On May 11, the CEE undergraduates who participated in the TREX spring continuation course presented their research to a group of grades K-8 curriculum and educational researchers at the Boston Museum of Science (MoS). The event, […]
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On May 11, the CEE undergraduates who participated in the TREX spring continuation course presented their research to a group of grades K-8 curriculum and educational researchers at the Boston Museum of Science (MoS). The event, […]
In June 2015, at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, a group of researchers will present a technique that infers material properties of physical objects, such as stiffness and weight, from video. CEE graduate […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Course 1 TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators Since the 2015 expedition of the Traveling Research Environmental Experiences (TREX) course returned […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) head Markus Buehler announced the promotions of two faculty members in the department: Marta Gonzálaz, promoted to associate professor without tenure, and […]
On May 6, CEE department head Markus Buehler and five additional faculty members traveled to New York City for an alumni event entitled “Building a More Resilient NYC Through Big Engineering.” More than 60 CEE alumni […]
On May 19, CEE Professor Joe Sussman will present a discussion entitiled, “The Amtrak Accident on the Northeast Corridor: A Systems Perspective.” As a world-leading authority in the domain of high-speed rail, Sussman will present this […]
This spring, CEE Professor Herbert Einstein received an award at the International Congress for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) in Montreal for “outstanding contributions to rock mechanics”. The award is in recognition of Einstein’s many contributions over the […]
On May 14, CEE graduate student Anna Tarakanova and two other TA’s received the award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant from the department of Mechanical Engineering (ME). This semester, Tarakanova taught in the 2.002 course, Mechanics and […]
CEE senior Marisa Fryer, a dual major in Course 1 and Literature, was awarded the 2015 Peter S. Donaldson Prize for Excellence in Literary Studies on May 11, 2015. This annual prize is awarded to a graduating […]
Over the years MIT research has explored the mysteries of spider silk, all in the effort to design synthetic resources that mimic its extraordinary properties. Until recently, understanding of the properties has been largely limited to […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Researchers explore mechanics of silk to design materials with high strength and low density. Spider silk has long been noted for its graceful structure, as well as its advanced material […]
Marilyn Siderwicz Paul Hohenberger Civil and Environmental Engineering On May 6, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental (CEE) head Markus Buehler and five members of the CEE faculty traveled to Manhattan to host an alumni […]
As the end of the semester nears, the department will be hosting a myriad of activities open to the CEE community. On Friday, May 15 there will be the senior capstone presentations at 4 pm in […]
CEE Professor Carolina Osorio Pizano won the MIT Technology Review EmTech Colombia TR35. This annual award is given to young innovators less than 35 years old for work that promises to revolutionize the world of technology and business […]
CEE Professor David Simchi-Levi, along with three PhD students and 5 colleagues from Ford, received the Ford 2015 Engineering Excellence Award for “Identifying Risks and Mitigating Disruptions in the Ford Supply Chain.” In a three-year research engagement with Ford […]