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MIT Generative AI Week fosters dialogue across disciplines

December 11, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

During the last week of November, MIT hosted symposia and events aimed at examining the implications and possibilities of generative AI. […]

AI accelerates problem-solving in complex scenarios

December 5, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

A new, data-driven approach could lead to better solutions for tricky optimization problems like global package routing or power grid operation. […]

Unlocking the secrets of natural materials

December 3, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Professor Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies with uses “from lab to fork,” including helping crops grow and preserving perishable foods. […]

Undergraduate Spotlight: Derek Allmond

November 28, 2023 | Undergraduate Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

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 […]

Rising Stars Workshop brings together the next generation of women leaders in CEE

November 20, 2023 | News | Callie Ayoub

The two-day MIT workshop provides distinguished women in Civil and Environmental Engineering and related fields guidance and mentoring towards a successful academic career. The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s fifth Rising Stars Workshop was […]

Staff Spotlight: Kelli Augustine

November 20, 2023 | Staff Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: St. Pete, Florida Role: Leadership Giving Officer How long have your worked in CEE?For exactly 1 year! Why did you want to work at MIT?MIT is the best educational and research institution in the world. […]

Rewarding excellence in open data

November 16, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

MIT researchers who share their data recognized at second annual awards celebration. […]

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

November 2, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery. […]

Forging climate connections across the Institute

November 1, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Inaugural Fast Forward Faculty Fund grants aim to spur new work on climate change and deepen collaboration at MIT. […]

Bringing the environment to the forefront of engineering

October 24, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Desirée Plata is on a lifelong mission to make sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions. […]

3 Questions: What should scientists and the public know about nuclear waste?

October 19, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Professor Haruko Wainwright describes a new effort to communicate information about managing and disposing of spent fuel from nuclear reactors. […]

Germicidal UV lights could be producing indoor air pollutants, study finds

October 17, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

While useful for killing pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, the lights may cause unwanted chemical reactions and should be used with ventilation, researchers say. […]

Guest speakers Richard Revesz and Marcia McNutt at the Course 1-12 symposium.

Guest speakers and panelists inaugurate new MIT climate major at half-day symposium

October 17, 2023 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

On a rainy September day, accented by more extreme weather-related news of the catastrophic flooding in Libya, students, postdocs, and faculty gathered for the 1-12 Climate System Science and Engineering degree half-day symposium hosted by the […]

Jesse Kroll recognized for excellence in postdoctoral mentoring

October 13, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Atmospheric chemist praised for his inclusive and supportive advising of postdocs. […]

Cleaning up one of the world’s most commonly used substances

October 13, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

C-Crete, founded by Rouzbeh Savary PhD ’11, has created a cement alternative that could significantly reduce the industry’s carbon dioxide emissions. […]