MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering

A paper by postdoctoral associate Chris Leonardi was selected as the Best High Performance Computing (HPC) paper at the 2011 Spring Simulation Multi-Conference in Boston. Co-authors on the paper are former postdoctoral associate David Holmes, Professor […]

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A paper by Assistant Professor Carolina Osorio won the Graduate Student Best Paper Award at the Transportation Research Forum (TRF) held in Long Beach, Calif. March 11. The paper, “A Simulation-Based Optimization Framework for Urban Traffic […]

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1A senior Alorah Harman has been awarded an MIT Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She plans to go to Siberia to film a documentary on the nature of international collaboration in science, as explored through a […]

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1C senior Khalea Robinson has been selected as the 2011 Henry Ford II Scholar, an honor given to a senior in the School of Engineering who has attained the highest academic record at the end of […]

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In recognition of their academic achievement, four CEE seniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest honor society. The new members are Fatima Hussain (1E), Alexander […]

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On Thursday, May 5, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Lobby 13, students from the Terrascope freshman learning community will present their research projects focused on alleviating hunger and providing food security. The Terrascope (which is […]

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On Wednesday, May 4 from approximately 1 to 3 p.m. in front of the Student Center, CEE seniors will test the bridges they designed and built in 1.013 Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design. There are […]

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At the MIT Awards Convocation Tuesday, May 3, 4 p.m. in Room 10-250, four members of the CEE community will be honored. Senior Lecturer Frederick Salvucci has been selected as winner of the Graduate Student Council […]

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Professor Jesse Kroll has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for his project, “Photochemical Aging of Atmospheric Organic Aerosol: Chamber Studies of the Chemical Evolution of Oxidized Organic Species.” The Faculty Early Career Development […]

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Congratulations to the MIT Steel Bridge Team! At the regional competition at the Université Laval in Quebec City April 29 and 30, the team took second place overall and first place for construction speed and efficiency. […]

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Ddegeya, Uganda, a community of about 1,000 people spread over five square kilometers, relies on a single pond and one working well for water. The people there have no electricity and limited access to healthcare, because the local clinic […]

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An article and photo gallery about Pure Home Water (PHW) and its success at improving drinking water quality for rural Ghanaians appeared on the America.gov website in March. PHW is a nonprofit company based in Tamale, […]

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MIT is holding an open house Saturday, April 30 in celebration of the Institute’s 150th anniversary. CEE faculty and students have planned nine exhibits for the open house, which will be held from 11 a.m. to […]

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Senior Joshua Hester will give his senior piano recital Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. in Killian Hall. Hester will play works of Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Chopin and Joel. He invites all CEE faculty, staff, […]

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