Civil and environmental engineering

A greener way to grow carbon nanotubesStudy suggests new way for manufacturers to minimize environmental impact of carbon nanotube production

Yossi Sheffi discusses new technologies and process innovationProfessor was a guest on recent broadcast of CNBC's Executive Vision

Laws of attractionOcean micro-organisms are shown to behave like larger animals in the presence of sulfur. Might this offer clues about the roles they play in regulating Earth’s climate?

MIT teams dominate national energy contestThree MIT-connected teams were among five finalists and won top two prizes in ConocoPhillips award program

Going nature one betterMIT researchers aim to learn biology’s secrets for making tough, resilient materials out of simple components, and then improve on them.

CEE's Eric Adams receives the Ig Nobel Prize in chemistryEnvironmental engineers share prize with BP for work that proved oil and water really do mix

CEE researchers collaborate with Nobel Prize winnerTeam explains tearing mechanism of the triangular-shaped ribbons of graphene

Stately Killian Court serves as testing ground for new geotech toolCivil engineers develop new probe for determining soil characteristics.

Better prepared next timeLessons learned from the BP oil spill could help both companies and regulators to be more ready for the next emergency.

Cynthia Barnhart is appointed acting dean of the School of EngineeringSubra Suresh, nominated to head NSF, is on sabbatical leave for the fall semester.

MIT alumnus gives $24M to expand the Institute’s undergraduate student bodyFariborz Maseeh cites pressing need for MIT graduates.

The Salp: Nature’s near-perfect little engine just got betterThese efficient organisms may help remove carbon dioxide from the upper ocean

15 MIT students awarded DOE-funded Science Graduate FellowshipsAmong 150 students nationwide awarded fellowships in program's first year

New housemasters for East Campus, The Warehouse

MIT Steel Bridge Team breaks into the top 10 at national competitionThe undergrads won against much larger and more experienced teams

Building a brighter future in Siem Reap, CambodiaStudents in Civil Engineering and Architecture design new classroom structures for the Jay Pritzker Academy in Siem Reap.

Chisholm receives Agassiz Medal from National Academy of SciencesMIT professor selected for her pioneering studies of marine organisms

Hamlin Jennings will lead new Concrete Sustainability Hub at MITProfessor from Northwestern University will join MIT team working to reduce concrete's carbon footprint

In the World: Clean Water for GhanaMIT students help a researcher build a factory that could provide water filters for 1 million people in northern Ghana

$3.5 million grant for bus rapid transit awarded to MIT, IST-Lisbon and global partnersCenter of Excellence on Bus Rapid Transit is eighth such center funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation

Mastering multicoreMIT researchers find a way to make complex computer simulations run more efficiently on chips with multiple processors.

Using plants to purify canal waterResearchers outline a natural way to clean Italy's polluted Pontine Marshes

CEE’s Janelle Thompson chosen for Doherty Professorship

Unraveling silks’ secretsA new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials.

3 Questions: Eduardo Kausel on Chile’s massive earthquakeHow stringent building codes limited damage in Chile, and why there’s cause for concern in parts of the U.S.

MIT's chapter of Engineers Without Borders launches first projectStudents hope to bring electricity and clean water to Ugandan health clinic

Researcher's and artist's dynamic seascape art selected for cover of 'Science' magazine

Portuguese student at MIT develops risk-assessment methodology to help prevent tunnel accidents

Three professors win top national early-career honorsPresidential awards to Buehler, Dawson and Sheffield were presented this week at a White House ceremony