Focusing this year on environment, infrastructure, and people, the department hosted its third annual CEE New Research Alumni Breakfast on Oct. 21. Department Head Markus Buehler opened the breakfast with a review of the various grand challenges present in society today and the steps those in CEE are taking to solve them. “We’ve put the education of our students as the most important mission of the department. Our faculty are deeply engaged in redesigning, redeveloping, and reimagining the graduate and undergraduate programs,” he said. Professors Ben Kocar, John Ochsendorf, Admir Masic, Martin Polz, and Lydia Bourouiba all made presentations on their research. Read the article.