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 […]
[fusion_text]Research from department head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler into the strength and structure of conch shells was featured in Smithsonian Magazine. Buehler, graduate student Grace Gu, and postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli recreated the structure […]
[fusion_text]Research into the structure, strength and toughness of conch shells from graduate student Grace Gu, postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli, and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler, was recently published in Advanced Materials. The researchers showed how the […]
[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 […]
[fusion_text]Xuanhe Zhao, Associate Professor of CEE and MechE, was recently granted tenure. Zhao’s research involves solid mechanics, soft materials and bioinspired design. He is one of 12 newly tenured professors in the School of Engineering. More […]
[fusion_text]Professor Lydia Bourouiba was featured in the Fall 2016 edition of MIT Spectrum, Data and Health. Along with appearing on Spotlight and the inside-cover of the publication, Professor Bourouiba was featured in the article “Leading with Data” for her […]
[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and Mechanical Engineering Xuanhe Zhao created wearable sensors that light up in the presence of certain chemicals. The sensors are made of sheets of hydrogel and contain live cells. They can detect […]
[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and Mechanical Engineering Xuanhe Zhao and Mechanical Engineering graduate student Hyunwoo Yuk have created gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The robots are almost invisible […]
[fusion_text]In November 2016, Gilbert W. Winslow CD Associate Professor Pedro Reis invited Mugaritz chef Andoni Luis Aduriz to speak on a panel about creativity at MIT. The panel included professors from CEE, MechE, Architecture, Math and […]
[fusion_text]Seven graduate students presented their research at the Water and Food Security Symposium, an event hosted by CEE and J-WAFS. The event consisted of brief presentations by the students, followed by a Q&A and networking session. […]
[fusion_text]The MIT Water Summit brought together students, academics and entrepreneurs to take an interdisciplinary approach to the water utility in the United States and also around the world. CEE alumnus Stephen Estes-Smargiassi ‘79 served as a […]
[fusion_text]William E. Leonhard Professor Harold Hemond has studied Thoreau’s Bog, named after Henry David Thoreau, for four decades looking at airborne metals, nutrients, trace gases, and atmospheric acids released by society and analyzing the chemical footprint […]
[fusion_text]The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) recently published a paper that uses quantitative information to look at the full environmental impact of buildings, from the beginning of construction to the end of the building’s use. The […]
[fusion_text]PhD student Steven Palkovic was profiled on MIT News for his research of cement paste. Palkovic works with Professor Oral Buyukozturk to develop a computational framework to study how changes in structure or properties at multiple length […]
JR East Professor of Engineering Ali Jadbabaie was recently profiled on MIT News for his research on large-scale systems and his path to MIT. Jadbabaie joined the CEE faculty in July and also serves as the […]
