Also effective July 1, Professors Elfatih Eltahir, Benedetto Marelli, and Admir Masic will hold new institute-wide professorship title. Professor Eltahir will hold the institute-wide Breene M. Kerr Professorship for a five-year term. Marelli will hold the Paul […]
Ma, a dual degree candidate in M.Eng. in CEE and M.Arch. in Architecture, was awarded the Marvin E. Goody award for his thesis proposal, “Drone-based Assembly System for Generative Design and High-tolerance Construction”. The Goody award […]
On May 17, CEE students took time during a busy finals schedule to enjoy grilled cheese with classmates, professors, and staff. The grilled cheese sandwiches were cooked and served by Professors Eltahir, Marelli and Buehler and […]
Seven appointments are made in the School of Engineering. The School of Engineering has announced that seven members of its faculty have been granted tenure by MIT. “These newly tenured colleagues have demonstrated a commitment to […]
Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Effective July 1, three Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) professors will receive named professorships in recognition for their important contributions to the department and the […]
The MIT community turned out in force, along with attendees from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. MIT faculty, staff, and students gathered at the Wong Auditorium, accompanied by many representatives of member companies of the […]
New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service. Crowdsourced data may soon improve commutes for Boston residents who ride the Silver Line bus. A new smartphone initiative called QualiT, launched this […]
Professor Benedetto Marelli reported a study in which he and coworkers added a thin silk coating onto strawberries, resulting in increased fruit firmness and preventing fruit decay. The 27-35 microns-thick coating is thin, odorless, and does […]
On April 27 and 28, the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security (J-WAFS) and MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) hosted a conference centered around innovation and collaboration for addressing food and water security issues […]
Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva and a team made up of both MIT professors and students in the Department of Urban Planning (DUSP) partnered with the MBTA to create “QualiT,” an application of the Future Mobility Sensing (FMS) […]
The CEE exhibits at the April 23 Open House proved inspiring, informative, and educational to visitors of all ages who participated in activities within the Pierce and Parsons Labs and under the large tent in Killian […]
Civil and environmental engineering activities at MIT 2016 Open House spark connections. Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Whether jostling closer to the toy building pieces, ogling liquid hair being transformed into holograms, […]
Professor Harry Hemond and co-author Liz Fechner were awarded the 2015 Texty Textbook Excellence Award in the Physical Sciences category for edition III of their recent book, Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment, published by […]
“There’s Something in the Air,” a feature about Professor Colette Heald, was a headline story in MIT News Spotlight on April 28 describing her atmospheric chemistry career. The article describes her route to MIT and notes […]
Research Scientist Zhao Qin and McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler received a Most Cited Paper Award for their co-authored paper, “Robustness-Strength Performance of Hierarchical Alpha-Helical Protein Filaments” published in the International Journal […]
