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Professor Elfatih Eltahir hosts workshop on “the Future of the Nile Water”

May 11, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Elfatih Eltahir, the Breene M. Kerr Professor of Hydrology and Climate, hosted an international workshop at MIT on “the Future of the Nile Water,” on April 26 and 27. At the workshop, Eltahir presented a […]

Professor Lydia Bourouiba featured in Scientific American for her role in Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science

May 7, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba was featured in Scientific American for her role in Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science, an anthology of short documentaries produced by Science Friday and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Breakthrough: Portraits […]

Professor Yossi Sheffi featured in The Boston Globe

May 5, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Yossi Sheffi, the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems and CEE, and Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics, spoke with The Boston Globe about his book, “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in […]

People talking and networking during digital posters session

CEE Research Night brings community together to foster new ideas

May 2, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE Research Night, held on April 24, brought the community together to showcase the wide range of research conducted in the department. Featuring over 30 electronic posters, the night was filled with research presentations and networking. […]

Infrastructure monitoring in communications-constrained areas

May 2, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By René Andrés García Franceschini ’19 During one of the first weeks of the fall semester of my junior year, I had a call with Andrew Weinert, a researcher at the Lincoln Laboratory, to try to […]

There’s a 30% Chance that it’s Already Raining: Inside a CEE Capstone Project

May 1, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Rachel Galowich ’18 and Jill Dressler ’18 Your two favorite blogging seniors are back! In our last post, Jill gave a great introduction into the background and significance of our project. With our next two […]

ReACT Program, launched by Professor Admir Masic, begins collaboration with MITx MicroMasters program and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)

May 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program, created by Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Admir Masic, began a collaboration with the MITx MicroMasters program in data, economics, and development policy and the Abdul […]

Abroad in Israel: Halfway done

April 30, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 I am about to start the 8th week of my internship… it is crazy to think that my time at the Technion is more than halfway over! But on the other hand, […]

Professor Herbert Einstein provides expert insight in Forbes article about proposed underground tunnels in Los Angeles

April 25, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Herbert Einstein was interviewed in a Forbes article about Elon Musk’s proposed high-speed underground tunnels in Los Angeles. In the article, Einstein provided expert insight into tunnel engineering and Musk’s proposed design. The article also […]

Professor Yossi Sheffi publishes book on Environmental Sustainability in Business

April 17, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems and CEE, and Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics, recently published a new book entitled “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business and When […]

Review from Professor Markus Buehler featured on the cover of Nature Reviews: Materials

April 16, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

A review from Professor Markus Buehler, former postdoc Shengjie Ling and David Kaplan of Tufts University was featured on the cover of the April edition of Nature Reviews: Materials. The paper, entitled “Nanofibrils in nature and […]

Projects from Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald receive funding from the Tata Center

April 14, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Associate Professor Jesse Kroll and Professor Colette Heald each received funding from the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design for two new research projects that can make an impact on the developing world. Kroll received […]

Professor Desirée Plata’s startup company receives Innovation Crossroads award from the Department of Energy

April 13, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Desirée Plata’s startup company, Nth Cycle LLC, was awarded the Department of Energy’s Innovation Crossroads award, a $0.5M entrepreneurial traineeship. The award was granted to Megan O’Connor, co-founder of Nth Cycle LLC and current postdoc […]

Professor Ruben Juanes receives Editors’ Suggestion from Physical Review Letters

April 13, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Ruben Juanes, the ARCO Associate Professor in Energy Studies, and Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu, a postdoctoral associate, received the Physical Review Letters (PRL) Editors’ Suggestion for a paper on “Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of hydrate growth on a gas-liquid […]

The Herman Project, a citizen science sourdough project from Professor Otto Cordero’s lab, featured on MIT News

April 12, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The Herman Project, a citizen science sourdough project from Assistant Professor Otto Cordero’s lab, was featured on MIT News. The Herman Project digitizes the tradition of peer-to-peer sharing of sourdough starters by asking users to document […]