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Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change

March 15, 2024 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon. […]

Annual CEE Research Day showcases research across the department

March 6, 2024 | News | Callie Ayoub

The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering held its 12th annual Research Day event on Monday, February 26. Hosted by Associate Professor Benedetto Marelli and Assistant Professor Darcy McRose, the event brought members of the […]

First-year MIT students gain hands-on research experience in supportive peer community

March 1, 2024 | MIT News | Callie Ayoub

Mini-UROP program connects first-years with graduate students and postdocs for enriched learning. […]

Explained: Carbon credits

February 28, 2024 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference. […]

Forest Bathing & Other Lessons from Fieldwork in Hawaiʻi

February 27, 2024 | TREX | CEE Chief Editor

The soil is rocky under my feet, the soft crunch-crunch often the only thing keeping me from my thoughts. Prof. Dave Des Marais said the first three miles would be more tranquil, but, given that my […]

New AI model could streamline operations in a robotic warehouse

February 27, 2024 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

By breaking an intractable problem into smaller chunks, a deep-learning technique identifies the optimal areas for thinning out traffic in a warehouse. […]

2023-25 MIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Engineering Excellence cohort announced

February 23, 2024 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Thirteen postdocs join program that emphasizes community and prioritizes professional development. […]

MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering announces faculty promotions

February 20, 2024 | News | Callie Ayoub

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions: Josephine Carstensen has been promoted to Associate Professor without Tenure effective July 1, 2024. Professor Carstensen received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. […]

Alumni Spotlight: Autumn Deitrick

February 16, 2024 | Alumni | Stephanie Martinovich

Autumn Deitrick’s transformative journey as a graduate student unveils a promising new path Autumn Deitrick ’23 SM, spent the last year of her graduate studies at MIT rediscovering art, a hobby she was naturally drawn to […]

Fieldwork class investigates changing ecosystem in Hawai’i

February 6, 2024 | Classes | CEE Editor

When I got accepted into MIT on Pi Day three years ago, I knew I entered the world of many opportunities. During my first year, I started to grasp how vast that world actually is: through […]

Remembering Ronald T. McLoughlin in celebration of Black History Month

February 2, 2024 | CEE Profiles | Callie Ayoub

In 1926, Ronald Theodore McLaughlin became the second black faculty member appointed at MIT. Born in Windsor, Ontario Canada, McLaughlin attended Queens University in Kingston Ontario and earned a degree in civil engineering. After completing his […]

School of Engineering fourth quarter 2023 awards

January 26, 2024 | Awards | CEE Editor

Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. […]

Prof. Cohen selected to receive Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty

January 19, 2024 | Awards | Stephanie Martinovich

Tal Cohen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected to receive the 2023 Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. The award is given annually […]

The 2021 Rising Stars cohort on the steps outside of Building 1.

Workshop at MIT forms friendships and opportunities

January 12, 2024 | News | Stephanie Martinovich

Participants from the 2021 Rising Stars in Civil and Environmental Engineering bond over shared experiences. When Lauryn Spearing, Sofia Pérez-Guzmán, and Lisa Losada-Rojas attended the 2021 Rising Stars Workshop in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at […]

Turning history of science into a comic adventure

January 11, 2024 | MIT News | CEE Chief Editor

Associate Professor Lydia Bourouiba and artist Argha Manna take readers through a series of discoveries in infectious disease. […]