On Tuesday, December 16, CEE undergrads hungry for comfort food – grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup – should head to Room 1-050 from 5 to 7 pm. Beverages along with vegan and gluten-free options will […]
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On Tuesday, December 16, CEE undergrads hungry for comfort food – grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup – should head to Room 1-050 from 5 to 7 pm. Beverages along with vegan and gluten-free options will […]
After 38 years of working at MIT, including 16 years as administrative assistant to Professor Nigel Wilson and the Transit Research Group, Ginny Siggia will retire at the end of the year. “I love to travel […]
Organized teams, potential teammates, mentors and MIT Water Club Members attended the . Eight teams pitched ideas that included aspects of water-based energy, pollution, sanitation and conservation, as well as gathering new ideas and attracting potential […]
Undergrads can plunge into real research for credit during IAP with a mini-UROP (1.S991, 3 units) mentored by CEE grad students and postdocs. Register by December 31 and work between January 5th to 30th. Projects include […]
New research published in the journal Geophysical Review Letters shows that relatively small volcanic eruptions can increase aerosol particles in the atmosphere, temporarily mitigating the global warming caused by greenhouse gases. The impact of these smaller […]
“As the years have gone on I’ve realized that [environmental engineers] kind of do everything,” said senior Theresa Oehmke in a feature story on the MIT News. Her own diverse work experience includes a stint in […]
Professor Lydia Bourouiba’s laboratory will receive the Tse Cheuk Ng Tai Prize to support an annual Tse Cheuk Ng Tai Ideas Retreat of the Bourouiba Group. The initial brainstorming group retreat will take place in the […]
Tenured and non-tenured professors are invited to submit proposals for an upcoming Accenture and MIT Alliance in Business Analytics research project. The proposals should seek advanced analytics solutions to help solve some of the most complex […]
On November 19, the CEE Postdoctoral Committee hosted the first in a series of networking dinners for CEE postdoctoral scholars and faculty, aimed at expanding their professional networks, helping their career development, and exchanging ideas and […]
Over 200 alumni and spouses in MIT’s Cardinal and Gray Society and the Emma Rogers Society heard Professor Markus Buehler speak about his work at their annual fall lecture in October. His talk, called “Seeing Music […]
Students, staff, spouses and children enjoyed socializing at the Pierce Building Fall Social on the evening of November 14. In the spirit of innovation, students and children designed and built balloon-powered Lego cars, and tested them […]
Professor John Ochsendorf now holds a Dual Appointment in CEE and Architecture, and has relocated to the Pierce Laboratory. A structural engineer with multi-disciplinary interests, he conducts research on the mechanics and behavior of historical structures […]
Professor David Simchi-Levi and eight colleagues have recently received the 2014 INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice for a project using his Risk Exposure Index to identify risk and mitigate disruptions […]
At the Geological Society of America’s meeting in October, Professor Charles Harvey received the O.E. Meinzer Award in hydrogeology for his decades of research on arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Bangladesh. The society’s citation specifies […]
Professor Dara Entekhabi has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) for contributions to microwave remote sensing of soil moisture. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for […]