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De Neufville participates in Fulbright Scholar Exchange program

July 2, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Richard de Neufville, an expert on risk management in the design of infrastructure, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to participate in a Fulbright German Studies Program held in Berlin and Brussels in June. He joined […]

Capturing gene expression in a natural setting

June 30, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

We know that ocean microbes act like tiny biosensors, responding quickly to changes in the environment in ways that help us clean up chemical spills or treat raw sewage. But we know little about how they […]

NPR’s Science Friday attends birthday bash for Prochloroccus

June 18, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

NPR’s Joe Palca attended Prochlorococcus Fest, a two-day celebration at MIT honoring the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the marine microbe. The fest featured a range of talks highlighting research on the smallest and most […]

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering awards 105 degrees

June 6, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

Graduates gathered with families, friends and alumni today to celebrate MIT’s 142nd Commencement Exercises. Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the microlending movement, delivered the Commencement address in a rain-drenched Killian […]

CEE students win competition during global poverty initiatives conference

June 4, 2008 | 2008 News Releases | ceemit

By Debbie Levey Civil & Environmental Engineering The Global Poverty Initiative (GPI), a group formed by 40 MIT students including environmental engineering major Connie Lu, organized the Millennium Campus Conference, held at MIT April 18 to […]

CEE students win competition during conference for global poverty initiatives

June 4, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

The Global Poverty Initiative (GPI), a group formed by 40 MIT students including environmental engineering major Connie Lu, organized the Millennium Campus Conference, held at MIT April 18 to 20.The conference sponsored a Millennium Challenge Competition […]

Low-cost airlines are now the new major players

June 3, 2008 | 2008 News Releases | ceemit

Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Leading low-cost airlines with a preference for small, inexpensive airports are now the largest airlines in the United States and Europe, according to an MIT expert on airport design and […]

Lerman to become MIT’s vice chancellor

June 3, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

Dean for Graduate Education Steven R. Lerman, the Class of 1922 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will become MIT’s vice chancellor, effective July 1, Chancellor Phillip L. Clay announced last week. In his role as […]

Flexible airport design essential for courting low-cost airlines, the new major players

June 3, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

Leading low-cost airlines with a preference for small, inexpensive airports are now the largest airlines in the United States and Europe, according to Professor Richard de Neufville, an expert on airport design and operations, who said […]

Rafael Bras wins MIT’s Killian Award

May 28, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

Rafael Bras, a professor of civil and environmental engineering who pioneered the field of hydrologic science, is MIT’s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award winner for 2008-2009. Bras is “an internationally acclaimed researcher in surface […]

Researchers holding bash 20 years after microbe’s discovery

May 28, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

A sea-dwelling microbe of global importance discovered only 20 years ago by researchers, including CEE Professor Penny Chisholm, is the focus of a two-day “party” of sorts later this month. The Prochlorococcus Fest, to be held […]

Steel bridge team competes at nationals

May 28, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

The MIT Steel Bridge team had a construction time of just 5 minutes at nationals May 24, but suffered a few penalties that contributed to their final cost of $3.8 million. That earned the team a […]

Seniors cap their undergrad engineering education by designing portable bridges

May 28, 2008 | 2008 News in Brief | ceemit

People living in savanna climates can easily cross the small shallow streams that exist for most of the year. However, during the rainy season, these streams swell and create impassable barriers. As part of the senior […]

Seniors cap their undergrad engineering education by designing portable bridges

May 27, 2008 | 2008 News Releases | ceemit

By Debbie Levey Civil & Environmental Engineering People living in savanna climates can easily cross the small shallow streams that exist for most of the year. However, during the rainy season, these streams swell and create […]

Scientists reveal the lifestyle evolution of wild marine bacteria

May 22, 2008 | 2008 News Releases | ceemit

By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Marine bacteria in the wild organize into professions or lifestyle groups that partition many resources rather than competing for them, so that microbes with one lifestyle, such as free-floating […]