The larger a company’s operations, the more susceptible it becomes to disruptions like natural disasters, political upheaval, industrial actions, and climate change. In his new book, “The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the […]
A new faculty member, a former Bosnian refugee, and a “man of many countries”, Assistant Professor Admir Masic was recently featured in the MIT News. With a research interest in the investigation of the structural and […]
The Shoji Prize for Innovation in IT in Civil Engineering was presented to doctoral student Kai Pan for his accomplishments in the development and application of a Smooth Particle Hydrodynamic code to the area of rogue […]
In a study of high-resolution climate models by Prof. Elfatih Eltahir and alumnus Jeremy Pal ‘97, it has been revealed that parts of the Persian Gulf region could be hit with unprecedented events of deadly heat as a result […]
MIT News Detailed climate simulation shows a threshold of survivability could be crossed without mitigation measures. Within this century, parts of the Persian Gulf region could be hit with unprecedented events of deadly heat as a […]
MIT News Office In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world. Companies large and small globalize their enterprises in search of advantages, such as lower costs, flexibility, and […]
Marilyn Siderwicz Civil and Environmental Engineering A former Bosnian refugee — and new CEE faculty member — finds parallels in his life, his research, and a current political crisis. In his first week at MIT, Assistant […]
On October 7, MIT announced a pilot program in its Supply Chain Management (SCM) program. Students who excel in a semester’s worth of graduate classes online, and also pass a comprehensive proctored exam, can earn a […]
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 […]
On October 14 at 4:30 pm in 2-105, the MIT Water Club will host retired General Don Riley of the US Army Corps of Engineers in a lecture regarding US Water Policy – covering the development […]
On September 8, the department launched a new logo that reflects a “new, bold, leading, and inspirational vision” for CEE. Access this Dropbox link if you’re interested in using the new logo on things you produce. […]
From Oct. 15-16, the department will host its inaugural CEE Rising Stars workshop at MIT. Twenty outstanding women were selected from a pool of 120 applicants from across the country to participate in this 2-day, expenses-paid workshop. […]
Professors Marta Gonzalez and John Ochsendorf were highlighted in this month’s MIT Spectrum publication. In recognition of her recent study published in Scientific Reports, which used phone data to record people’s movement patterns and how interconnected people […]
SOLVE MIT, an inaugural partnership initiative that encourages change and galvanizes progress on global challenges, will take place Oct. 5-8 at Kresge Auditorium and various other facilities across the MIT campus. The program will investigate challenges […]
Recent Course 1 graduate Shante Stowell ’15 has won a national contest sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Year of Action on Diversity. The contest was for videos or essays on diversity; Stowell […]
