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Study shows nitrate plays counterintuitive role in lake eutrophication

March 30, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Efforts to prevent or reverse eutrophication in freshwater typically aim to decrease the amount of phosphate entering the lake or river in runoff from the watershed. But a new study by Professor Harry Hemond and Katherine […]

Study shows nitrate plays counterintuitive role in lake eutrophication

March 30, 2011 | 2011 News Release | ceemit

By Cathryn Delude Civil & Environmental Engineering Correspondent Natural ecosystems need nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, to sustain plant life. But too many nutrients running into water bodies from fertilized farms and lawns or from […]

Barnhart and Chisholm to chair sessions in MIT 150th Symposium

March 17, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Two CEE faculty members will chair sessions in the MIT 150th Symposium on “Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT,” scheduled for March 28- 29 in Kresge Auditorium. Professor Cynthia Barnhart will chair the […]

Opinion Piece: Disaster Befalls Japan

March 17, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

In an opinion piece in Technology Review, Professor Eduardo Kausel writes about the engineering and planning aspects of rebuilding that will be required in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan March 11. […]

Junior faculty organize CEE research speed dating

March 17, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

The nine junior faculty members in CEE organized the first CEE Research Speed Dating Day, which was held Friday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 6 p.m. The event consisted of five-minute sound bite presentations each on […]

Junior faculty organize CEE research speed-dating event

March 17, 2011 | 2011 News Release | ceemit

The nine junior faculty members in CEE organized the first CEE Research Speed Dating Day, which was held Friday, Feb. 11, from 1 to 6 p.m. The event consisted of 22 five-minute sound bite presentations each […]

Denvid Lau named a Harvey Fellow

March 16, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Doctoral student Denvid Lau was selected as a 2011 Harvey Fellow by the Mustard Seed Foundation. The Harvey Fellows Program awards scholarships to “Christian students who are pursuing graduate studies at premier universities in fields considered […]

Ochsendorf and his new book on Guastavino vaulting featured in Boston Globe

March 7, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

An article in the Feb. 26 Boston Globe focuses on Professor John Ochsendorf and his new book,”Guastavino Vaulting: The Art of Structural Tile” (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010). Architect Rafael Guastavino (1842–1908) and son are famous for […]

Committee says DOD should pay some of the costs of transportation infrastructure near U.S. military bases

March 7, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE Professor Joseph Sussman recently chaired a congressionally mandated committee that released a report calling for the Pentagon to pay some of the cost of new transportation infrastructure needed to mitigate the relocation of tens of […]

Committee says DOD should pay some of the costs of transportation infrastructure near U.S. military bases

March 7, 2011 | 2011 News Release | ceemit

By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering CEE Professor Joseph Sussman recently chaired a congressionally mandated committee that released a report calling for the Pentagon to pay some of the cost of new transportation infrastructure needed […]

Scientists say ocean currents cause microbes to filter light

February 24, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Adding particles to liquids to make currents visible is a common practice in the study of fluid mechanics, one that was adopted and perfected by artist Paul Matisse in sculptures he calls Kalliroscopes. Matisse’s glass-enclosed liquid […]

Scientists say ocean currents cause microbes to filter light

February 24, 2011 | 2011 News Release | ceemit

By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Adding particles to liquids to make currents visible is a common practice in the study of fluid mechanics, one that was adopted and perfected by artist Paul Matisse in […]

CEE students give invited talks at MIT’s 37th Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

February 10, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Doctoral student Pierre Fuller, whose research applies computing techniques to solve problems in civil engineering, and civil engineering senior Khalea Robinson were selected as the two students to make presentations at MIT’s 37th annual Martin Luther […]

Junior Tiffany Cheng selected as a Burchard Scholar

February 9, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

Tiffany Cheng, a junior majoring in environmental engineering science and minoring in applied international studies, has been named a 2011 Burchard Scholar. The award, given by the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, recognizes students […]

Grad student Marne Zahner wins Goody Award

February 9, 2011 | 2011 News in Brief | ceemit

M.Eng. student Marne Zahner was selected as the spring 2010 Marvin E. Goody Award winner for his thesis proposal, “Energy Dissipation Behavior of the Modified Friction Device.” The $5,000 Goody Award is given to an MIT […]