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Professor Jesse Kroll profiled on MIT News

February 1, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Jesse Kroll, Associate Professor of CEE and Chemistry, was profiled on MIT News for his work on the role of organic compounds in the air. Learn about how Kroll came to MIT and how his research […]

Professor Penny Chisholm couples research with writing environmental children’s books

January 31, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Institute Professor Penny Chisholm is featured on MIT News for her environmental children’s book series. Chisholm partnered with award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Molly Bang to create the “Sunlight Series,” a collection of four books […]

TREX 2017: Sharing the Results and Saying Aloha to Hawaii

January 29, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Preparing to Communicate with the Public | January 24, 2017 | Daniel Richman For scientists, conducting research is only half the job. We also need to communicate our findings to our sponsors and to the public. […]

Professor Heidi Nepf to collaborate with Conservation International

January 27, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Donald and Martha Harleman Professor Heidi Nepf will work with scientists from Conservation International (CI), a nonprofit environmental organization, to further develop a model describing the effectiveness of mangrove forest in damping waves and storm surge. […]

Professor Caitlin Mueller featured on MIT News for her research on energy-efficient design

January 23, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Assistant Professor Caitlin Mueller is featured on MIT News for her role in creating a computer simulation that can help architects optimize designs and energy consumption. The simulation allows architects to explore how architectural form impacts […]

TREX 2017: Monitoring sulfur dioxide at a local Hawaii school

January 22, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Installing SO2 sensors | January 22, 2017 | Daniel Richman Our sulfur dioxide monitoring project is moving forward! On Thursday, we mounted a sensor to our drone and flew it up above the Ka’u Coffee Mill […]

TREX 2017: When in Hawaii, check out the lava

January 20, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Field Trip: Lava is worth it | January 19, 2017 | Alexa Jaeger When Ben Kocar mentioned that we could potentially hike to see a current active lava flow pouring into the ocean, I was beyond […]

TREX 2017: Collecting soil samples on a sweet potato farm

January 18, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Sweet Potatoes and Sweet People | January 18, 2017 | Lily Dove Not much has changed between my six-year-old self and my 20-year-old self. I’m still stubborn, my favorite color is still pink, and I still […]

TREX 2017: The fieldwork learning curve

January 17, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Learning from the successes and failures of fieldwork | Tuesday January 17, 2017 | Lily Dove When most people think of science, they think of sterile labs, faceless people in white lab coats and gloves, and […]

TREX 2017: First day of fieldwork

January 15, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Sensor Squad | Sunday January 15, 2017 | Alexa Jaeger Today was the first real day of field work. We split into two teams for the two different projects: sensor squad and the UAV team. I […]

TREX 2017: Students test equipment and explore local Hawaii farm

January 14, 2017 | TREX | ceemit

[fusion_text]Adjusting to Hawaii and getting started | Saturday January 14, 2017 | Alexa Jaeger A rooster calls loudly. That is how the morning started for the TREX students. A handful of roosters ran around behind our […]

CEE designs new lightweight material that can be 10 times stronger than steel

January 6, 2017 | News | ceemit

[fusion_text]CEE doctoral student Gang Seob Jung, Min Jeong Kang MEng ’16, research scientist Zhao Qin and McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler have designed a sponge-like material that is both strong and lightweight, […]

Research by Dara Entekhabi sheds light on likely increase of precipitation in California

January 3, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]New research by Bacardi Stockholm Water Foundations Professor Dara Entekhabi and a team of researchers found that extreme precipitation is expected to increase in California due to Earth’s warming climate. The researchers studied large-scale atmospheric features […]

Stephanie Chin Awarded MIT Freshman Award

May 19, 2016 | 2016 News in Brief | ceemit

On May 12, Stephanie Chin received an Institute-wide Freshman Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research for her UROP work on the use of nano cement additives for sustainability of built environment, conducted under the supervision of […]

Freshmen Have a Taste of Course 1 Research

March 10, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

A group of 19 freshmen spent the 2015 IAP exploring a variety of Course 1 research as part of the CEE debut of its Mini-UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program). Organized by Course 1 graduate students Fatima […]