Studies advancing our understanding of fluid dynamics, environmental processes, materials science, and resilient infrastructure were some of the most popular topics this year This year, CEE’s research efforts deepened our knowledge of public health, climate science, […]
MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for thousands of years. […]
Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems. […]
The associate professor of civil and environmental engineering studies ancient materials while working to solve modern problems. […]
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the promotion of Associate Professor Admir Masic to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure effective July 1, 2024. Masic’s work explores the ancient materials […]
The MIT EC^3 Hub, an outgrowth of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, will develop multifunctional concrete applications for infrastructure. […]
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. […]
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete. […]
Project will develop new materials characterization tools and technologies to assign unique identifiers to individual pearls. […]
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 […]
New research on ancient Roman concrete inspires durable and sustainable modern constructions Adapted from a press release by University of Utah . Find the original here. Concrete often begins to crack and crumble after a few […]
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor Admir Masic, Graduate student Janille Maragh, and colleagues published today a research paper titled, The Temple Scroll: reconstructing an ancient manufacturing practice,” in Science Advances. The Temple […]
On June 16 – July 10, 2019, Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor Admir Masic held the fourth annual ONE-MA3 trip in Italy with 16 rising sophomores. The three-week program took the students to various […]
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor Admir Masic and graduate student Hyun-Chae Chad Loh, published research in ACS Central Science titled “Mapping and Profiling Lipid Distribution in a 3D Model of Breast Cancer Progression,” as […]
