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ONE-MA3 2018: Adventuring with Area.3

June 19, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Sophie Cohen ’21 Today it seemed as if we were adopted by an extended Italian family – the family who operates the Gruppo Canoisti Pontini, aka Area.3, in Sermoneta. They took us trekking up to […]

ONE-MA3 2018: Balancing conservation of nature and history

June 19, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Patricia Gao ’21 Trees yawned. Water sparkled. Flowers bloomed, in the midst of clouds of butterflies. All of it happened around, over, and through the remains of a medieval village. This was the most romantic […]

ONE-MA3 2018: A Day in Priverno

June 18, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

By Sophie Cohen ’21 A metal triangle hangs on the side of the Caetani Castle’s kitchen exterior, and the chefs’ children hit it with a hammer to signal meal times. This is how our day began, […]

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 David Simchi-Levi leads collaboration with JDA Software

March 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor David Simchi-Levi is leading a multiyear collaboration between MIT and JDA Software to advance intelligent supply chains. The collaboration aims to leverage machine learning and optimization to create customer experience and improve supply chain performance. […]

Research from Professor Markus Buehler and Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics shows spider silk can help understand how bones regenerate

December 22, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

New research from Professor Markus Buehler and Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) shows spider silk can help understand how bones regenerate. The MIT researchers modeled how a cell membrane protein receptor, integrin, folds and […]

Microbiology graduate program, co-directed by Professor Martin Polz, celebrates 10 year anniversary

December 12, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the Microbiology PhD graduate program at MIT, a program co-directed by Professor Martin Polz. The program spans 50 labs across 10 departments and divisions at MIT and offers […]

Professor Xuanhe Zhao creates “living tattoo” that responds to the environment

December 5, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor of CEE and Mechanical Engineering Xuanhe Zhao, in collaboration with Professor of EECS and Biological Engineering Timothy Lu, created a “living tattoo” made of genetically programmed living cells that can respond to environmental chemicals and […]

Research from Professor Markus Buehler models mechanism of two-dimensional material that could inform the creation of flexible, transparent electronics

December 4, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from McAfee Professor of Engineering and head of CEE Markus Buehler models the mechanisms of molybdenum disulfide, a two-dimensional material that could inform the creation of flexible, transparent electronics. The research was conducted in collaboration […]

Admir Masic uses an x-ray fluorescence spectrometer

Professor Admir Masic leads ‘antiqua-inspired’ method for creating sustainable materials

November 20, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Admir Masic focuses leveraging ancient successes to create new, sustainable materials, a concept referred to as an ‘antiqua-inspired’ method. Masic collaborated with a team of international […]

Professor Admir Masic leads ‘antiqua-inspired’ method for creating sustainable materials

November 20, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

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CEE awards cross-disciplinary seed funds

October 11, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]H.M. King Bhumibol Professor Dennis McLaughlin, Mitsui Chair Professor Serguei Saavedra, and assistant professors Tal Cohen and Otto X. Cordero were recently awarded CEE cross-disciplinary seed funds. The annual seed fund awards are given to promote […]

Professors Otto Cordero and Roman Stocker host kickoff meeting for newly launched Simons Foundation collaboration

September 19, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]On Friday, September 8, Assistant Professor Otto Cordero and Visiting Associate Professor Roman Stocker hosted a group of researchers at MIT for the first meeting of the Simons Foundation collaboration “Theory of Microbial Ecosystems” (THE-ME). THE-ME […]

Research from Professor Jesse Kroll identifies previously unknown organic compounds in the atmosphere

September 4, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[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. […]

CEE professors present their research to industry practitioners during “Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and the Environment”

July 24, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]CEE Professors Lydia Bourouiba, Markus Buehler, Daniel Cziczo, Benjamin Kocar, Chandra Madramootoo, Benedetto Marelli and Dennis McLaughlin each presented on their research and fielded questions from industry practitioners as part of an MIT Professional Education short […]