Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Researchers working to design new materials that are durable, lightweight and environmentally sustainable are increasingly looking to natural composites, like bone, for inspiration. Bone is strong and tough because its […]
By Kathryn O’Neill Civil & Environmental Engineering Whether they’re headed to graduate school or taking jobs in industry, government agencies or nonprofit organizations, the members of the Course 1 Class of 2013 leave MIT this week […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Studies of human mobility usually focus on either the small scale — determining the origins, destinations and travel modes of individuals’ daily commutes — or the very large scale, […]
Assistant Professor Saurabh Amin of CEE is the chief scientist and lead MIT principal investigator on a multi-institutional grant announced last week by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant is one of two awards totaling […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering The CEE-sponsored MIT Steel Bridge Team won first place at the New England regional steel bridge competition held on campus Saturday, April 20. Université Laval placed second, followed by […]
The Production and Operations Management Society recently honored Professor David Simchi-Levi of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Engineering Systems Division with an article on his professional achievements published in the January-February issue […]
Frederick J. McGarry, professor emeritus of polymer engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering died March 27 after a long illness. He was 86. In addition […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering The Mineral, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) presented Markus Buehler, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with the 2013 Robert Lansing Hardy Award on March […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Engineering News Record, a weekly magazine for the construction industry, has named Franz-Josef Ulm, the George Macomber Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), to its […]
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) announced recently that Professor Martin Polz of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is recipient of the Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award, ASM’s oldest and most prestigious prize. […]
Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering CEE students used Legos, straws and leaves to inspire youngsters at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Family Science Days Feb. 16-17, part of the organization’s annual […]
By Kathryn O’Neill Civil & Environmental Engineering Correspondent CEE Professor Sallie (Penny) Chisholm has been awarded the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor in science and engineering. President Obama presented her with the award […]
by Kathryn O’Neill Civil & Environmental Engineering Correspondent Museum-goers around the country will gain new insight into the work of visionary designer Rafael Guastavino thanks in part to the work of three undergraduates from the Department […]
Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Microbiologists who study wild marine microbes, as opposed to the lab-grown variety, face enormous challenges in getting a clear picture of the daily activities of their subjects. But a team […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering In most cities, traffic growth has outpaced road capacity, leading to increased congestion, particularly during the morning and evening commutes. In 2007, congestion on U.S. roads was responsible for […]
