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Uncovering the secrets to elastin’s flexibility

February 9, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Elastin, a crucial building block in our bodies, and its remarkable flexibility has remained an unsolved question — until now. Published in Science Advances from a team including doctoral student Anna Tarakanova SM ’15 and Department Head […]

Uncovering the secrets of elastin’s flexibility

February 8, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Protein that gives blood vessels and skin their stretchability has its molecular properties revealed. Elastin is a crucial building block in our bodies. Its flexibility allows skin to stretch and twist, blood vessels to […]

Markus Buehler named Editor in Chief of prestigious scientific publication

January 26, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Effective January 2016, Department Head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler was named Editor in Chief of the scholarly publication, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. With a primary focus on the synthesis of materials science, biology, and medical and dental science, […]

Pushing engineering boundaries to spur infrastructure innovation

December 23, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Marilyn Siderwicz Civil and Environmental Engineering MIT hosts Infrastructure Innovation in a Changing Environment Conference. Infrastructure is the material backbone of society — the structures and systems that allow people to live and work and build […]

Buehler and Reis elected to Society of Engineering Science Board of Directors

December 23, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

The Society of Engineering Science (SES) announced on Dec. 7 that Professor Pedro Reis and Department Head Markus Buehler will join as two of its four new Board of Directors’ members, effective January 2016. The organization’s […]

Students enjoy grilled cheese study break

December 23, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Dec. 15, students took a well-deserved grilled cheese and tomato soup study break, during which Department Head Markus Buehler, Professor Admir Masic and the CEE headquarters team prepared sandwiches hot off the griddle and tomato […]

Markus Buehler appointed to Jerry McAfee Professorship of Engineering

November 16, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Oct. 10, Provost Martin Schmidt announced that Department Head and Professor Markus Buehler was appointed to the Institute-wide McAfee Professorship of Engineering. Schmidt recognized Buehler’s stature and impact in research, and his work in developing […]

Third Annual CEE New Research Alumni Breakfast

November 6, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Focusing this year on environment, infrastructure, and people, the department hosted its third annual CEE New Research Alumni Breakfast on Oct. 21. Department Head Markus Buehler opened the breakfast with a review of the various grand […]

MIT faculty discuss impacts of climate change at Boston: Sink or Swim

September 30, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On Sept. 21, the Boston Athenaeum hosted the event, Boston: Sink or Swim, featuring a conversation with a panel of MIT faculty on the impacts of climate change – specifically the necessary steps to protect Boston […]

Boston: Sink or Swim Panel on Monday, September 21

September 16, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

On September 21, join us from 6-7:30 pm for a pizza dinner and viewing of the Boston Athenaeum’s panel “Boston: Sink or Swim,” featuring MIT faculty discussing the impacts of climate change in the Boston area. […]

CEE launches a new department logo

September 11, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE kicked off the academic year with a launch of a new department logo at the Registration Day Barbecue. In a message to the community, Department Head Markus Buehler wrote that it reflects a “new, bold, […]

Ruben Juanes named director of Pierce Laboratory

September 8, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Associate Professor Ruben Juanes of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is the new director of Pierce Laboratory, effective Sept. 1. The Pierce Lab pushes the frontiers of infrastructure science and engineering by addressing […]

New director of Pierce Laboratory announced

August 25, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Department Head Markus Buehler announced the official appointment of Professor Ruben Juanes as the new director of Pierce Laboratory, effective September 2015. “I am truly excited that Ruben has agreed to serve in this important role,” […]

LAMM graduate student wins Best Poster Award at the Bionanotechnology summer institute

August 17, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Grace Xiang Gu, graduate student in Mechanical Engineering who works in collaboration with CEE Department Head Markus Buehler in MIT’s Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), won the Best Poster Award at the Bionanotechnology summer […]

RSI summer student Kristine Zhang selected as finalist in competitive program

August 10, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

A Research Science Institute (RSI) summer high school student, Kristine Zhang from Saratoga, CA, working in collaboration with CEE’s Department Head Markus Buehler and lab members GangSeob Jung, Zhao Qin ’13, and Francisco Martin Martinez, achieved […]