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Professor Xuanhe Zhao and team of researchers create athletic suit that responds to sweat

May 19, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and MechE Xuanhe Zhao and a team of researchers recently developed a workout suit that responds to heat and sweat. The suit is made of live microbial cells that open and close […]

Project-based lab class equips students with skills for a lifetime: A look into 1.101

April 13, 2017 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

[fusion_text]By René Andrés García Franceschini It’s almost a month until the semester ends, and all four teams are fully immersed in their final projects. Our materials took a bit longer to arrive, so while we have […]

Senior Julia Heyman wins 2017 Carroll L. Wilson Award, will conduct research in Indonesia

March 7, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

Senior Julia Heyman was recently awarded the 2017 Caroll L. Wilson Award, a prize that funds a year of research. She will travel to Indonesia after graduation and will be pursuing a project on the implementation […]

Professor Caitlin Mueller featured on MIT News for her research on energy-efficient design

January 23, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Assistant Professor Caitlin Mueller is featured on MIT News for her role in creating a computer simulation that can help architects optimize designs and energy consumption. The simulation allows architects to explore how architectural form impacts […]

CEE designs new lightweight material that can be 10 times stronger than steel

January 6, 2017 | News | ceemit

[fusion_text]CEE doctoral student Gang Seob Jung, Min Jeong Kang MEng ’16, research scientist Zhao Qin and McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler have designed a sponge-like material that is both strong and lightweight, […]

Bone-inspired Materials by Design

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

MIT engineers in collaboration with colleagues from Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy are achieving functional diversity in materials by combining a few pure components as building blocks to create diverse structures. The researchers selected bone to […]

New Perspectives for Computation, Transformation and Material Applications in the 2015 Active Matter Summit

May 4, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On April 24, 2015 CEE Department Head Markus Buehler and Professor Pedro Reis presented in the two-day Active Matter Summit (AMS) – a conference led by researchers as well as government, public institution and industry leaders. “Combining small […]

Three Additions to CEE Spring Awards

March 13, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Every spring, CEE bestows a selection of awards to its students, faculty and staff. This year, three new awards will be added to the mix: the Juan Hermosilla ’57 Prize to recognize talent and potential at […]

CEE Awards Nominations

February 9, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Each spring, CEE presents a number of awards to undergrads, grads, faculty and staff. This year three new awards will be added: the Juan Hermosilla ’57 Prize for exceptional talent at the intersection of mechanics, materials, […]