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Latest news and research from MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joined January 2012
CEE alumna Caren Kraska ’77 leads the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad as president and CEO, overseeing 150 miles of track that keep goods and people moving across state lines.
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Caren Kraska ’77, the president and CEO of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, explains the value of short-line railroads.Read more.
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Alumna Sarah Slaughter turned her research on innovation in built facilities—new materials, systems, and processes—into MOCA Systems, Inc., a company shaping how construction projects are planned and delivered.
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Alumna Sarah Slaughter turned her academic research into a company that continues to shape construction practices When Sarah Slaughter ’82, SM ’86, PhD ’91 served as a faculty member in the MIT...
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Transportation is more than getting from point A to B—its tech, planning, and policy. Join MIT’s Interdepartmental Program in Transportation Info Session on Nov. 4 @ 10AM ET. Discover how our interdisciplinary degrees prepare you to shape the future. https://t.co/xwai9NJ9m8
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In the @MarelliLab, postdoc Giorgio Rizzo develops sustainable seed coatings using natural materials to boost plant resilience and reduce the environmental impact of traditional fertilizers.
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MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo is engineering sustainable fertilizers to boost crop resilience and reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint. His work in the Marelli Lab aims to transform farming with...
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Congratulations to Prof. Darcy McRose on being named a 2025 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering! 🎉 Her research explores how antibiotics shape ecosystems, agriculture, and health.
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MIT professor and environmental microbiologist Darcy McRose is named 2025 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering to pursue her research on secondary metabolites. Her research aims to uncover...
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Interested in data science & engineering for sustainability? Join the DSES Admissions Info Session on 10/16 at 10 AM EDT to learn how DSES equips you to tackle real-world challenges in energy, materials, supply chains, and urban systems. https://t.co/h8eB8g9TFg
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A new approach developed by @GioeleZardini PhD student Yujun Huang, and colleagues could pave the way for more reliable autonomous vehicles, commercial aircraft, or transportation networks in the face of real-world unpredictability. https://t.co/0JSv0MzTep
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A concrete “battery” developed by Professors Admir Masic, Franz-Josef Ulm, and researchers in the MIT CSHub now packs 10 times the power—unlocking the potential to turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.
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New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of architectural forms.
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South Asia is facing record-breaking heatwaves that could put millions at risk of life-threatening conditions. In a TIME op-ed, Prof. Elfatih Eltahir calls for urgent adaptation and aggressive action to curb carbon emissions.
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Extreme heat waves could soon make conditions in large parts of our planet extremely dangerous.
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Prof. Josephine Carstensen and PhD student Hajin Kim-Tackowiak created a new design method that accounts for 3D printer limitations to better control materials’ performance in aerospace, medical, and other applications.
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MIT engineers are incorporating the limitations of 3D printers into computer designs, to better control materials’ performance. The approach helps ensure printed structures perform the way they’re...
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🚀 New at @MIT: the MEng in Data Science for Engineering Systems! Training engineers to tackle the big challenges: 🌍 energy ⚡ infrastructure 🔁 materials 🚚 supply chains 🏙️ cities. 📅 Info session: https://t.co/vksTK1mawd Let’s build resilient, sustainable systems together!
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Congrats to @GioeleZardini on receiving a 2025 DARPA Young Faculty Award to support his research into scalable, verifiable design of multi-agent autonomous systems.
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The award will support research into scalable, verifiable design of multi-agent autonomous systems Gioele Zardini has been named a 2025 recipient of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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In engineering, connecting hard and soft materials is notoriously difficult, often leading to stress concentrations and failure in joints, implants, and electronic components. We show how Nature solves this challenge through subtle, built-in molecular programming at the
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Thinking about grad school in Civil & Environmental Engineering? We’ve got you covered! Join our FREE informational webinars to learn more about our graduate programs, meet faculty, and get your questions answered. Register now: https://t.co/bdVdEmyLn1
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Prof. César Terrer and Trevor Cambron SM ’25 examine plants under elevated CO2 and their impact on climate models in a new review paper published in @NatureClimate
https://t.co/NHLFDP1c3U
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New study examines plants under elevated CO₂ and their impact on climate models Each year, plants and trees absorb roughly one-third of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) that human activities release into the...
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Congrats to Professor Lydia Bourouiba on being invited to deliver a talk at Imperial College of London for their Distinguished Speaker Series! @MIT_IMES @MITMechE
We were honoured to host Prof Lydia Bourouiba from MIT to close out our Distinguished Seminar Series for the academic year. Prof. Bourouiba delivered a fascinating talk offering deep insights into the complex dynamics at the intersection of fluid mechanics and biophysics.
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Their study shows that standard compartmental mathematical models such as the SIR model can miss the mark when data from multiple outbreak waves are unknowingly combined. To address this, they created new methods that help assess potential biases.
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New research from Prof. Lydia Bourouiba and mentee and postdoc Naijian Shen uncovers a blind spot in how we model epidemic spread: combining data from different regions can skew estimates of contagion. https://t.co/vWR9B4PmCj
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A new study led by CEE research scientist Evan Fricke highlights the critical role seed dispersing animals play in forest carbon absorption. When these animals decline, forests recover significantly less carbon—a key factor in climate change mitigation.
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Following deforestation, tropical forests with healthy populations of seed-dispersing animals can absorb up to four times more carbon than similar forests with fewer seed-dispersing animals, accord...
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