The 2017 QS World University Rankings were recently released and CEE is ranked among the top. The department was named #1 for Civil and Structural Engineering and #3 for Environmental Science. QS World University Rankings are […]
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The 2017 QS World University Rankings were recently released and CEE is ranked among the top. The department was named #1 for Civil and Structural Engineering and #3 for Environmental Science. QS World University Rankings are […]
[fusion_text]By René Andrés García Franceschini Some of work done here at MIT that is so outlandish, so “out there,” and, quite frankly, so bizarre, that it’s hard to imagine that work being done anywhere else. Coming […]
[fusion_text]A group of undergraduates conducted field research for two projects during this year’s Traveling Research Environmental eXperiences (TREX) in Hawaii. The students presented their research to MIT alumni and gave a final presentation to local community […]
[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]Class of 1942 Professor of Architecture and CEE John Ochsendorf was selected to be the 23rd director of the American Academy in Rome, a nonprofit supporting arts and scholars. The appointment begins in July 2017, and […]
Class of 1942 Professor of Architecture and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering John Ochsendorf led a new freshman seminar this fall on Art, Engineering, and Architecture. The class explored artwork around MIT and in the […]
[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]CEE doctoral student Gang Seob Jung, Min Jeong Kang MEng ’16, research scientist Zhao Qin and McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler have designed a sponge-like material that is both strong and lightweight, […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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]Postdoctoral fellow Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz is the recipient of the 2016 Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR). The award honors an individual who has earned a doctoral degree for an outstanding […]