scientists has been how multiple species that are competing for […]

Christine Langston ’19: Alumni Spotlight

September 2, 2022 | Alumni | CEE Chief Editor

Christine Langston from Palo Alto, CA graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT in 2019. She followed the systems core track of the degree which explores how to improve our transportation […]

Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste

August 17, 2022 | News | CEE Chief Editor

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 […]

A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment

August 11, 2022 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations. Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world’s electricity, […]

Impact of sediment supply on growing plants in coastal marshes

August 9, 2022 | Research | Stephanie Martinovich

MIT researchers examine role of marsh vegetation to maximize wetland restoration Coastal wetlands play a significant role in our environment by reducing flooding associated with storm surge and waves, providing wildlife habitat and storing large amounts […]

Colette Heald receives 2022 Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising

July 21, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Silk offers an alternative to some microplastics

July 20, 2022 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics. Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are […]

Lili Zhu: Staff Spotlight

July 18, 2022 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

Lili Zhu was awarded the 2022 CEE Excellence Award for her work and outstanding contributions to the CEE community. Learn more about her in our Rapid Fire Q &A. Hometown: China. Role: Financial Assistant 1. How long have […]

Three faculty members granted tenure

July 15, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Better living through multicellular life cycles

June 30, 2022 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

Researchers reveal how an algae-eating bacterium solves an environmental engineering challenge. Cooperation is a core part of life for many organisms, ranging from microbes to complex multicellular life. It emerges when individuals share resources or partition […]

MIT CEE PhD students selected for prestigious research fellowships

June 27, 2022 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

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 […]

Companies use MIT research to identify and respond to supply chain risks

June 15, 2022 | MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering | CEE Chief Editor

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 […]

Three students wearing graduation caps and robes.

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 […]