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 […]
Associate Professor and Associate Department Head of CEE Colette Heald participated in the Global Food+ symposium on February 16. Heald spoke about the impact of particulate matter on crops, particularly maize, wheat and rice. The symposium […]
Assistant Professor Ben Kocar led a group of students to Hawaii this Independent Activities Period (IAP) to conduct environmental research as part of CEE’s Traveling Research Environmental eXperiences (TREX) program. The students were tasked with executing […]
Research from Colette Heald, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head of CEE, research scientist David Ridley and Professor Jesse Kroll, shows that the Clean Air Act saved more lives than initially estimated by the U.S. Environmental […]
[fusion_text]The Engineering Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), a nonprofit organization that accredits programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology, voted to accredit CEE’s undergraduate degree program. ABET accreditation provides […]
[fusion_text]New research from Associate Professor of CEE and Chemical Engineering Jesse Kroll and James Hunter PhD ’15, now a technical instructor in DMSE, fills in significant gaps in the inventory of organic compounds in the atmosphere. […]
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges. The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) has […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Colette Heald studies atmospheric gases and particles, and how they affect air quality and climate. Winds that blow across the Sahara desert in North Africa pick up particles of soil and sand, and typically carry them […]
On Nov. 16, Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) announced its 2016 class of student fellows. Among the four new selected fellows is Sam Silva, a graduate student in Professor Colette Heald’s group focusing on atmospheric chemistry […]
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 […]
Published on Sept. 7 in Business Insider, Associate Professor Colette Heald was named as one of, “12 of the most impressive professors at MIT”. Number two on their list, Heald is celebrated for her recent achievements […]
In recognition of her “significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding young scientist,” Professor Colette Heald was awarded the 2015 James B. Macelwane Medal. Heald, an atmospheric chemist, is regarded as an international leader in […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor in civil and environmental engineering and earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences will be honored at an awards ceremony in December. Colette Heald, the Mitsui Career Development Associate Professor […]
