Mechanical engineering

CEE Offers Three New Minors, New Subjects for 2016-17

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Effective this fall, CEE will offer three new minors for MIT undergraduates, including minors in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Science, and Civil and Environmental Systems. CEE also is adding several new subjects for the coming year, […]

Professor Bourouiba’s Research on the Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission Featured by Nature

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Lydia Bourouiba and her team’s work on mathematical modeling and novel experimental investigations of infectious disease transmission appeared as a Nature News Feature. The feature discusses the novel methods and fundamental fluid dynamics modeling insights used […]

Research Associate Attanucci’s Research Informs New MIT Commuting Benefits

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On June 14, MIT announced the launch of Access MIT, a new series of commuter benefits for MIT faculty and staff. Benefits include free unlimited subway and local bus usage, increased subsidies for parking at MBTA […]

TREX Featured in Spring Issue of MIT Spectrum

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

CEE’s Traveling Research Environmental Experiences program (TREX) is featured in the spring 2016 edition of MIT Spectrum, highlighting MIT’s continuous dedication towards education for a better world, a core component of the recently-launched MIT Campaign, Building […]

Martinez Appointed Vice-President, Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA)

June 20, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

“On June 7, Research Scientist Francisco Martinez of CEE’s Laboratory for Atomistic & Molecular Mechanics (LAMM) was elected vice president of the Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA). ECUSA’s mission is to “promote the […]

Professor Buyukozturk and CEE Researchers Redesigning Concrete

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

A team of CEE professors and graduate students, led by Professor Oral Buyukozturk, are redesigning the most commonly used human-made material in the world: concrete. Specifically, the researchers are focusing on replacing cement paste with a […]

Finding a new formula for concrete

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Researchers at MIT are seeking to redesign concrete — the most widely used human-made material in the world — by following nature’s blueprints. In a paper published online in the journal Construction and Building Materials, the team contrasts […]

Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment Short Course

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

From June 13 to 17, 2016, the CEE department and the MIT Professional Education program will be offering a new short course, Agriculture, Innovation, and the Environment. The instructors include Professors Robert S. Langer, Martin Polz, […]

Professor Ochsendorf and CEE Alumnus Matthew DeJong Presented at Venice Biennale

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 28, the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale opened, displaying work from architects and designers who have responded to a charge to “report from the front” on major challenges and issues facing humanity around the globe. […]

MIT at the Venice Biennale

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

On a global stage, MIT helps steer architecture toward solving worldwide challenges. At the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, opening Saturday, architects and designers have responded to a charge to “report from the front” on major challenges […]

Jim Long Recipient of Infinite Mile Award

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 25, Parsons Lab administrative assistant James (Jim) Long was awarded an Infinite Mile Award at the School of Engineering’s 16th annual awards ceremony. The Infinite Mile Awards recognize staff who surpass expectations in three […]

Professor Ochsendorf, Samantha Harper, and Rebecca Heywood Receive Institute Awards

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor John Ochsendorf, graduate student Rebecca Heywood SB ’12 SM ’16, and graduating senior Samantha Harper ’16 received individual awards at the MIT Awards Convocation on May 10. Professor Ochsendorf was awarded the 2016 Gordon Y […]

Bone-inspired Materials by Design

June 8, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

MIT engineers in collaboration with colleagues from Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy are achieving functional diversity in materials by combining a few pure components as building blocks to create diverse structures. The researchers selected bone to […]

Markus Buehler awarded Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for advances in nanotechnology

May 25, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering On May 21, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus J. Buehler received the 2015 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Theoretical […]

Department Head Markus Buehler Awarded the 2015 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology

May 25, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 21, Department Head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus J. Buehler received the 2015 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Theory for his work in molecular nanotechnology. He was acknowledged at the awards ceremony for […]