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ONE-MA3 Project: Plastics + Concrete

November 19, 2018 | ONE-MA3 2018 | ceemit

By Magreth D’Kakoko After spending 3 weeks in Italy this summer, learning about ancient materials, arts and archeology, we proceeded to take the 1.057 class during the fall semester. Based on what we had learnt, seen […]

ONE-MA3 Project: Materials of the Pyramids

November 14, 2018 | ONE-MA3 2018 | ceemit

By Samantha D’Alonzo Thanksgiving is a time of giving, graciousness, family, and of course, the never-ending rounds of impersonal, unbelievably tricky to navigate questions from distant relatives: “How’s school?”, “What are you studying?”, and my personal […]

CEE faculty share innovative research projects with alumni

November 9, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 18, Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir, Professor John Williams, and Associate Professor Caitlin Mueller shared updates on their innovative research projects. Topics covered ranged from machine learning and blockchain to regional impacts of […]

Professor John Williams and Dr. Abel Sanchez author a new course

October 26, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor John Williams, and research scientist Dr. Abel Sanchez, are introducing a new 2-month online course, called Digital Transformation, which offers an MIT certificate issued by the Professional Education Program, upon satisfactory completion. The course is […]

Graduate student Sid Pai won a best poster award at an international atmospheric chemistry conference

October 26, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Sid Pai, a graduate student in Professor Colette Heald’s lab won a best poster award at the International Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in Takamatsu, Japan. The conference had over 700 attendees, including several people from Professor Heald […]

Professor Eduardo Kausel responds to article in the June 2018 issue of Scientific American

October 19, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Emeritus Eduardo Kausel, sheds light on Erik Vance’s article in SCIAM, “Can You Supercharge Your Baby?,” which discusses augmentation of young children’s mental development through modern toys and videos. Kausel argues that games are based […]

Postdoc Matti Gralka and graduate student Bennett Lambert awarded Simons Foundation Fellowship

October 12, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Postdoc Matti Gralka and graduate student Bennett Lambert are awarded the Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Marine Microbial Ecology. Gralka plans to use the fellowship to study the interplay of ecology and evolution in marine microbial […]

Professor Otto Cordero and Postdoc Gabriel Leventhal publish new study in Nature Microbiology

October 12, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Assistant Professor Otto Cordero, postdoc Gabriel Leventhal, graduate student Carles Boix and research affiliate Tim Enke, published a new paper in Nature Microbiology, showing that replicate microbial communities assemble into different community types depending on the […]

Professor John Williams is invited to Lord Norman Foster’s initiative on autonomous communities

October 5, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor John Williams was one of fourteen invitees to attend Lord Norman Foster’s brainstorming session regarding an initiative on autonomous communities on October 4. The goal is to design a program that will rely on advanced […]

Professor Admir Masic and Professor Markus Buehler Present at MIT.nano launch

October 5, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 4, Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Dev. Assistant Professor Admir Masic and MCafee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler presented at the MIT.nano grand opening. Professor Buehler presented on “making nano […]

Professor Markus Buehler and Professor Benedetto Marelli’s MIT – IBM project is highlighted

October 5, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

On October 3, McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and Paul M Cook Career Development Assistant Professor Benedetto Marelli’s MIT – IBM project was highlighted at the MIT – IBM AI Lab anniversary […]

Professor David Simchi-Levi discusses research of the Alliance for Business Analytics

September 28, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor David Simchi, leader of the Alliance for Business Analytics, discusses their research and where it applies. He works with students and postdocs who collaborate with various companies to take advantage of three technology trends: digitization, […]

Professor Admir Masic’s ReACT begins accepting applications for Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science

September 28, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

The MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor Admir Masic’s MIT Refugee Action (ReACT) Certificate Program began accepting applications for their Certificate Program in Computer and Data Science […]

Assistant Professor Dave Des Marais profiled by the Society for the Study of Evolution

September 28, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Assistant Professor Dave Des Marais was profiled by the Society for the Study of Evolution, as a new faculty member. Professor Des Marais discussed how his research is focused on how the physical environment impacts the […]

Professor Markus Buehler and his Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics published research that shows the 3D architecture of spider webs

September 21, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Markus Buehler, graduate student Isabelle Su, Research Scientist Dr. Zhao Qin and collaborators developed an innovative experimental method that captures the sophisticated architecture of three-dimensional spider webs. Their image analysis and 3D models of the web, demonstrated for the spider […]