Mechanical engineering

Microscale marine interactions may shape critical carbon cycles

June 30, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

New research finds interactions between microorganisms and marine particles may have significant effects on oceanic carbon cycling. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering In 1930, the deep-sea explorer William Beebe became the first to observe “marine […]

Researchers Produce New Silk-based Filtration Material

June 24, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

MIT and Tufts researchers revealed key nano-building blocks of natural silk to produce new naturally-based membrane filters that are more effective, less expensive, and greener compared to traditional products. This discovery could lead to new production […]

Fulbright 2016 Grant Awarded

June 24, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Omar Swei, a PhD candidate expected to graduate in February 2017, is the recipient of a 2016 Fulbright grant. Swei is one of eight MIT students and graduates to receive the prestigious grant. Swei will reside […]

Creating Air Quality Sensors in Delhi

June 24, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

PhD candidate and Tata Center for Technology Fellow David Hagan, and his advisor Professor Jesse Kroll, are working together to track pollution in Delhi, India — one of the cities with the worst air conditions in […]

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offering new minors, subjects this fall

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering CEE creates three new undergraduate minors, adds new subjects to extend choice and opportunity. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), also known as Course 1, […]

New Access MIT program offers free public transit to MIT employees

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Plan gives commuters flexibility to choose, day-to-day, how they get to campus. Between now and September, MIT will roll out the Access MIT pass, one of several new commuter benefits for Cambridge campus faculty and staff. […]

CEE Offers Three New Minors, New Subjects for 2016-17

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Effective this fall, CEE will offer three new minors for MIT undergraduates, including minors in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Science, and Civil and Environmental Systems. CEE also is adding several new subjects for the coming year, […]

Professor Bourouiba’s Research on the Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Featured by Nature

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Lydia Bourouiba and her team’s work on mathematical modeling and novel experimental investigations of infectious disease transmission appeared as a Nature News Feature. The feature discusses the novel methods and fundamental fluid dynamics modeling insights used […]

Research Associate Attanucci’s Research Informs New MIT Commuting Benefits

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On June 14, MIT announced the launch of Access MIT, a new series of commuter benefits for MIT faculty and staff. Benefits include free unlimited subway and local bus usage, increased subsidies for parking at MBTA […]

TREX Featured in Spring Issue of MIT Spectrum

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE’s Traveling Research Environmental Experiences program (TREX) is featured in the spring 2016 edition of MIT Spectrum, highlighting MIT’s continuous dedication towards education for a better world, a core component of the recently-launched MIT Campaign, Building […]

Martinez Appointed Vice-President, Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA)

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

“On June 7, Research Scientist Francisco Martinez of CEE’s Laboratory for Atomistic & Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) was elected vice president of the Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA). ECUSA’s mission is to “promote the […]

Professor Buyukozturk and CEE Researchers Redesigning Concrete

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

A team of CEE professors and graduate students, led by Professor Oral Buyukozturk, are redesigning the most commonly used human-made material in the world: concrete. Specifically, the researchers are focusing on replacing cement paste with a […]

Finding a new formula for concrete

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Researchers at MIT are seeking to redesign concrete — the most widely used human-made material in the world — by following nature’s blueprints. In a paper published online in the journal Construction and Building Materials, the team contrasts […]

Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment Short Course

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

From June 13 to 17, 2016, the CEE department and the MIT Professional Education program will be offering a new short course, Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment. The instructors include Professors Robert S. Langer, Martin Polz, […]

Professor Ochsendorf and CEE Alumnus Matthew DeJong Presented at Venice Biennale

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 28, the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale opened, displaying work from architects and designers who have responded to a charge to “report from the front” on major challenges and issues facing humanity around the globe. […]