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MIT Great Barrier Reef Initiative Vlog 1

June 18, 2018 | Fieldwork | ceemit

[fusion_text] By Sierra Rosenzweig ’20 We have just arrived in Townsville, Australia in order to begin a new research and engineering project in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University on […]

Donald and Martha Harleman Professor Heidi Nepf and Graduate Student Judy Qingjun Yang featured in MIT Spectrum

June 15, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

In the Spring 2018 edition of MIT’s Spectrum, Donald and Martha Harleman Professor Heidi Nepf and Graduate Student Judy Qingjun Yang SM ’15 were profiled for their research on restoring and maintaining wetlands. Read more here. […]

Abroad in Israel: Saying Goodbye to the Technion

June 11, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 I am writing this post while sitting at my desk on my last day of work at the Technion. I am sad to leave the Technion, but I am so happy that […]

Concrete Sustainability Hub Profiled in U.S. News and World Report Q&A

June 8, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE Research Scientist Jeremy Gregory, executive director of the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub), participated in a Q&A with U.S. News and World Report where he discussed the benefits of adopting hazard-resistant construction approaches. Read the article […]

Professor Franz-Josef Ulm provides expert insight in The Boston Globe on Longfellow Bridge

June 8, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Franz-Josef Ulm was featured in a Boston Globe article about the Longfellow Bridge as construction comes to an end. In the article, Ulm notes that the Longfellow turned the Charles River into a “public oasis.” […]

Graduate Students Andrew Lee and Adam Rosenfield attend 2018 Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC)

June 8, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

From May 21- May 24, Graduate Students Andrew Lee and Adam Rosenfield were two of twenty selected to attend the Eno Center for Transportation’s 2018 Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) in Washington D.C. The LDC gives […]

Members of the CEE community recognized at CEE Senior Celebration and Awards Banquet

June 8, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 17, the CEE community gathered to celebrate the class of 2018 and to recognize outstanding accomplishments from the past year. Department Head Markus Buehler announced the winners of the CEE Awards, including student, faculty, […]

Four CEE professors receive seed grant funding from the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS)

June 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Charlie Harvey, Assistant Professor Dave Des Marais, Professor Dara Entekhabi, and Paul M Cook Career Development Assistant Professor Benedetto Marelli each received seed grant funding from the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security […]

Professor Penny Chisholm receives honorary degree from Harvard University

June 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Institute Professor Sallie (Penny) Chisholm received an honorary degree from Harvard University for her distinguished career and for her role in the discovery of Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant photosynthetic organisms on Earth. Chisholm received […]

Graduate Student Tiziana Smith Profiled on MIT News

June 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Graduate student Tiziana Smith SM ’16 was featured on MIT News for her research on water resources and food security in China. Smith has created a hydrological model that simulates the relationship between crop production and […]

Administrative Officer Angela Mickunas and Academic Administrator Kiley Clapper Receive School of Engineering Awards

June 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Administrative Officer Angela Mickunas and Academic Administrator Kiley Clapper were both recipients of 2018 School of Engineering Awards. Angela Mickunas received an Ellen J. Mandigo Award for Outstanding Service, awarded to a staff member who shows […]

Three CEE professors inducted to MIT Quarter Century Club

June 1, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Breene M. Kerr Professor Elfatih Eltahir, Donald and Martha Harleman Professor Heidi Nepf, and Ford Professor of Engineering and MIT Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart were inducted to MIT’s Quarter Century Club. The Quarter Century Club is for […]

Senior Tchelet Segev profiled on MIT News for her dedication to service

May 30, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Tchelet Segev ’18 MEng ’18 was profiled on MIT News for her dedication to service during her four years at MIT. Segev was a member of numerous organizations, including the Undergraduate Association Special Projects Committee (UA), […]

Professor Elfatih Eltahir hosts workshop on “the Future of the Nile Water”

May 11, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Elfatih Eltahir, the Breene M. Kerr Professor of Hydrology and Climate, hosted an international workshop at MIT on “the Future of the Nile Water,” on April 26 and 27. At the workshop, Eltahir presented a […]

Professor Lydia Bourouiba featured in Scientific American for her role in Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science

May 7, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Assistant Professor Lydia Bourouiba was featured in Scientific American for her role in Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science, an anthology of short documentaries produced by Science Friday and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Breakthrough: Portraits […]