A podcast featuring Professor Markus Buehler discussing his work on spider webs’ strength made the top 5 list of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ most popular videos and podcasts of 2012. […]
A Nov. 26 article on Live Science describes Professor Roman Stocker‘s research on “interactions between the tiniest marine organisms, their fluid dynamical environment and their food sources” and includea Q & A about Stocker’s background and […]
On Jan. 14, the trade publication The Concrete Producer named the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH) to its 2012 Industry Influencer list in recognition of the hub’s “ongoing and painstaking” research in concrete science and engineering. […]
A story about work by Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva and Maya Abou-Zeid S.M. ’03, Ph.D. ’09 appeared in the Dec. 12 issue of Atlantic Cities. The article, “Even American Drivers Like Mass Transit More Than They Think,” […]
A story about research by Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and doctoral student Mehdi Akbarian on pavement deflection appeared in a recent issue of Southwest Airline’s Spirit magazine. The article, “Using Firmer Pavement Could Save us $15.6 Billion […]
CEE undergraduates participating in Trex 2013 gave a presentation of their findings at the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park in North Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 24, as part of the ReefTalk series hosted by the University of Hawaii’s […]
Collaborative work by Professor Markus Buehler and postdoctoral associate Seunghwa Ryu and researchers at Duke University demonstrates the use of mechanical instabilities in graphene to reversibly control its surface properties. The researchers showed that substances like […]
ASTM International (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) recently announced the formation of a subcommittee within committee D18 to develop industry standards for the rapid-growth area of hydraulic fracturing. CEE’s John Germaine, […]
Museum-goers around the country will gain new insight into the work of visionary designer Rafael Guastavino thanks in part to the work of three undergraduates from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering — senior Nicky […]
Microbiologists who study wild marine microbes face enormous challenges in getting a clear picture of the daily activities of their subjects. But a team of scientists led by Professor Edward DeLong recently figured out how to […]
Undergrads are doing fieldwork on Hawaii, chasing the volcanic smog emitted by Kilauea to determine its chemical composition and how that changes as it is blown around the island. 1C sophomore Jessica Parker is blogging. Read […]
Three M.Eng students will create a hydrological model of the Manafwa River basin, Uganda, as the first step in preparing an early warning flood system for the region. Francesca Cecinati blogs. Read and subscribe to Cecinati’s […]
Two M.Eng students will study the Sparta aquifer in Arkansas to see if surface water can be added to the groundwater to augment water table levels without lowering water quality. Rob Sowby and Joyce Zhu are […]
Hundreds of MIT students, faculty and alumni attend the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB) in Washington, D.C. to present research, learn what’s new in transportation, and network. M.S.T. student Ryan Westrom is blogging. Read and […]
Zara L’Heureux, a senior in 1C, presented a poster at the American Association of Aerosol Research’s (AAAR) annual meeting in October 2012 based on fieldwork research performed by civil and environmental engineering undergraduates in CEE’s Traveling […]