On May 19, CEE Professor Sussman gave a lecture entitled, “The Amtrak Accident on the Northeast Corridor: A Systems Perspective.” An expert in the field of high-speed rail, Sussman engaged the audience in this informal seminar with […]
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On May 19, CEE Professor Sussman gave a lecture entitled, “The Amtrak Accident on the Northeast Corridor: A Systems Perspective.” An expert in the field of high-speed rail, Sussman engaged the audience in this informal seminar with […]
Hayoon Chung, a Course 1 junior and UROP of CEE Senior Research Engineer Eric Adams, won the 2015 Dean A. Horn award for undergraduate study in marine research. Chung worked with Adams during the fall of 2014, and […]
Plankton, one of the ocean’s smallest inhabitants and a creature vital to life on Earth, are routinely swept away by ocean currents in the form of large swirls (or rings) – as revealed in studies by international consortium […]
A team of researchers led by CEE Department Head Markus Buehler has succeeded in producing samples of spider silk, an exceptionally strong and resilient material, in the laboratory. The new synthetic fibers’ proteins were created by genetically modifying bacteria […]
On May 15, four Course 1 students – Michael Eck, Michelle Dutt, Noor Khouri and Dimitrios Pagonakis – presented their senior capstone projects to an audience of faculty, staff and students for subsequent selection for the prizes. Two winners were […]
MIT News Office Simulations and experiments aim to improve on spiders in creating strong, resilient fibers. After years of research decoding the complex structure and production of spider silk, researchers have now succeeded in producing samples […]
MIT Spectrum Civil and Environmental Engineering Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere. “It’s a very interesting time in the water industry,” says Carlos […]
CEE Assistant Professor Saurabh Amin was selected for the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Professorship, effective July 1, 2015. The Noyce chair, established in 1991, is an Institute-wide professorship presented in recognition of a faculty member’s […]
On May 19, CEE Department Head Markus Buehler engaged global alumni in an online Faculty Forum hosted by the Alumni Association. Buehler discussed the breadth of Course 1 research, shared his vision for education and student […]
On December 3, 2014 CEE alumnus Mao Chi-kuo ’83 was named Taiwan’s new Premier. Chi-kuo served as the vice premier in former premier Jiang Yi-huah’s cabinet for a year and 10 months, worked in various jobs […]
On May 11, the CEE undergraduates who participated in the TREX spring continuation course presented their research to a group of grades K-8 curriculum and educational researchers at the Boston Museum of Science (MoS). The event, […]
In June 2015, at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, a group of researchers will present a technique that infers material properties of physical objects, such as stiffness and weight, from video. CEE graduate […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Course 1 TREX students present their findings on Hawaii’s Mt. Kilauea to Boston Museum of Science educators Since the 2015 expedition of the Traveling Research Environmental Experiences (TREX) course returned […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) head Markus Buehler announced the promotions of two faculty members in the department: Marta Gonzálaz, promoted to associate professor without tenure, and […]
On May 6, CEE department head Markus Buehler and five additional faculty members traveled to New York City for an alumni event entitled “Building a More Resilient NYC Through Big Engineering.” More than 60 CEE alumni […]