[fusion_text]Research from department head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler into the strength and structure of conch shells was featured in Smithsonian Magazine. Buehler, graduate student Grace Gu, and postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli recreated the structure […]
[fusion_text]Research from Professor Charles Harvey into one of the last undisturbed tropical peat forests gives insight into how peatlands form and function, which could be important for evaluating future effects of climate change. The findings were […]
[fusion_text]Graduate student Tiziana Smith was one of 24 MIT students to travel to Washington, DC in April to advocate for science funding to members of Congress. Smith blogged about the experience for the American Geophysical Union. […]
[fusion_text]JR East Professor Joseph Sussman was profiled on MIT News about his tenure at MIT and his interdisciplinary research approach. Sussman has been an active faculty member over the past 50 years, including serving as department […]
[fusion_text]On May 18, members of the CEE community gathered together to celebrate the class of 2017 and to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the past year. Department Head Markus Buehler announced the winners of the CEE […]
[fusion_text]Assistant Professor Otto Cordero is leading a new Simons Foundation collaboration with Professor Roman Stocker of ETH Zurich and a multidisciplinary team of researchers from across the United States and Europe. The collaboration, called Theory of […]
[fusion_text]Research into the structure, strength and toughness of conch shells from graduate student Grace Gu, postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli, and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler, was recently published in Advanced Materials. The researchers showed how the […]
[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and MechE Xuanhe Zhao and a team of researchers recently developed a workout suit that responds to heat and sweat. The suit is made of live microbial cells that open and close […]
[fusion_text]Xuanhe Zhao, Associate Professor of CEE and MechE, was recently granted tenure. Zhao’s research involves solid mechanics, soft materials and bioinspired design. He is one of 12 newly tenured professors in the School of Engineering. More […]
[fusion_text]A group of 10 middle school students visited MIT last week to present their research on spider silk to members of Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM). The visit was coordinated by middle school teacher […]
[fusion_text]Cambridge Crops, a company inspired by research from Paul M. Cook Career Development Assistant Professor Benedetto Marelli, won first place at the second annual Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize competition for their edible, tasteless coating […]
[fusion_text]“How can we reduce the environmental damage that agriculture so often causes and support the livelihood of farmers, all while continuing to feed the growing world population?” This question was central to the winning entry at […]
[fusion_text]The 7th Annual CEE Research Speed Dating Day brought together undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and faculty members to share their research and to inspire new ideas. This year, additional community members were able […]
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm was recently profiled by Science Magazine for her long and esteemed career researching Prochlorococcus and for her significant contribution towards women’s equality in higher education. Read the full profile here. […]
Senior Julia Heyman was recently awarded the 2017 Caroll L. Wilson Award, a prize that funds a year of research. She will travel to Indonesia after graduation and will be pursuing a project on the implementation […]
