This semester, the Pierce Student Seminar Series will be hosting an informal forum for those students wishing to present their research to fellow graduate students and the wider community. Any student interested in enhancing his/her presentation […]
On March 19, Wayne Loel Professor of Earth Sciences (Emeritus) at Stanford University Amos Nur presented a Special Pierce Lab Seminar entitled, “Imaging and Computing: Digital Rock Physics for Reservoir Characterization, Simulation, and Monitoring” to a […]
In a nutrient-starved ocean, sinking particles are an ideal spot for microbial activity than the surrounding water, as they are composed of a higher cell count and larger, more active cells. On March 19, Dr. Erik […]
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced that William Ruh, vice president and global technology director of GE, will deliver the keynote at its spring conference, Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Data Science and Analytics, on […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering “What is ONE@MIT research, and its impact on society?” was the pivotal question posed to students and postdocs in the 2nd Annual Course 1 Video Competition. After a three-month long […]
Every spring, CEE bestows a selection of awards to its students, faculty and staff. This year, three new awards will be added to the mix: the Juan Hermosilla ’57 Prize to recognize talent and potential at […]
An image of marine bacteria consuming the carbon from a dying phytoplankton from CEE post docs Vicente Fernandez and Steven Smriga, and Professor Roman Stocker, was selected as a 2015 winner of the Koch Institute Image […]
CEE’s annual Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) kicked off on Monday, March 9 with a presentation from Professor Henri Van Damme entitled, “From Sand Castles To Urban Modeling: A Physicist’s Naive Thoughts on Construction and Cities.” Addressing […]
Why exactly do skin and other layered materials form a pattern such as wrinkle, crease, fold and delaminated buckle from time to time? A team of MIT researchers led by CEE Associate Professor Xuanhe Zhao ventured […]
An audience of 30 MIT postdocs gathered on Tuesday, March 10 for a discussion on the academic job process held by four MIT faculty members and two MIT department heads. The panel consisted of CEE professors […]
On March 4, 2015, NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite successfully completed the initial test of its science instruments and revealed its very first image of the Earth’s soil moisture. These “first-light” images were composed […]
Professor Sallie “Penny” Chisholm delivered the 43rd James R. Killian Lecture to a full house on March 10, 2015. Her talk, entitled “Tiny Cell, Global Impact: A journey of discovery with a microbe from the sea”, […]
We are changing the world in CEE everyday with innovative research and cutting-edge education. The electronic newsletter’s spring issue features a variety of exciting highlights, all of which emphasize CEE’s ongoing initiatives and provide a deeper […]
What is ONE@MIT research and its impact on society? This was the theme of the Second Annual Course 1 Video Competition. The showcase, held on March 12, featured 10 two-minute films that illustrated diverse Course 1 […]
Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering CEE Professor Dara Entekhabi’s SMAP Project satellite takes its very first snapshot of the Earth As severe weather hazards continue to afflict parts of the country to historic extremes, Professor […]
