[fusion_text]Former CEE PhD student Chia-Ching Chou ’15, research scientists Fran Martin-Martinez and Zhao Quin, and CEE Department Head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler recently published research that uses protein from the strong and adaptable […]
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm was recently profiled by Science Magazine for her long and esteemed career researching Prochlorococcus and for her significant contribution towards women’s equality in higher education. Read the full profile here. […]
Senior Julia Heyman was recently awarded the 2017 Caroll L. Wilson Award, a prize that funds a year of research. She will travel to Indonesia after graduation and will be pursuing a project on the implementation […]
[fusion_text]By René Andrés García Franceschini Some of work done here at MIT that is so outlandish, so “out there,” and, quite frankly, so bizarre, that it’s hard to imagine that work being done anywhere else. Coming […]
[fusion_text]A group of undergraduates conducted field research for two projects during this year’s Traveling Research Environmental eXperiences (TREX) in Hawaii. The students presented their research to MIT alumni and gave a final presentation to local community […]
[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and Mechanical Engineering Xuanhe Zhao created wearable sensors that light up in the presence of certain chemicals. The sensors are made of sheets of hydrogel and contain live cells. They can detect […]
[fusion_text]Class of 1942 Professor of Architecture and CEE John Ochsendorf was selected to be the 23rd director of the American Academy in Rome, a nonprofit supporting arts and scholars. The appointment begins in July 2017, and […]
[fusion_text]Bacardi and Stockholm Water Foundations Professor of CEE and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Dara Entekhabi was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his leadership in the hydrologic sciences. More information about […]
By David Wu ’19 My sister always jokes that I peaked in high school, so I guess I’m spending my IAP trying to re-live the glory days. This IAP, I have been working as an assistant […]
[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and Mechanical Engineering Xuanhe Zhao and Mechanical Engineering graduate student Hyunwoo Yuk have created gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The robots are almost invisible […]
[fusion_text]Jesse Kroll, Associate Professor of CEE and Chemistry, was profiled on MIT News for his work on the role of organic compounds in the air. Learn about how Kroll came to MIT and how his research […]
[fusion_text]Institute Professor Penny Chisholm is featured on MIT News for her environmental children’s book series. Chisholm partnered with award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Molly Bang to create the “Sunlight Series,” a collection of four books […]
Hi I’m Josh Moss and I’m a graduate student who works in Professor Jesse Kroll’s lab studying atmospheric chemistry. Hi! I’m Stephen Duncan and I am a first year student interested in chemical and environmental engineering […]
[fusion_text]Preparing to Communicate with the Public | January 24, 2017 | Daniel Richman For scientists, conducting research is only half the job. We also need to communicate our findings to our sponsors and to the public. […]
[fusion_text]Donald and Martha Harleman Professor Heidi Nepf will work with scientists from Conservation International (CI), a nonprofit environmental organization, to further develop a model describing the effectiveness of mangrove forest in damping waves and storm surge. […]
