Professor Saurabh Amin was a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Career award for his project titled, “Resilient Design of Networked Infrastructure Systems: Models, Validation, and Synthesis”. The $400,000 grant will go toward his project, […]
A CEE team investigated the impacts of large-scale cropland irrigation on rainfall patterns in the East African Sahel around the Gezira Irrigation Scheme. The researchers – Associate Department Head Elfatih Eltahir, Research Affiliate Ross Alter, and […]
Associate Professor Ruben Juanes is the new director of Pierce Laboratory. Juanes’s vision and expertise will benefit Pierce’s focus on using innovative science and engineering approaches to advance the design of infrastructure materials, transportation systems, cities, […]
CEE kicked off the academic year with a launch of a new department logo at the Registration Day Barbecue. In a message to the community, Department Head Markus Buehler wrote that it reflects a “new, bold, […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering New programming tool could help engineers build biologically inspired materials. For decades, materials scientists have worked to infuse the lessons learned from natural proteins into the design of new materials. […]
Associate Professor Ruben Juanes of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is the new director of Pierce Laboratory, effective Sept. 1. The Pierce Lab pushes the frontiers of infrastructure science and engineering by addressing […]
MIT News New model predicts the force required to tie simple knots. Got rope? Then try this experiment: Cross both ends, left over right, then bring the left end under and out, as if tying a […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering A new study describes how irrigation development modifies local and regional climate. With approximately 70 percent of all freshwater consumption worldwide used for agriculture, the reliance on large-scale irrigation development […]
About a dozen incoming freshmen participated in Discover Course 1 (DC1) this past week during FPOP, Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs. Mentored by CEE upperclassman, the students participated in several departmental education modules culminating in a competition based […]
For Justin Chen, a Course 1 PhD student, there is more to observe in the built environment than meets the eye. So much more, in fact, that he has designed his entire academic attention in CEE […]
Through a study that explains how rain droplets attract aerosols out of the atmosphere, a group of atmospheric chemists at MIT have now determined just how effective rain is in cleaning the atmosphere. CEE and Atmospheric […]
Do you have an innovative and environmentally sustainable idea that you would like to pursue? The Elsevier Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge is now calling for proposals that advance access to environmentally friendly and sustainable chemical […]
Mark the days on your calendar for the 2015/16 MIT seminar on Environmental and Agricultural History calendar! This seminar series consists of four events throughout the academic year, all sponsored by MIT’s History Faculty and Program […]
As summer draws to a close, so does the #CEEsummer Instagram challenge! There is still one week left to submit your summer photos to #CEEsummer and be eligible for one of the two prizes. Photos will […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage. For Justin Chen, a PhD student in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), there […]
