Carolina Osorio Archives

Graduate student Tianli Zhou profiled on MIT News

January 23, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Graduate student Tianli Zhou of the Interdepartmental Transportation Program was profiled on MIT News for his research into vehicle sharing services. Zhou and Evan Fields, a PhD candidate in MIT’s Operations Research Center, used data from […]

Advice for #WomenInSTEM, from CEE Professors

February 10, 2017 | Women In STEM | ceemit

[fusion_text] [/fusion_text][fusion_text]In MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering, 70% of civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students are female, but around the world the numbers of women pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are less […]

Carolina Osorio invited to speak at National Academy of Engineering symposium

March 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Carolina Osorio was invited as a speaker to the upcoming National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) EU-US Frontiers of Engineering (EU-US FOE) symposium, to be held Oct. 17-19 in Aalto University, Finland. She is one of two […]

CEE Rising Stars Workshop offers insights to aspiring early-career women

November 9, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Marilyn Siderwicz Civil and Environmental Engineering Twenty women from across the country were selected to attend the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Rising Stars Workshop on Oct. 15-16. Chosen from among more than 120 highly […]

Professor Osorio strengthens connections within MIT community

October 19, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 7, Professor Carolina Osorio presented to the MIT Employee Resources Group at a luncheon organized in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage month. The event was an opportunity for MIT diverse staff to learn about […]

CEE highlighted in latest edition of the MIT Spectrum

June 9, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Four CEE faculty members were featured in the latest edition of the MIT Spectrum. Associate Professor Colette Heald, a speaker at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, was highlighted for a recent study in which […]

Postdoctoral Networking Dinner Connects Scholars and Faculty

May 4, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On April 29, 2015 the CEE Postdoctoral Committee hosted the second in a series of networking dinners for CEE postdoctoral scholars and faculty, aimed at expanding professional networks, helping career development and exchanging ideas and experiences. […]

Building a More Resilient NYC through Big Engineering

April 21, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Wednesday, May 6 at the CUNY Graduate School and University Center in New York, a team of CEE faculty will present to an audience of MIT alumni in a community reception entitled, “Building a More Resilient NYC […]

Smarter Stoplights Can Reduce Energy Consumption and Emissions of Urban Traffic

April 3, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Frustration and irritation are standard emotions felt by drivers stuck day to day in city congestion. Heavy traffic, however, increases much more than just the population’s blood pressure: it also emits excessive greenhouse gas emissions to […]