Roland Pellenq Archives

Research from Professor Franz-Josef Ulm featured in Forbes

March 9, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and research scientist Roland Pellenq was featured in Forbes. The pair found that cities with grid-like designs have more heat buildup than cities with more chaotic layouts, making these cities hotter […]

Research from Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and research scientist Roland Pellenq shows city arrangement impacts the heat build-up of cities

February 22, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Research from Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and research scientist Roland Pellenq shows city arrangement impacts the heat build-up of cities, a phenomenon referred to as the “heat island effect.” The researchers found that cities with more grid-like […]

MIT and French research institutions collaborate on climate-conscious materials

September 12, 2016 | News | ceemit

[fusion_text]MultiScale Material Science for Energy and Environment research partnership could reduce the carbon footprint of materials such as concrete. MIT President L. Rafael Reif joined a high-level delegation of French officials at MIT on Friday to […]

Pellenq and Ulm Design Climate-Friendly Concrete

July 11, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Franz J. Ulm, Senior Research Scientist Roland Pellenq and MIT Energy Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow Katerina Ioannidou aim to make concrete more sustainable, stronger, durable, and climate-friendly. Recently, the research team identified the nanoscale forces that […]

Riddle of cement’s structure is finally solved

February 9, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive. Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material, so abundant that its production is one of the leading sources […]

Structure of kerogen revealed

February 9, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Materials by a team of researchers including Professor Franz-Josef Ulm, postdoc Colin Bousige, and Research Scientist Roland J.-M. Pellenq have revealed kerogen’s internal structure, in detail down to the atomic level. The findings reveal important […]

Marseille Winterschool on multiscale porous materials

November 2, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

The 2016 Marseille Winterschool, a one-week training for graduate students and postdocs during IAP and organized by Professors Franz-Josef Ulm and John Williams, and Senior Research Scientist Roland Pellenq, is now accepting nominations for graduate student […]