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3 Questions: Boosting concrete’s ability to serve as a natural “carbon sink”

August 10, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

MIT CSHub postdoc Damian Stefaniuk unpacks new research to bolster concrete’s natural carbon sequestration potential by adding sodium bicarbonate in mixes. […]

The curse of variety in transportation systems

August 7, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Assistant Professor Cathy Wu is addressing traffic control problems by leveraging deep reinforcement learning. […]

MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials

July 31, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. […]

School of Engineering second quarter 2023 awards

July 27, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. […]

3 Questions: What’s it like winning the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition?

July 26, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

The founders of MIT spinout Active Surfaces describe their thin-film solar technology and their experience winning this year’s $100K. […]

Understanding and mitigating the impacts of drought under climate change

July 25, 2023 | News | Callie Ayoub

Postdoc Wenzhe Jiao receives highest honor for his PhD dissertation Growing up in a small village in Hubei Province, China, Wenzhe Jiao’s curiosity and desire to continue his education led him to becoming the first person […]

Helping the transportation sector adapt to a changing world

July 21, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

PhD student Nick Caros develops tools to help transit agencies serve the public in an era of remote work. […]

Daria Levear: Staff Spotlight

July 14, 2023 | Staff Spotlight | CEE Chief Editor

Daria Levear was was awarded this year’s CEE Excellence Award for her extraordinary contributions to our community, commitment to professionalism, dedication and best practices, as well as fostering a culture of diversity, inclusiveness, and innovation. Hometown: […]

Straight from the cow’s mouth

June 29, 2023 | News | CEE Chief Editor

Desirée Plata aims to capture methane before it warms the climate. At one of the nation’s largest dairy farms, environmental engineer Desirée Plata and her students wade through the muck of a thousand cattle. Inside the football field–sized […]

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2023-24

June 27, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas. […]

Helena Vallicrosa: Postdoc Spotlight Pride Month

June 21, 2023 | CEE Profiles | CEE Chief Editor

Hometown: Tordera, Barcelona (Spain) Pronouns: She series What does Pride month mean to you? It is a moment to realize we have many different identities and voices! It is a way to encourage people to be whoever […]

Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?

June 9, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

As Canada’s wildfires continue to be felt downwind, MIT experts weigh in on what to expect in the coming months, with wildfire season underway. […]

CEE Awards and Honors 2023

May 26, 2023 | News | Callie Ayoub

The annual CEE Awards recipients were announced during a ceremony banquet on May 17 at the Samberg Conference Center. Congratulations to all the students, postdocs, faculty and staff for their outstanding work, exceptional achievement and commitment […]

Exploring new methods for increasing safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles

May 23, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

A new study finds human supervisors have the potential to reduce barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles. […]

3 Questions: Can disused croplands help mitigate climate change?

May 19, 2023 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration. […]